Fromagerie de l'Ermitage
| Fromagerie de l'Ermitage | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Société Coopérative Agricole |
| founding | 1931 |
| Seat |
Bulgnéville , France
|
| management | Daniel Gremillet |
| Number of employees | 922 |
| sales | 348 million euros |
| Branch | dairy |
| Website | www.ermitage.com |
| Stand 2013 | |
Fromagerie de l'Ermitage - Union Laitière Vitteloise is a French agricultural cooperative (Société Coopérative Agricole) specializing in cheese production and headquartered in the commune of Bulgnéville in the Neufchâteau district of the Vosges department in eastern France .
Founded in 1931 by 211 members, the cooperative now has around 1000 members. The Ermitage Group's eleven production sites are located in Bulgnéville , Rochesson , Santoche near Clerval , Vercel , Lavernay , Les Fournets , Guyans-Durnes , Doubs , Les Fourgs , Port-Lesney and Poligny . Each year they process a total of 450 million liters of milk from the Franche-Comté and Vosges regions into 55,000 tons of cheese of various types. A large part of it (40%) is marketed under the retailer's own brands, 18% is AOC cheese. In the 2013 financial year, a turnover of 348 million euros was achieved with 922 employees.
For reasons of diversification , the construction of a spray drying plant for the production of whey powder was started in 2014 , which the newly founded subsidiary Lactovosges will mainly export to China. The new line of business will start operations in 2016.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Pascal Ambrosi: La Fromagerie de l'Ermitage valorise le lactosérum. In: Les Échos . May 21, 2014, accessed January 4, 2016 .