Our story
After more than 30 years in the business, the PMA28 teams now sell more than 2,000 tons of dried, medicinal, and aromatic plants per year. From sowing to harvesting, our agricultural expertise allows us to cultivate more than 70 plant species, covering a total area of 700 hectares.
A player within the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster, PMA28 distributes its products in France and internationally. As a producer, PMA28's in-depth knowledge of plants and their specific characteristics validates its trading activity.
Setting up a "Trading" business to meet the demand from pharmaceutical and cosmetics laboratories for an increasingly varied range of plants, some of which can only be harvested in other latitudes.
2002
1989
Creation of PMA28. The company invests in the production of 6 plant species and signs its first contract with a pharmaceutical laboratory.
PMA28 is moving to new premises in Châteaudun, in a 10 000 m² building, which will enable it to continue to develop its activities.
2014
2017
Installation of ECO2 decontamination rooms. System to combat flying insects, larvae and eggs. Used to eradicate and guarantee the absence of pests in our goods. We also offer this process as a service.
Creation of the holding company
Plantes & Fruits
by Jean-Raymond VANIER
and Pierre-Yves COPY
Takeover of PMA28 and FRUITOFOOD by the group
2019
2005
Expansion into Eastern Europe. Creation of a unit in Bulgaria to guarantee our customers harvested and cultivated plants and quality based on our know-how.
The different sites
1.
Producer
Management
Administrative
Commerce
Scheduling
Communication
Agronomy
Purchasing
VARIZE
1.
Producer
Planting/seeding
Agricultural work
Harvesting/washing/drying
Processing
Bulk storage
LINDRON
1.
Producer
CHÂTEAUDUN
Human Resources
IT
Quality/lab
Reception/preparation
Transformation
Storage
Our social and economic indicators
78
collaborators at PMA28 and GREVAN
+86%
of our bulb park is LED in the companies
€10.5 million
turnover for the year 2024
14 T
of cardboard boxes were recycled over the year, therefore 100% reused internally
+47%
are women and
53% are men
8
training was carried out internally or externally for
the evolution of employees
95 pts
Result obtained for the Gender Equality Index*
18
partner producers support us daily in the process
The Plants & Fruits Group
We are convinced that by having a common vision of governance, we will evolve together towards a sustainable model.
Founded by Jean-Raymond VANIER and Pierre-Yves COPY , the Plantes & Fruits group aims to promote a range of natural products by focusing on organic and conventional agriculture. The holding company currently comprises four separate entities and aims to develop commercial and industrial synergies between them in order to accelerate its growth.
Located mainly in Centre-Val de Loire, the group's four companies are dynamic SMEs specializing in the drying of medicinal and aromatic plants (PMA28), fruit dehydration (FRUITOFOOD), cold pressing of oils (HUILERIES DE BEAUCE) and natural hemp-based insulation (GATICHANVRE).
Figures 2024:
18.3
millions of euros
Turnover
114
collaborators
23% F | 77% M
34
years
of experience
2,107
tons
of products sold
*Figures from the CSR REPORT
