Cercle Vert France

Cercle Vert is a distributor headquartered in France. Founded in 1985, the group specializes in the import and distribution of food stuffs, household and hygiene products particularly to the food service sector and provides over 15000 references. Groupe Cercle Vert has an online shop and mobile application enabling clients to order online. 

If a product is not displayed in any of Groupe Cercle Vert’s catalogs, clients can directly request the company to source it for them. 

Groupe Cercle Vert operates under the following subsidiaries:

• Cercle Vert: 4500 food references, focussing on ethic products
• M.R.Net: 10000 non-food references 
• Roussel: kitchen equipment

Groupe Cercle Vert has operated a cooking academy since 2012. 

Groupe Cercle Vert achieves a turnover of € 220 million and employs 350 people. 

Groupe Cercle Vert offers products in the following categories:

• Sweet Grocery: breakfast foods, chocolate, industrial pastries, etc. 
• Savory Grocery: condiments, oil, canned food, etc. 
• Frozen Food: ready-meals, pizza dough, desserts, etc. 
• Chilled & Fresh Food: desserts, ready-meals, etc.
• Household: disposable tableware, dishwash, floor cleaning products, etc. 

Some of the brands available are Bledine, Tresor, Miko, Lipton, Risso, Knorr, etc. 

Groupe Cercle Vert ensures that all products are traceable and regular audits are carried out to ensure that the facilities comply with all food safety regulations. Suppliers are also subjected to regular audits. 

Concerning the logistics, Groupe Cercle Vert operates 1 central warehouse and has a storage area of 41000 m2. Groupe Cercle Vert handles the delivery. 

Groupe Cercle Vert works with NGOs like Phenix to reduce food waste.