The Saumon du Médoc facility
The upgrade will enable the site to shift from lower-protein sunflower meal to high- and super-high-protein variants, strengthening the regional supply of plant-based protein for feed manufacturers.
This site marks the company’s leap to industrial scale, ready to supply the global markets for human nutrition, pet food, animal feed, functional foods, and nutraceuticals.
The Nersac factory and the Dueñas facility in Spain are responsible for supplying feed to the entire Western Mediterranean Europe and Africa.
Industry representatives say the move will help maintain the country’s poultry supply and reinforce confidence in vaccination as a viable method of disease control.
The development comes as the UAE continues to rely significantly on imported pet food.
Ferroni succeeds Pierre Wagner, who led Royal Canin Brazil for more than four years.
The funding will launch Maash’s French demo plant and support industrial-scale production of its LoCylia mycoprotein.