Vilmorin

Vilmorin Clause & Cie. is a French seed company. The company claims to be the fourth largest seed producer in the world and belongs to the Limagrain Group. The company is listed in the CAC Small.

Vilmorin was founded in 1742 as a plant and seed business by seed expert Claude Geoffroy and her husband Pierre Andrieux. This was top- gardener of King Louis XV. The store was located in Paris. 1774 married the daughter of Philippe Victoire de Vilmorin Levêque ( 1746-1804 ). Philippe Victoire de Vilmorin began in 1766 with the import of tree breeds and exotic plants. Among these was the turnip. More CEOs were:

  • Louis de Vilmorin (1816-1860)
  • Henry de Vilmorin (1843-1899)
  • Maurice de Vilmorin (1849-1918)
  • Philippe de Vilmorin (1872-1917)
  • Jacques de Vilmorin (1882-1933)
  • Louis de Vilmorin (1883-1944)
  • Louise de Vilmorin (1902-1969)
  • Olivier de Vilmorin (1904-1962)
  • Roger de Vilmorin (1905-1980)
  • André de Vilmorin (1907-1987)

Company

Today marks Vilmorin are:

  • American Bio Corporation,
  • Ferry - Morse,
  • Harris Moran (USA)
  • Sutton Seeds ( United Kingdom)
  • Nickerson - Zwaan ( Germany, Netherlands)
  • Hazera Genetics ( Israel)
  • Kyowa Seeds, Mikado Seed Growers (Japan)
  • Vilmorin, Oxadis, Clause Tézier (France)
  • Marco Polo Seed ( Thailand)
  • Anadolu (Turkey)
  • LPTH (China)
  • Australian Grain Technologies (Australia)
Types of business entity
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