Delifrance

Delifrance is a food service which was established in 1978 by the Vilgrain family. Headquartered in France, the company belongs to the French cooperative group, Vivescia.

Moreover, the business has 12 subsidiaries in Europe and the Middle East.  

Delifrance develops products to supply to the HoReCa and retail sector. Currently, the company operates over 400 outlets across the globe. Delifrance created the first frozen pre-cooked baguette. 

Furthermore, the firm also owns the Paris Bakery and Pastry School. 

Delifrance has an international presence with sales offices in 100 countries like the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. 

With a workforce of 3100 people, Delifrance archives an annual turnover of € 345.6 million. 

Over 1000 products are available in the following categories:

• Chilled & Fresh Food: bread, pastry, viennoiserie, etc
• Drinks: a range of hot and cold drinks
• Frozen Foods: an assortment of breads

 

Delifrance, under its Go Green campaign, offers its customers a range of products which are free from red additives and contain minimal orange additives. The business has also reduced the salt content of its breads. 

The firm has recently launched a range of organic pastries and breads as well as a range of palm oil-free vegan croissants. 

The company also provides services such as out-of-home-catering and also functions as a wholesaler. 

Furthermore, Delifrance provides its products under different categorisations, created by the company. These are follows:

• Délifrance Heritage
• Délifrance Feel Good
• A Taste Of
• Délifrance Essentials
• Délifrance

 

The flour that is used for Delifrance products is supplied by its sister company, Grands Moulins de Paris, which is a major French milling company.

Delifrance develops its food safety system based on HACCP standards. 

Furthermore, Delifrance owns 14 production sites and produces 1.7 billion pastries per year. 

Delifrance is looking for products in the Frozen Food category including desserts, starters, ready meals, bakery, snacks, ready-to-eat products. The firm is also looking for suppliers who can provide it with products for its own labels.

Additionally, Delifrance is currently interested in products for its own brands in the frozen food category such as desserts, starters, bakery, snacking, etc.  

With regards to the environment, the company indulges into several measures. For example, using 100 %  flour from CRC wheat for our Délifrance Héritage* range, using 100% eggs from non-cage hens by 2025, using 100% RSPO - certified palm oil by 2021, etc. 

REDUCE : Reduce the weight of each packaging component and adapt our products and packaging sizes to reduce the impact of transport. RECYCLE : 100% of our packaging is recyclable or reusable by 2025. RE-USE : introduce recycled materials in our packaging as food safety allows.