LE DUFF Group, a major player in the global food and catering sectors, is charting a bold path for industrial growth. With revenues rising from €2.5 billion in 2023 to a forecasted €3.5 billion in 2025, the Group is strategically scaling up its industrial operations—particularly within its bakery division, BRIDOR.

Doubling Growth Every Four Years: A Structured Industrial Strategy

LE DUFF’s industrial division, encompassing their flagship bakery (BRIDOR) and prepared meals (FRIAL, Cité Gourmande), has consistently doubled in scale every four years. A trend the Group aims to maintain through 2030. This expansion is driven by growing international demand for premium, high-quality bakery and food products.

The Group’s flagship bakery brand, remains central to this trajectory. Focused on innovation, product quality and global reach, whilst undergoing substantial investment in both infrastructure and talent, underpinned by a series of strategic acquisitions.

Acquisitions to Build Regional Strength

Between 2022 and 2024, LE DUFF Group completed a number of key acquisitions to reinforce its industrial base and widen geographic reach:

• FRIAL (France): Acquired in 2022, FRIAL strengthens the Group’s foothold in premium frozen vegetables and ready meals.

  
  

• LECOQ CUISINE (USA): Also in 2022, the Group expanded into the North American market with the acquisition of LECOQ Cuisine, a leader in Viennese pastry and premium baked goods.

  
  

• PANIDOR (Portugal): The September 2022 acquisition of PANIDOR added a Southern European production hub with export capacity to the Mediterranean, Africa and South America via Lisbon.

  
  

• PANDRIKS (Germany & Netherlands): Acquired in April 2024, PANDRIKS brings traditionally inspired organic bakery products to the Group’s growing European offering.

  
  

These moves signal a deliberate strategy: build regional strength through local expertise and cross-border logistics, enabling responsiveness to market demand with scalable, high-quality production.

Major Investments in 2025

This year, LE DUFF Group announced several notable investments that further solidify its industrial capabilities:

• France (Normandy): A €100 million investment will transform the FRIAL-operated site in Falaise into a BRIDOR production facility, creating 150 long-term jobs. This supports growing demand for French-made premium bakery products and strengthens the Group’s manufacturing base in Europe.

  
  

• United States: Following the doubling of production at its Vineland (Philadelphia area) facility, BRIDOR will open a new site in Salt Lake City in early 2026, followed by a Dallas plant in 2027 to bolster supply to South and Central America.

  
  

• Australia & New Zealand: The addition of LAURENT Bakery, founded by renowned baker Laurent Boillon, brings two manufacturing sites and €100 million in turnover under BRIDOR, expanding its presence across the Asia-Pacific region.

  
  

Talent Strategy: Scaling with People

To support this industrial acceleration, LE DUFF is executing a global recruitment and training initiative. The Group is hiring across multiple domains, from production and logistics to R&D and marketing, with a clear emphasis on fostering internal expertise alongside expansion.

“We’re convinced that the quality of our products, our passion for bakery and our employees’ development are key to our long-term success,” says Louis Le Duff, Founder and Chairman of the Group.

Philippe Morin, CEO of BRIDOR, adds:

“BRIDOR continues to strengthen its leadership in key markets—North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Our investments reflect our commitment to innovation and meeting the evolving needs of our customers worldwide.”

Looking Ahead

With a robust pipeline of investment, a diversified production network and an ongoing commitment to quality and innovation, LE DUFF Group is positioning itself as a global leader in industrial bakery manufacturing. As demand for artisanal-style, premium baked goods continues to rise, particularly in frozen and ready-to-bake formats, BRIDOR and its parent group appear well placed to meet that challenge, both in scale and in spirit.