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Formerly known as Sofiproteol, the group adopted the name of Avril in 2015, during a change in governance and legal structure, and became a partnership limited by shares.
 
The Avril group operates in 19 countries and employs 7,600 employees.<ref name="accueil">[http://www.groupeavril.com/fr Avril, ''Page d'accueil'', consultée le 7 février 2019]</ref> In 20192020, its sales revenues amounted to 5.8&nbsp;billion euros. It holds a portfolio of leading brands in several markets, particularly in Europe and Africa.
 
==History==
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==Activities==
 
===OilseedsAvril DivisionVegetal===
The Avril Végétal sector brings together vegetable processing activities from rapeseed and sunflower grains, as well as the sale of the resulting products.The sunflower and rapeseed seeds are collected then crushed to extract the vegetable oil and oil seed meal, destined for animal feed. Edible oil produced from this activity include Lesieur, Puget, Soléou, and Guénard in  France; Lesieur Cristal in Morocco; and Bunica in Romania. It employed 3,279 people in 2020 for an EBITDA of €93,2 millions<ref name=":0">[https://presse.groupeavril.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/rai-2020-en.pdf Avril Integrated annual report 2020]</ref>. In 2020, 3.3 million tons of seeds were transformed by Avril.
In 2014, the Oilseeds Division of Avril Group generated a turnover of 4.58&nbsp;billion euros.{{sfnp|Avril Activity Report 2014|p=58}}
 
Main subsidiaries: Saipol, Expur, Kerfoot, Lecico, Novastell, Lesieur, Lesieur, Cristal, Costa d'Oro.<ref>[https://www.groupeavril.com/en/activities Avril's website]</ref>
 
====Human nutrition====
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Through Lesieur Cristal, Avril produces soaps in Morocco, marketed under the brands ''Taous'' and ''El Kef''.{{sfnp|Cougard|2015e}}
 
===AnimalAvril ProductsLivestock DivisionSector===
The Avril Farming division brings together the Group's animal activities. It includes the processing and sales of farm products (particularly eggs and pork). These activities are dedicated to either human consumption or animal nutrition. It employed 2 118 people in 2020 for an EBITDA of €21 millions<ref name=":0" />. The main subsidiaries of the Avril Livestock Sector are Sanders, Imevia, Sunfeed, Kiriel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Activities|url=https://www.groupeavril.com/en/en/activities|access-date=2021-10-15|website=Avril Groupe|language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, the Animal Products Division of Avril Group generated a turnover of 1.82&nbsp;billion euros.{{sfnp|Avril Activity Report 2014|p=58}}
 
====Animal nutrition and production====
 
Through [[Sanders (firm)|Sanders]], [[Adonial]], and others companies, Avril produces and sells rapeseed and sunflower [[press cake|oilseed meal]]s.{{sfnp|Garnier|2012}} Extracted from oilseeds, these solid residues are rich in protein. Crushed and mixed with other ingredients ([[protein]], [[Food grain|grains]], [[vitamins]], etc.), they are intended to feed farm animals such as pigs, cattle, poultry, and rabbits. 2.7 million tons of animal feed are sold each year to Avril's partner farmers (26,000). One hundred million chickens are fed annually by Avril.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partner livestock farmers |website=Animal product division |publisher=Avril |url=http://www.groupeavril.com/en/group/organisation/animal-product-division}} (consulted 21 September 2015)</ref> European rapeseed and sunflower press cakes are a substitute for American soybean press cakes.{{sfnp|Schneider|Huygue|2015|p=361}}
 
====Biosafety and nutritional specialties====