At the heart of the wheat-flour-bread chain
Grands Moulins de Paris is owned by 10,000 farmers in northeastern France, members of the VIVESCIA cooperative group, who carefully cultivate the grain. Grands Moulins de Paris is a key cog in the French wheat chain, from farm to fork.
VIVESCIA is a French agricultural and agri-food cooperative group of international stature, with sales of 3.1 billion euros at June 30, 2021 and 7,000 employees in 24 countries. It specializes in growing and adding value to cereals, with several agri-food subsidiaries:
For over 100 years, the entire Grain Community has been driven by the same desire to undertake and progress in the service of a mission: to feed people. Every day, farmers and VIVESCIA employees are committed to innovating for more sustainable agriculture and food.
Grands Moulins de Paris shares VIVESCIA's values
These values are like a compass to help us keep a sense of the cooperative project to which we are linked, and to project ourselves into a common future.
It's the pleasure of sharing ideas and building effective solutions together, to achieve our goals and meet the challenges of tomorrow.
It's the desire to build our future with boldness and agility, by surpassing ourselves, creating, innovating and taking controlled risks.
It's the choice to be ourselves by being true and fair in our relationships. It's knowing how to challenge ourselves while respecting people, cultures, rules and the environment.
It's the will to anticipate, to act and to pass on a long-term vision, with patience and determination.
The wheat route
Every year, Grands Moulins de Paris organizes field meetings between its customers and farmers.
"We open a bag of flour. But before that, there's a lot going on. The "Route des Blés" allows us to learn about the history of grains. It's important to me that VIVESCIA is farmer-owned, that the flour comes from a French Coop, and that Grands Moulins de Paris works with French farmers, giving priority to local wheat. These are powerful arguments when I talk to my customers.
Thomas Svanderartisan bakerger
Video retrospective :
and testimonials from participants:
- Our customers, artisan bakers in the Eastern region :
- Rodolphe Landemaine, baker and pastry chef, manager of Maison Landemaine bakeries:
- Puratos:
- Agromousquetaires:
- Ménissez: