Florimond Desprez
manufacturerUnclaimedFrench private family seed group with nearly 200 years of breeding history, focused on sugar beet, wheat and chicory varieties for European arable and food processing industries.
About
Florimond Desprez is a French private family seed company founded in 1832 in Cappelle-en-Pevele, Nord, making it one of the oldest continuously operating plant breeding enterprises in the world. The company focuses on three core crop areas: sugar beet varieties for the European beet sugar industry, soft wheat varieties for bread wheat and milling sectors, and chicory for root inulin extraction and fresh leaf production. In sugar beet, Florimond Desprez has achieved notable commercial results across Northern Europe through disease-resistant and high-yield varieties. The wheat portfolio spans varieties adapted to Atlantic, Continental and Northern climate conditions, with registration across Germany, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. Breeding stations are located in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Distribution flows through national seed dealers, cooperative cereal trading stores, and direct accounts with milling industry procurement teams. The chicory programme is closely linked to industrial extraction customers in France and Belgium who process chicory root for inulin and fructooligosaccharides used in functional food applications.
- Categories
- Primary markets
- 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management