Our dairies are opening their doors as part of World Milk Day! An opportunity to discover the expertise of the men and women who help bring the dairy sector to life every day.
LSDH, Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel site (45), Thursday 4 June from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. Registration required by clicking here (before 3 June, 6:00 pm)
LSDH, l’Abeille sitein Mazières-en-Mauges (49), Wednesday 10 June from 8:30 am to 5:20 pm. Registration required by clicking here (before 8 June, 6:00 pm)
Programme:
A tour of our production workshops, storage and shipping areas
Discussions with our partner farmers and staff, sharing their passion for their work and answering all your questions
A presentation of the entire milk journey, « from cow to glass », and a look at our commitments to the dairy sector and sustainable development
Activities to discover milking, along with numerous educational and fun activities about milk for young and old
A visit to a nearby farm
Dairy farmers, collection and producer relations managers, production line operators, quality managers… everyone will share their experience and answer your questions, in a warm and educational atmosphere. An immersion at the heart of a local dairy sector rooted in its region, present from breakfast to afternoon snack and part of everyday cooking.
Every year, LSDH Group presents an Excellence Award in each of its three collection areas. Not a leaderboard. Not a ranking. Simply an opportunity to visit farmers who do their job well, with no penalties over the year, and to say thank you. To film them. To tell the story of their daily lives, their choices, what they stand for. Because being a dairy farmer is a demanding commitment, still too often overlooked, and yet essential to our food.
Here are the three 2025 winners:
West Zone – Sébastien, SCEA de la Neslière
Sébastien set up his farm in 2003 with his father and uncle. He has been an LSDH partner for three years. An entrepreneur and a natural handyman, he notably equipped his barns with water mattresses to improve his cows’ comfort. A discreet investment, but one that says everything about his philosophy.
« Every time we do something extra for the animals, they give it right back to us. »
It’s with this conviction that he opened the doors of his farm to us. With generosity and straightforwardness.
Centre-Val de Loire Zone – Nicolas and Béatrice
Nicolas set up his farm in 1997, alongside his parents. Béatrice joined him in 2018. They have been supplying milk to LSDH since 2013 and are involved in the “C’est qui le Patron ?! La Marque du Consommateur” initiative. Last summer, we spent time with them. We talked about their story, their doubts, their relationship with the dairy. About passing the farm on to Baptiste and Mathilde, and what it really means to hand over the reins. About the trade-offs, too. About the sacrifices this profession demands, which are rarely talked about. This testimony isn’t meant to embellish. It’s meant to show. Thank you to Nicolas, Béatrice, Baptiste and Mathilde for their welcome and their trust.
Bresse (Ain) – Le GAEC des Mirtanges, in Bresse
Wilfried, Nicolas, Franck, Marc-Antoine and Nicolas: five partners, five different ways of working, an organisation that holds together because it’s flexible and because it relies on one unchanging daily ritual: breakfast together every morning. Le GAEC des Mirtanges is involved in “C’est qui le Patron ?!” and has made concrete choices for the future: a co-generation micro-methanisation unit since 2018, and a new building soon to be fitted with solar panels. Decisions made for the long term, just like the best relationships. They deserve this Excellence Award for our Bresse collection area for all of this, and for everything the numbers don’t show.
These three videos were produced as part of our initiative to showcase the dairy sector. They reflect our belief that the relationship between a farmer and their dairy is not just a contract. It is built over time, through trust, and through respect for the work accomplished.
Click the playlist below to discover the three videos.
On 27 February 2026, LSDH Group officially completed the acquisition of Biscuiterie de Chambord, born in 1978 around the recipe for the Palet Solognot. The deal is part of the group’s long-standing diversification strategy and its commitment to celebrating the culinary heritage of its territories.
Based in the Centre-Val de Loire region, with a workshop opened in Maslives in 2023, Biscuiterie de Chambord will continue to run autonomously, led by its 50 employees.
“We met a team driven by a passion and values that resonate with our own,” says Emmanuel Vasseneix, Chairman of LSDH Group. “We want to keep growing the company by relying on committed teams with recognised expertise, built on proven know-how and quality, indulgent products made in our regions.”
This year, LSDH Group chose to build its greeting cards around human and community commitment. Through this calendar, we wanted to shine a light on the women and men of LSDH Group who give their time, energy and heart, often far from the spotlight. They coach children, support families, help vulnerable people, and take part in the community, cultural or sporting life of their local area. They do what committed people do: they create connection, they care, they bring people together. Without ever seeking recognition, these employees bring to life, every day, values that go beyond the company. This calendar pays tribute to them. It tells the story of their commitments through faces, smiles, passions, and that simple but essential desire to be useful to those around them. These initiatives say a great deal about who we are collectively: a group where Humanity, Passion and Ambition are expressed beyond our professional activities as well.
A community-driven, participatory initiative
This greeting card is also an invitation to take action. If you receive one of our greeting cards, you can choose which charity to support using the code printed on it. For every vote recorded, LSDH Group commits to donating €0.50 to the selected charity. A simple gesture, to make a real contribution to the development of these local initiatives that enrich our regions, each in its own way.
The video below takes you behind the scenes of the photo shoot with our committed employees. A sincere moment, true to who they are, reflecting the authenticity and diversity of the journeys celebrated in this calendar.
We would like to thank Karine Faby, photographer and Meilleur Ouvrier de France, for capturing the commitment of our employees with such sensitivity.
We warmly thank everyone who is committed on a daily basis, everyone taking part in this community initiative, as well as all our employees for their energy, generosity and trust.
LSDH Group wishes you a wonderful 2026, full of bright projects, meaningful encounters and beautiful moments shared together.
A new milestone for the dairy sector: signing of a tripartite agreement between Intermarché, APLBC and LSDH Group On 9 October in Laval, Intermarché, APLBC (Association des Producteurs de Lait du Bassin Centre) and LSDH Group signed a new tripartite agreement for consumption milk.
This signing marks the first tripartite collaboration between Intermarché and LSDH Group, an important step in strengthening sustainable and fair models within the French dairy sector.
At the same time, a second tripartite agreement was also signed between Intermarché, APLBC and Novandie for the fresh dairy segment, reflecting a broader collective commitment to the sector.
A signing close to consumers
For the first time, this signing took place directly in an Intermarché store, in front of customers, at the store owned by Mr and Mrs Jouzel in Laval. A highly symbolic choice, underlining the importance of the connection between farmers, processors, retailers… and consumers.
The day began at the farm of Lucette, Pierrick, Florian and Sébastien Hériveau, APLBC member farmers, who warmly welcomed the partners to share their daily life and commitment.
A huge thank you to them for their warm welcome and availability, which made this moment particularly powerful and meaningful.
A shared ambition: creating lasting value
Farmers, manufacturers and retailers share a common ambition here: creating value and ensuring the long-term future of dairy production in France. This agreement reflects a shared commitment to the long term, providing visibility and economic stability to every player in the chain.
Foundational partnerships for food sovereignty
For LSDH Group, tripartite agreements are much more than commercial arrangements. They represent an essential lever for supporting farmers, strengthening French supply chains and contributing to food sovereignty. By providing long-term visibility and building trusted relationships with all partners, these agreements help to consolidate sustainable, resilient farming models rooted in their regions.
Shared values
This partnership is built on strong values: dialogue, trust, transparency and the pursuit of the common good. Principles that have long guided LSDH Group’s actions alongside farmers.
« This type of partnership goes beyond the simple contractual dimension. It reflects a shared vision for the future of our sector and strengthens the role of farmers within a sustainable, foundational model », says LSDH’s Supply Chain team.
About APLBC
The Association des Producteurs de Lait du Bassin Centre (APLBC) brings together farmers committed to collective and contractual initiatives, with particular attention paid to sustainability and fair compensation for farmers.
Reducing waste and creating value.
Every year, between 3,000 and 3,500 tonnes of Corsican clementines are processed at the L’Atelier Corse Fruits et Légumes site in Linguizetta. Until now, these fruits were often thrown away even though they were perfectly good — their only flaw being their size or appearance. Thanks to this tripartite partnership, these volumes will now be turned into juice, giving farmers a new source of income while significantly reducing food waste.
« Signing an agreement on fruit that we used to leave in our fields because it didn’t meet fresh-market standards, and being able to build partnerships around that fruit, first proves that we express the Corsican terroir, and second, that we can secure the future of our farms », explains Vincent Marcadale, a citrus grower partnered with Atelier Corse. « Of course, the prices aren’t the same, but we’re talking about fruit we used to throw away… which used to even cost us money. »
A structured, sustainable supply chain
This three-year tripartite agreement brings together:
14 Corsican farmers, growing on 120 hectares,
Terre d’agrumes and L’Atelier Corse Fruits et Légumes, farming and processing partners,
and LSDH Group, responsible for bottling.
It guarantees farmers visibility, secured volumes and prices that can be adjusted based on their production costs.
« For us, this is an important regional commitment », says Bertrand Morand, head of supply chain partnerships at Système U. « We want to promote food sovereignty and French farming. This partnership is part of a long-term approach, working on specific, resilient supply chains. »
A commitment at the heart of LSDH’s DNA
This initiative builds on LSDH Group’s long-standing tripartite agreements in the dairy sector, which have helped strengthen French farming supply chains over the long term. By joining this initiative, LSDH is once again putting its expertise at the service of:
food sovereignty,
showcasing French terroirs,
and environmentally responsible farming.
The only clementine grown in France, PGI-labelled since 2007, the Corsican clementine celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
« This partnership perfectly illustrates our purpose: building strong, sustainable supply chains by relying on committed farmers, to offer consumers quality French products », says Emmanuel Vasseneix, Chairman of LSDH.
Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel Site
Overall score: 87/100
Pay gap: 37/40
The pay gaps are explained in particular by the fact that the site includes the factory. The goal will be to get closer to the full 40 points by dropping below the 2% threshold within two years.
The company is committed to maintaining pay equality at the point of hire. Pay scales remain in place to calculate a new hire’s base salary. For positions outside the pay scale, for a comparable profile, recruiters ensure an equivalent salary is set while remaining consistent with the department and the company as a whole.
Throughout employees’ careers, LSDH will ensure, through individual interviews and individual pay-rise campaigns, pay equality between women and men. The company will remain vigilant in reducing any pay gaps for the same level of responsibility, skill, professional experience and performance.
If an employee believes they are experiencing a pay gap because of their sex, they may request a meeting with the Human Resources department to have their situation reviewed.
Individual pay-rise rate gap: 20/20
Promotion rate gap: 15/15
Several factors can explain this gap: in particular, various departures requiring reorganisation and recruitment for forklift operator and team leader positions. As these positions stem from school and training tracks that are predominantly “male”, the promotions made have mainly benefited men.
To encourage women to pursue these career paths, and then to join us, LSDH will continue to promote these roles via social media, schools and the company website, with testimonials from female employees.
Percentage of employees who received a pay rise in the year following their return from maternity leave: 15/15
Number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest salaries: 0/10
The company will ensure women are represented among the 10 highest salaries. In the event of a departure or a position opening up, the company will take care to disregard candidates’ sex, focusing exclusively on performance, experience, background and interpersonal skills…
To encourage the recruitment of people of the under-represented sex at the Executive Committee (CODIR) level, the company commits to actively sourcing and interviewing candidates of the under-represented sex”
Varennes-sur-Fouzon Site
Overall score: 93/100
Pay gap: 38/40
Individual pay-rise rate gap: 35/35
Percentage of employees who received a pay rise in the year following their return from maternity leave: 15/15
Number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest salaries: 5/10
Jus de Fruits d’Alsace Site
Overall score: 86/100, broken down by indicator as follows:
Pay gap indicator: 38/40
Individual pay-rise rate gap indicator: 20/20
Promotion rate gap indicator: 10/15
Percentage of employees who received a pay rise in the year following their return from maternity leave: Not calculable
Number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest salaries: 5/10
L’Abeille Site
Index: Not calculable
Pay gap: not calculable
Individual pay-rise rate gap: 15/35
Return from maternity leave: not calculable
Number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest salaries: 0/10
Discover the photo shoot for the 2025 Greeting Card, dedicated to our employees who changed their lives!
