Cémoi
| Industry | Chocolate |
|---|---|
| Website | cemoi.fr |
Cémoi is a French chocolate manufacturer founded by Jules Pares in 1814 in Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrénées-Orientales. Cémoi is the biggest French chocolate manufacturer and the 26th in the world.[1]
The Cémoi group owns 15 factories and 4 warehouses around the world.
History[]
The origins[]
In 1814, Jules Pares founded one of the first French chocolate factory in Arles-sur-Tech, which eventually became Cémoi.
Development and diversification[]
In 1962 the businessman Georges Poirrier bought the company and changed its name to Cantalou. During the Trente glorieuses and with the development of the consumer society, the group changed its business model to produce mainly chocolate bars for supermarkets. It started to buy its competitors: Frankonia in 1977, Phoscao in 1979, Aiguebelle and Cémoi, whose name it took, in 1981.
Factory and warehouses[]
The Cémoi group owns 15 factories around the world:
- 9 factories in France
- 1 factory in Germany
- 1 factory in Wales
- 1 factory in Poland
- 1 factory in Ivory Coast[2]
It also owns 4 warehouses:
- 3 warehouses in France
- 1 warehouse in Spain
Cémoi Cocoa[]
Cémoi Cocoa comes from the following countries:
- Ivory Coast
- Ecuador
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Vanuatu
References[]
- ^ "Top 100 Candy Companies". www.candyindustry.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ Le Cam, Morgane. "En Côte d'Ivoire, le chocolatier Cémoi, vitrine d'une filière cacao en pleine refonte". Le Monde Afrique. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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