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How to Secure Plant Supply Chains? Sophie Dartois: "Reduce Dependence on Distant Ingredients"
What if securing a plant supply chain meant not losing anything at all? The Phocaean Cosmetics has been working for seven years to transform the by-products of its own olive oil mill into cosmetic active ingredients. This innovation highlights its strategy to better control raw materials that are vulnerable to climate change. However, relocating production, warns its CSR manager, Sophie Dartois, cannot be decided solely from the industrial perspective.
Anne Barrat - 22 September 2026
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Jean-Paul Burrus, President of Salpa Chocolate Group: "Mastering raw materials allows for sustainable differentiation from market-dependent competitors"
Leading a family-owned group active in the chocolate industry for more than a century, Jean-Paul Burrus advocates a strategy that remains rare in the sector: producing part of his own raw materials. According to him, this upstream integration serves a threefold objective: securing supplies, controlling quality, and differentiating oneself in increasingly volatile markets. In this interview, he reflects on the evolution of the global cocoa market, the future of cocoa production, and chocolate substitutes.
Anne Barrat - 1 June 2026
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