Davigel France

Davigel is an online French wholesaler which was founded in 1963 by Jean-Pierre David. Sysco, an American company, now owns Davigel. 

The wholesaler distributes to businesses in the HoReCa industry and its 60000 clients include airline companies, catering companies, school canteens, fast food restaurants, bakeries, ice-cream parlours, etc.

Currently, Davigel offers around 3300 references.

Thanks to its innovation team, Davigel is able to introduce new products every 3 days. Furthermore, the company launched a training and culinary expertise centre in 2011. Davigel also runs 3 processing plants. 

Moreover, Davigel exports its products to around 30 countries.

In 2016, Davigel achieved a turnover of € 653 million. Davigel employs 2300 people including 15 chefs and 14 nutrition experts and 670 advisors and teleoperators.

Products in the following categories are offered:

• Frozen Food: ready-meals, starters, pastries, ice-cream, etc.
• Chilled & Fresh Food: cold cuts, charcuterie, ready-meals, etc.
• Dairy: cheese, eggs, cream, butter, etc.

Brands like Nestle, NutriServices, Movenport, etc. can be found on its online shop.

72 % of the products offered by Davigel are of French origin. However, Davigel also imports from other countries. For instance, some meat products are imported from Iberia and Italy.

All seafood sourced must be certified by independent eco-certified organisations, guaranteeing that the products are from sustainable fisheries. 

Davigel manages a central warehouse in France. There are also 7 regional centres and 45 distribution centres across France. There are 515 delivery vehicles ensuring that clients receive their orders. 

In order to protect the environment, Davigel has taken measures which allowed the business to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 1800 times. Furthermore, 75% of its packaging is from recyclable materials. 

Davigel’s online platform can be accessed on www.davigel.fr

UPDATES ON DAVIGEL ON 05/07/2021

In 2017, Sysco decided to merge Davigel and Brake France.