About Us
Behind Marianne: a company, women and men, committed partners — united around a common goal: to promote local production, quality, and sound agricultural practices.
The Company
Marianne is the “Potato” brand of the SOBEAL company.
SOBEAL was conceived based on 4 pillars, 4 foundations of value:
the SOIL, the BIOSPHERE, the ECOSYSTEM and FOOD
Our Experts
Marianne brings together profiles from agriculture, industry, and business development.
Together, they form a complementary team, capable of managing every stage of the project — from cultivation to distribution.
Louis FORTIN
Farm manager of a 300-hectare agricultural operation, he produces, packages, and markets potatoes for consumption and industrial use.
With a background focused on common consumption vegetables, he built his experience in mass retail, wholesalers, and then producers.
Key skills for the project:
Industry knowledge, upstream knowledge (purchasing)
Pierre DE FRANSSU
Manager and partner of a 600-hectare farm, he produces, packages, and markets seed potatoes, as well as onions, cereals, flax, beetroots, vegetables, and chicory roots.
With a background in agricultural management, he previously served as varietal development manager (Meiker Company) and then as potato purchasing manager in France for Lamb Weston Meijer.
Key skills for the project:
Management of seed and potato purchases
Rodrigue LESCAILLER
Extensive career in civil engineering, successively holding positions as design engineer, construction manager. Agency director and establishment director within major groups.
Key skills for the project:
Experience in company management and launching new projects
Associated Economic Partners
Founded in 1997, the Bertrand Group, established and owned by Olivier Bertrand, is the 1st independent French catering and hotel group; it is notably a franchisor of strong brands in fast food and themed restaurants.
An economic partner to over 8,500 farmers in Hauts-de-France and Seine-Maritime, Noriap’s mission is to enhance their production and guide them towards a new agricultural model.
The Noriap Group works for the development of efficient and sustainable agriculture in its region. It supports its farmers in their diversification efforts to meet consumer expectations across all fundamentals of sustainable development: Economic, Environmental, Social, and Societal.
Boréades Finances SARL is an investment company 100% owned by the CAMPION family and created in 2015.
Boréades Finances SARL focuses on three activity sectors:
- A real estate sector consisting of direct real estate rights or participation in real estate operating companies.
- A fast food and themed restaurant sector under franchise.
- An agri-food sector
The main objective at Boréades Finances is a focus on sustainable business models, durably implemented by expert teams in mature markets.