Company | Darégal

The origins of a passion

May 2013

In 1887, Amand Darbonne settles in Milly-la-Forêt, reputed since the 12th century for the cultivation of its medicinal plants. A farmer at heart but also a pioneer and a visionary, he laid the foundations of a human, agricultural and industrial adventure. The passion for aromatic plants has passed on from generation to generation. After Amand,

Key figures

May 2013

136 years 500 employees 140 millions € of sales (2021) 3 markets : Food industry, Food service, Retail 27 distributors 4 factories 1.500 cultivated hectares 80 farmers 100.000 tons of production capacity 10 processing lines 7 packaging lines World N°1 Frozen Culinary Herbs

Selecting the best Tastes

May 2013

Darégal works at selecting and preserving the different varieties of aromatic plants. Our plants and seeds originate from our own selection programmes. They are selected for the quality of their taste, agronomic quality, adaptation to soils and other sensory qualities: scent, colour and texture. Thus, we ensure the continuity of our resources, while preserving the genetic

Cultivating Taste

May 2013

For many generations, our partnerships with our farmers and our farming expertise have allowed us to control the entire process of growth, from preparing to harvesting the fields. Our crop managers lead and supervise the different stages. To respect the fragile nature of our aromatic plants, we harvest them with equipment specifically designed by Darégal.

Working on Taste

May 2013

Our selection of aromatic plants allows us to have a rich palette of tastes available. Among our products, many have unusual tastes. Harvested at their optimal stage of maturity, our herbs are quickly processed in our industrial plants. Freshness, intensity and aromatic consistency, olfactory qualities, preserved colours, texture quality, and, certainly, authentic tasted, are thus

Engineering Taste

May 2013

Our significant investments in Research and Development, in our harvesting and production equipments are deployed in the long term and allow us to always be on the cutting edge of technology. Intentionally pioneers, we use unique equipment and exclusive processes patented worldwide. Our engineers work with you to define reliable and profitable industrial solutions. Dare

Tailored Taste

May 2013

Our world presence and diversity of our clients allow us to play an active role as markets and cooking styles evolve. We offer innovating solutions to our customers, the food-processing industry, the catering and the retail sectors. For them, and with them, we invent unique, original and customized recipes. We work on easy ways to

Marketing of Taste

May 2013

In the three divisions of our business, food-processing, catering and retail, we have secured solid commercial partnerships with hundreds of companies worldwide. With over 2/3 of our sales abroad, we have established a commercial network and work with distributors on every continent. They allow us to remain close to our customers to better advise them

Risk-free Taste

April 2013

Darégal is committed to providing uncompromising food safety for its products. Our system relies on HACCP procedures, production line inspections bacteriological, physical and chemical and agronomic tests. Our quality control system complies with the most recent certifications. From field to fork, we control the traceability of our products, which are colour, preservative and GMO free.