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Fromageries Bel |
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PROFILE |
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Fromageries Bel can make a cow laugh and cheese mature. The company produces more than 20 brands of processed, fresh processed, semi-hard, and soft brands of cheese, including its oldest brand, La Vache Qui Rit (The Laughing Cow). Bel uses more than one billion liters of milk to produce 220,000 tons of cheese annually. Its products may be found in more than 90 countries, with France accounting for about 40% of sales. Bel operates 24 cheese-making plants throughout Europe (mostly in France), Morocco, Egypt, and the US. Holding company Unibel (formerly La Carbonique) owns most of Fromageries Bel, while competitor Groupe Lactalis maintains a 23% stake of it and 28% of Unibel.
COMPETITION |
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Bongrain SA (BH)
Groupe Lactalis (dossier)
Nestlé S.A. (NSRGY)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 1,520.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (9.7)%
Employees: 8,040
Revenue per employee: $189,116.92
KEY PEOPLE |
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Bertrand Dufort
CEO
Michael P. Troussier
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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4, rue d'Anjou
75008 Paris, France
Phone: 33-1-40-07-72-50
Fax: 33-1-40-07-72-01
Online: Web Site
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