OUR COMMITMENTS

ACCESSIBLE PRODUCTS, ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE

Product accessibility is a major and fundamental focus for Bel, with the ambition to provide more than 600 million consumers with access to healthier and more sustainable products by 2035. The aim is to adapt to local tastes, budgets, consumption patterns, and nutritional needs to meet the real needs of each consumer and reach the widest audience possible. This also involves promoting geographical accessibility and making our products available through various innovative and/or community-driven distribution channels to cater to different lifestyles and dietary habits.

120

countries of commercialization

401

million consumers today

600

million consumers by 2025

HEALTHY, TASTY AND ACCESSIBLE

In a triangle for The Laughing Cow®, in a square for Kiri®, in a pouch for Pom’potes® and GoGoSqueez®, or round with Mini Babybel®—these portions are the historic signature of Bel. Beyond the quality and convenience that have driven our brands' success worldwide, accessibility is a strategic priority. We closely monitor the impact on purchasing power in all the regions where we operate to tailor our portions to fit the budgets and needs of the people.

But adjusting the price isn't enough; we also need to be accessible in the right markets and through the right distribution channels to match consumers' lifestyles and eating habits.

TAILORED OPTIONS FOR EVERY NUTRITIONAL NEED

To meet the nutritional needs of a wide audience, we tailor our recipes in collaboration with external nutrition experts by setting specific nutritional guidelines. For these products, we prioritize vitamin and mineral fortification to better cover the nutritional intake of populations across different regions, and we adjust the recipe composition to ensure optimal quality and food safety.

MEETING NEW EXPECTATIONS WITH PLANT-BASED ALERNATIVES

Accessibility rhymes with diversity. We're stepping up to meet the fresh demands, tastes, and needs of everyone by rolling out plant-based recipes from our iconic brands: Babybel®, Boursin®, and The Laughing Cow®. These game-changing innovations invite a wider crowd—flexitarians, vegans, and the lactose-intolerant alike—to savor the joy of Bel products while embracing a more sustainable diet. Our plant-based offerings deliver a punch of unique flavor with a side of responsibility.

We collaborate with start-ups that are developing cutting-edge technologies to create high-quality nutritional proteins without animal origin.

"If we want plant-based options to become a true alternative for reducing the carbon footprint of food in the future, then plant-based offerings must appeal to the masses. This absolutely means creating products that are delicious, healthy, and affordable for the general public."

Group Bel Nutrition Director

Facilitate access to our products through all channels

At Bel, we adapt our distribution models to meet all modes of consumption and the evolving shopping habits. Our goal: to be present in the right channels, notably by developing e-commerce and Out-of-Home distribution channels, as well as by strengthening our presence in high-growth markets and deploying an inclusive distribution approach.

OUR FOOTPRINT STRENGTHENS IN HIGH-POTENTIAL MARKETS

We are accelerating our development in high-potential markets by leveraging strong local partnerships and major industrial investments.

  • Our acquisition of Shandong JunJun Cheese® in China: a key investment to tap into the double-digit growth of the Chinese cheese market. This company, located in a major dairy region, provides us with valuable R&D and production capabilities.
  • Our Joint Venture with Britannia® in India since 2022: an alliance allowing us to locally produce "Britannia-The Laughing Cow" brands in our state-of-the-art plant in Maharashtra.

ADAPTING TO CONSUMPTION AND PURCHASING HABITS

Bel aims to further expand in the booming e-commerce market, especially among the new generations who are increasingly using it for their grocery shopping. To achieve this, we are investing in innovative and digitalized solutions to provide a seamless and accessible experience for all our consumers, no matter where they are.

Today, Bel offers The Laughing Cow® cheese and Materne® apple sauce in bulk distribution at three pilot stores. Bel, Danone, Famille Michaud Apiculteurs, and Lesieur have combined their expertise through the Coalition Défi Vrac to launch a brand new range of bulk products and democratize their use for pasty, viscous, and semi-liquid products, both fresh and ambient.

RESTAURANT AND OUT-OF-HOME

With Bel Foodservice, Bel establishes itself as a key player in the out-of-home dining sector. Specializing in collective catering, commercial dining, snacking, and alternative channels (leisure parks, Travel Retail), our offerings are designed to effectively meet the needs of professionals.

Bel products, incorporated into diverse recipes—burgers, pizzas, salads, sandwiches, or desserts—combine quality, convenience, and natural goodness. With revamped recipes to minimize additives, we also cater to new consumer trends where health and enjoyment go hand in hand.

DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS WITH A POSITIVE IMPACT

Our inclusive approach, supported by our "Rising Communities" program, strengthens our distribution networks while creating shared value. We focus primarily on Madagascar, Vietnam, Morocco, India, and the Middle East and North Africa region, with an ambition to involve 40,000 participants by 2030 through four action levers:

  • training,
  • social protection,
  • incubation of new businesses,
  • support towards greater eocnomic resilience.