Our origins

Robert Bonneterre founds his eponymous business.

Régis Pelen creates Distriborg in Saint Genis-Laval.

The brand Le Sillon is born.

We launch the Bjorg brand.

We assist our Swiss Master Chocolatier with transitioning over to organic ingredients.

The Evernat brand is added to our creations.

We welcome Bonneterre into our family.

Gayelord Hauser strengthens our expertise in dietetics and nutrition.

We unite our forces with the Wessanen group.

We innovatively develop the Japanese cooking brand Tanoshi.

Our Bjorg brand commits to a large-scale programme based on optimising essential fatty acids and substituting palm oil.

We recruit 5 sheep to mow our lawns.

The Clipper brand and their teas cross the Atlantic to join our group.

We organise our first ‘Organic Day’ to communicate the values of organic production to all our collaborators.

Alter Eco shows us the way with fair trade production.

We offer our employees the opportunity to collect a weekly fruit and vegetable basket containing local and organic produce.

On Organic Kids Day we invite our employees’ children to participate in educational workshops based on organic farming and the environment.

We support a great cause by participating in “Courir pour elles”, a fun-run raising awareness of breast cancer.

We create the first organic charcuterie (cured meats) supply chain, from within the Vendée region in France.

We are certified with the Lyon Ville Equitable & Durable label, awarded by the City of Lyon for our sustainable and fair-trade practices.

We increase our production capacities of plant-based milks by creating closer links with Abafoods.

Thursdays are declared Veggie Day! To cut back on meat consumption.

We are labelled Bio entreprise durable (Sustainable Organic Business) and we renew our ISO 26000 (Social responsibility).

We expand the family with Destination’s organic teas and coffees.

We become Bjorg, Bonneterre & Compagnie.