French Miller Strengthens Position With Acquisition
French milling group Moulins Soufflet has acquired Grands Moulins d’Ozon to strengthen its national coverage. Based at Chatellerault, and with annual sales of over Eur20m, Grands Moulins d’Ozon mills 300 tonnes of wheat a day, with a production capacity of 75,000 tonnes of flour a year. It currently sells its production to mainly local customers, consisting of craft bakers, in-store bakeries and plant bakeries.
“With this acquisition, we are demonstrating our intention to establish and develop new partnership relations with craft and plant bakers in Western France,” says Jean-Michel Soufflet, chairman of the Soufflet Group. In addition, acquiring Grands Moulins d’Ozon enables the Soufflet Group’s milling division to consolidate its position as Europe’s number one miller.
