• Caudier is a privately owned holding company.
  
  
• Etablissement Charrier and Leblond Socobeur is the leading French non integrated butter packer group – it specialises in the lowest price and private label market.
  
  
• Uni Expansion Ouest (UEO) is an LBO firm, part of the Credit Agricole group
  Synergie Finance is an LBO firm, part of the Crédit Mutuel group
  Both UEO and Synergie Finance invest mostly in the West of France.