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Founded in 1997, Barentz France stands out for its commitment to over 700 customers, thanks to a highly specialized team of food engineers, pharmacists, cosmetics and production experts.


In May 2022, Barentz acquired Unipex, a French specialties distributor with over 50 years' experience. This strategic acquisition strengthened our presence in France and enhanced our solid European network in the personal care, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, human nutrition and performance materials markets.


In the same year, our expertise in nutraceuticals was further strengthened by the acquisition of Natural, a supplier of premium quality, naturally sourced plant and functional ingredient solutions to the nutraceutical industry in France and Europe. In November 2024, the various entities merge to become Barentz France. Natural will join the group in early 2025.


With our in-depth knowledge of the French market and our technical expertise, we are committed to supporting our partners in all their projects by providing them with innovative, responsible ingredients tailored to their specific needs.


 

Courbevoie - head office

 

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Nanterre site

 

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Tours site

 

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Angers site

 

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Our social indicators for 2023 for the former Unipex entity

▪ Gender equality index: score of 93/100

▪ Pay gap indicator: score of 38/40

▪ Indicator relating to the gap in the rate of individual increases: score of 35/35

▪ Indicator relating to the number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest-paid employees: score of 5/10

▪ Indicator relating to the percentage of employees who received a raise in the year following their return from maternity leave: score of 15/15

 

 

Our ESG materiality assessment:

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Find out more about:
▪ Barentz CSR report here
▪ Former Unipex CSR report here.

 

Our certifications in France

Certifications & accreditations

▪ ISO 9001v2015

▪ Raw materials for pharmaceutical use by ANSM

▪ Feed Chain Alliance

▪ Phytosanitary

▪ Ecovadis Gold 2023

▪ AEO Customs certification

▪ RSPO Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil

▪ Organic certification (for certain product ranges)

 

Logistics

▪ Outsourced logistics warehouses, complying with the required standards

 

Quality

▪ IRCA-certified auditor

 

Sustainability

▪ COSMOS-certified ingredients

▪ CSR-certified auditor

 

 

 

Ethics alert

We take allegations of wrongdoing seriously. If you need to report an allegation of wrongdoing, you can do so anonymously here.

For more information on our ESG Barentz policy, click here.