LDC: directors' dealings · France · AMF

About LDC

LDC is one of France’s leading agrifood groups and a major European player in poultry and prepared foods. The company’s roots go back to family trading activities in the early 20th century around Sablé-sur-Sarthe, while the modern group was created in 1970 through the merger of the Lambert, Dodard and Chancereul slaughterhouses. From its original poultry-processing base, LDC has steadily expanded into cutting, further processing and convenience food, building a diversified platform that now spans core protein products and ready-to-eat meals. Today, LDC is structured around two main divisions: poultry and convenience food. In poultry, the group holds a leading position in France and ranks among the European leaders. It is particularly strong in labelled products, duck, turkey and value-added poultry processing. In convenience food, LDC is the second-largest player in France, with a portfolio that includes cooked meals, Asian products, sandwiches, pizzas and quiches. This broad product mix gives the company access to multiple channels, including supermarkets, foodservice, out-of-home consumption and specialist distribution. The group owns a number of well-known brands such as Le Gaulois, Maître CoQ, Loué and Marie, which are important commercial assets and support its presence across different price points and consumer segments. LDC’s business model is based on a decentralized industrial footprint and a strong local supply-chain approach, summarized by its strategy of producing locally for local markets. The company operates more than 120 production sites across France and Europe and works with a large network of partner farmers, enabling it to secure upstream supply while maintaining traceability and quality control. Sustainability and animal welfare are central to LDC’s positioning. The group promotes official quality labels, outdoor farming systems and continuous improvement initiatives such as Nature d’Éleveurs, while investing heavily in industrial modernization and process efficiency. Growth has come both organically and through acquisitions in France and abroad, notably in Poland and Hungary, allowing the group to expand its geographical reach while staying close to local consumer preferences. With 2024-2025 revenue of EUR 6.3 billion, more than 26,700 employees and a majority family shareholding, LDC stands out as a stable, vertically integrated food producer with resilient market positioning and long-term exposure to essential food demand.