{"id":7420,"date":"2025-10-29T23:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marianne.eu.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T03:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:44:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marianne.eu.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About<\/span> Us<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Behind Marianne: a company, women and men, committed partners \u2014 united around a common goal: to promote local production, quality, and sound agricultural practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Company<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Marianne is the “Potato” brand of the SOBEAL company.<\/span><\/p>

SOBEAL<\/b> was conceived based on 4 pillars, 4 foundations of value:
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Meet the Professionals<\/div>

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Marianne brings together profiles from agriculture, industry, and business development.
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Agricultural Engineer<\/div>

Louis FORTIN<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div>

Farm manager of a 300-hectare agricultural operation, he produces, packages, and markets potatoes for consumption and industrial use.<\/span>
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Key skills for the project:<\/strong><\/p>

Industry knowledge, upstream knowledge (purchasing)<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Director<\/div>

Pierre DE FRANSSU<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div>

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.<\/span>
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Key skills for the project:<\/strong><\/p>

Management of seed and potato purchases<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Civil Engineer \/ Farmer<\/div>

Rodrigue LESCAILLER<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div>

Extensive career in civil engineering, successively holding positions as design engineer, construction manager. Agency director and establishment director within major groups. <\/span><\/p>

Key skills for the project:<\/strong><\/p>

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Our Partners<\/div>

Associated Economic Partners<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Founded in 1997, the Bertrand Group, established and owned by Olivier Bertrand, is the <\/span>1st independent French catering and hotel group<\/b>; it is notably a franchisor of strong brands in fast food and themed restaurants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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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.<\/span><\/p>

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.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Bor\u00e9ades Finances SARL is an investment company 100% owned by the CAMPION family and created in 2015.<\/span><\/p>

Bor\u00e9ades Finances SARL focuses on three activity sectors:<\/span><\/p>

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    The main objective at Bor\u00e9ades Finances is a focus on sustainable business models, durably implemented by expert teams in mature markets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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