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Moulin de Verdonnet, an ultra- modern mill for the chain

In January 2010, the Limagrain Co-operative acquired Moulin de Verdonnet, located in the village of Bouzel near Clermont-Ferrand in the county of Puy-de- Dôme (France).
This ultra-modern mill extended the crushing capacity of the Société Meunière du Centre (SMC) based nearby in Gerzat. Entirely automatic, Moulin de Verdonnet is one of the most modern mills in Europe. An investment plan has been scheduled to extend its capacity for grain storage and optimize its performance. It currently crushes 55,000 tons of wheat per year and should soon reach 80,000 tons. Moulin de Verdonnet plays a major role in insuring supplies to the Group ‘s wheat chain: Jacquet, Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients and La Gerbe d' Or. It also supplies flour to traditional bakers, to supermarkets with their own baking facilities or who sell private label bags of 1 kilo, and to food industrialists. In conjunction with SMC, our other mill, Moulin de Verdonnet offers outlets to the Limagne wheat produced by members of the Limagrain Co-operative.
Ultimately, the two mills will be able to process 120,000 tons of heat (compared to 100,000 tons today), or 85% of the wheat collected by the Co-operative. The two mills are at the heart of our agro-industrial approach, in direct contact with market requirements, and they fit in perfectly with our chain organization that integrates research, seed production, agronomy and distribution. Their experience of market needs means they can supply all the chain with varieties that are adapted to each application. Together, the two mills propose a wide range of certified, conventional flours, specialty flours, and flours for making bread, rusks, crackers, crispbakes, baby food and confectionery products.