Jun 20 2024
For over 3,000 years French cheeses have been manufactured to exploit the lush, large and fertile green pastures of various French regions which are ripe for cow grazing and milking. And while Sodiaal was only formed in 1964, it has embraced this history and tradition to provide a fitting legacy which celebrates centuries of French cheese-making but does so with humility, a respectful ethos and with a pioneering and innovative spirit to keep this history alive.
Sodiaal is France’s first and largest dairy co-operative, it has dozens of cheese brands under its banner, but believes in a collective approach which celebrates French cheese-making traditions and provides strength and unity to ensure this historic business sector will continue to thrive well into the future. Sodiaal has developed principles and processes which provide quality product with an eye for detail and with the needs and demands of our customer base in mind.
The numbers: Sodiaal has over 13,200 shareholders in its co-operative and over 12,541 member farmers it is working with. The co-operative has 9,400 employees working across 70 production facilities and in 1997 we developed the ‘Route du Lait’; a game-changing set of rules we adopted as a directive to ensure care and respect amongst our organisation, and which was reflected in the quality and consistency of our products.
Route du Lait is a pioneering business principle now implemented across all our partner farms and production facilities, and which ensures:
Adopting this approach, we have been able to promote our values throughout our organisation, all the way through our supply chain and into the customer field. With AOC and PDO certified products and processes we are able to control every aspect of the production process from research, design and development, through to after sales care and expertise.
Using cutting edge technology and specialist knowledge and experience, our team have developed a range of French cheeses and other dairy products, such as butter, cream and milk, which are unrivalled anywhere in the world for authenticity and quality. Furthermore, we are continually working on improvement projects, including partnering with chefs in the field to develop cheeses which satisfy the needs and demands of the market and reflect current culinary trends. This has led to a range of recipes and pairings which celebrate the rich heritage of French cheeses but open the door to an exciting future of culinary dexterity.
With shared values of transparency, respect, solidarity and equity, our collective approach shows a strong business with a dynamic, entrepreneurial spirit. This means we are able to celebrate the quality and consistency of 3000 years of French cheese-making tradition but develop it in a way that ensures this proud history is taken forward and continually developed to ensure a bright tomorrow. If you want to learn more about our dairy products and how we ensure quality and tradition combine with innovation and creativity, then contact our team today.
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