The figure is dizzy in these times when the barometer of economic activity remains weighed down by the Covid-19 crisis: as of May 31, the LDC group, a giant in poultry and ready-made meals, headquartered in Sablé. sur-Sarthe (Sarthe), had already hired 930 in fiscal year 2021.
“Last year, we signed more than 1,200 permanent contracts”, states Dylan Chevalier, responsible for “sustainable development” within the group, which has nearly 23,000 employees and has a turnover of 4.4 billion euros. Once retirements and voluntary departures were taken into account, the company, with its insolent growth, reported “A net balance of 500 jobs in 2020”, assures Mr. Chevalier.
Do not believe that the 360 offers to be filled in this month of July only target the slaughtering or cutting workshops: “We have more than 130 jobs in the group: in addition to production positions, we are looking for salespeople as well as computer scientists, research and development or marketing specialists”, details M. Chevalier.
“Local produce”
The “house” policy consists “To be produced locally thanks to a contractual system with 6,000 breeders”, explains Mr. Chevalier. On the national territory, LDC, whose notoriety is based on strong brands (Le Gaulois, Loué), is committed to ensuring the supply of its customers with 100% French meat. Just as he prides himself on being the label champion.
The Covid-19 crisis has consolidated LDC’s number one position in France, which accounts for nearly 40% of the poultry market in France. “We have clearly seen the challenges of relocating food, and therefore the importance of companies like ours in feeding our fellow citizens during this period when the opening of borders was disrupted”, argues the poultry giant.
However, the group remains in competition on its land; “44% of the chickens eaten in France come from abroad, points out M. Chevalier. Our hobbyhorse is there: to take back shares in the import sector. This is fundamental in terms of food autonomy, therefore of national sovereignty, but also in terms of job creation in the country, guarantee of quality of poultry as that of its carbon footprint ”.
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