By State Representatives:
- Mr. Xavier Bertrand, President of Hauts-de-France (French region)
- Mr. Rollon Mouchel Blaisot, Prefect of Somme (French department)
- Mr. Rémi Cardon, Senator of Somme (French department)
- Mrs. Laurence Lecoustre, Deputy Prefect of Peronne
- Mr. Frédéric Demule, Mayor of Nesle
- Mr. José Rioja, President of the CCES (Community of Communes of Eastern Somme)
Alongside Tereos and Kogeban, industrial partners of Innovafeed and the co-founders of Innovafeed: Aude Guo et Clément Ray, CEO.
Nesle, December 2, 2024 – Clément Ray, CEO and Aude Guo, co-founders of Innovafeed (Next 40, B Corp™) were happy to welcome today on its production site based in Nesle an official delegation of French state representatives including: M. Xavier Bertrand, President of Hauts-de-France (French region, North of France), M. Rémi Cardon, Senator of Somme (French department), M. Rollon Mouchel Blaisot, Prefect of Somme, Mrs Laurence Blaisot, Deputy Prefect of Peronne, Mr Frédéric Mule, Mayor of Nesle and other industrial partners of Innovafeed: Tereos and Kogeban.
This official visit reflects the key milestone achieved by Innovafeed with the scaling up of its third expansion phase of its Nesle Industrial that demonstrates the robustness of its innovative industrial model.
“In Hauts-de-France, innovation is at the heart of our ambition to construct a competitive and sustainable economy. Innovafeed perfectly illustrates this dynamic, by creating local employment and, at the same time, offering concrete solutions to reduce our carbon footprint. By supporting innovative initiatives such as this, we actively prepare the future of our region and its inhabitants.”
Xavier Bertrand, Président de la Région Hauts-de-France
“The successful start of our Nesle site’s third expansion, at the heart of the Hauts-de-France region, marks a key step in demonstrating our industry’s longevity–an industry capable of harmoniously combining economy and ecology. This success opens the way to numerous promising opportunities for the years to come.”
Clément Ray, President & co-founder of Innovafeed
After the inauguration of Nesle 1 (2020) and that of Nesle 2 (2023), this new visit of Nesle 3 demonstrates the ongoing support of the key institutional leaders of the Region, their recognition of what innovafeed achieved and their interest in its breakthrough technology aimed at accelerating the transition to a more sustainable agro-industry.
It also illustrates Innovafeed’s strong commitment to Hauts-de-France, aimed at supporting the industrialization of the region. It is also another evidence of the success of its industrial symbiosis model developed with key regional industrial leaders: Tereos and Kogeban.
The choice of an industrial development designed in phases has enabled Innovafeed to build the largest insect production site in the world, and this third phase will enable it to reach the target production capacity and profitability.
Consolidating its technological expertise, Innovafeed aims to contribute to the growth of a new, innovative, and impactful industrial sector on a global scale and reaffirms its commitment to green reindustrialization in France.
