Doux (surname)
Doux is a French-language surname. "Doux" means meaning "sweet", "soft", "gentle" in French. Notable people with the surname include: * Pierre Doux, founder of Groupe Doux Doux Group, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Châteaulin, Finistère (France), is a French food processing company in the industrial poultry production business, exporting poultry-based processed products. In 2014, it was ranked as the larges ..., French food company See also * * {{surname French-language surnames ...
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Groupe Doux
Doux Group, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Châteaulin, Finistère (France), is a French food processing company in the industrial poultry production business, exporting poultry-based processed products. In 2014, it was ranked as the largest producer of poultry in Europe, and the third largest in the world. The group is led by Arnaud Marion, who has been the CEO of Doux since late 2012. History Beginnings and industrialization: 1930 - 1970 In 1933, Pierre Doux started his poultry business in Nantes (France) in 1933. In 1955, he moved to Port Laudnay and opened Doux's first slaughterhouse. The poultry farming in Breton developed into soilless cultivation which meant the feeding of poultry with food from outside the farming area. In the 1960s, Doux adopted a hybrid chicken system where different chicken strains could inter breed and gain the benefits of their respective physiological attributes. By now, Doux was working closely with the Institute of Animal Breeding (Inst ...
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