Difagri

Manufacturer of Dietary and Nutritional Specialties for Livestock

Investment year

2022

Status

Active

Investment strategy

FrenchFood Positive Impact

Location

Montaigu
Founded in 1973, Difagri is a family-owned company specialized in the manufacturing and distribution of nutritional solutions for livestock (mainly ruminants). Since Philippe Gauthier joined the company in 2007, Difagri has significantly accelerated its growth (+14% per year from 2007 to 2022) and established itself as a key player in its sector, particularly in France, where it enjoys strong recognition.

 

Offer

Feed supplements for livestock are products designed to complement daily feed (often composed of forage, cereals, etc.) with essential nutritional and dietary contributions for the animal’s development. Their objective is to improve animal productivity and correct nutritional deficiencies at key stages in the life cycle (nursing, turnout to pasture, fattening, etc.).

Difagri possesses one of the most modern facilities in the animal nutrition market. Thanks to this, it produces products in various galenic forms (liquid, powder, pellets, boluses, etc.) to meet the specific needs of each species. This also enables Difagri to directly serve all types of customers: distributors, industry players, and farmers.

Website

www.difagri.fr/

Testimonial

The support from FrenchFood Capital allows us to accelerate our development plan daily, by supporting us both in the financing of endogenous investments and on external growth topics. FrenchFood Capital has also played a key role in the realization of the ESG project, which is a differentiating factor among market players. Finally, I can say that the expertise available internally or within the FrenchFood network gives us access to first-class resources to address a variety of strategic topics.

Cédric de Boulogne CEO of Difagri
Impact Business Plan
Contribute to a sustainable transition of animal sectors
Develop products that help reduce methane emissions in livestock farming
CREATION OF A NEW DIFAGRI-BRANDED PRODUCT TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS WHILE OPTIMIZING MILK PRODUCTION
2028 AMBITION Launch the Difagri solution on the market
2024 RESULT Launch of internal R&D program
2022 BASELINE No such product in the range
NA%
Limit the use of soybean meal in animal feed
TONS OF SOYBEAN MEAL AVOIDED*
2028 AMBITION 3,000 t avoided
2024 RESULT 2,765 t avoided
2022 BASELINE 2,292 t avoided
* Soybean meal is a nutritional element added to animal rations to balance energy, protein, and fiber intake. Three products sold by Difagri help improve feed digestibility: animals assimilate nutrients better, which enables portion reduction (including soybean meal). Feed represents about 40-50% of the GHG emissions from cattle farming (Ademe data).
67%
Grow sales from Difagri-branded products serving more sustainable production methods*
DIFAGRI-BRANDED SALES ACROSS THE 5 IMPACT CATEGORIES** RELATED TO LIVESTOCK SUSTAINABILITY
2028 AMBITION €8.4M
2024 RESULT €7.6M
2022 BASELINE €6.8M
* Difagri helps reduce medication use by offering plant-based treatments that help prevent diseases and may even replace antibiotics. **The 5 impact categories: feed efficiency, reduced medication, metabolic support and disease prevention, farm yield, environment.
50%
Minimize the impact of our raw materials as much as possible
Decarbonize our Mono Propylene Glycol (MPG) purchases
AVERAGE INDEX OF MPG PURCHASED
2028 AMBITION < 2.8 kg CO₂e/kg (-24.4%)
2024 RESULT 2.33 kg CO₂e
2022 BASELINE 3.706 kg CO₂e
100%
Develop our teams
Engage employees in the global CSR approach
PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES HAVING ACHIEVED THEIR CSR OBJECTIVE(S), CRITERIA FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL BONUS* (AT LEAST ONE OBJECTIVE, VARYING DEPENDING ON THE EMPLOYEE’S ROLE)
2028 AMBITION 100%
2024 RESULT 6%**
2022 BASELINE 0%
* Each employee has at least one CSR objective specific to their role. ** For the 2023-2024 period, only the HR/CSR manager and the QHSE manager had CSR objectives. In 2024-2025, these objectives will be extended to all employees.
6%
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