Lesieur
France's leading edible oils and condiments manufacturer, exporting branded and private-label vegetable oils in bottled and bulk formats to wholesale buyers worldwide.
Lesieur, founded near Dunkirk in 1908, is the market-leading French producer of vegetable oils and condiments, now part of the Avril Group. The company manufactures sunflower, rapeseed, olive, and specialty oils as well as vinegars and salad dressings distributed through wholesale, retail, and foodservice channels. Lesieur International specializes in export markets, particularly across Africa and the Middle East, offering bulk and bottled formats suited to wholesale buyers. Its manufacturing infrastructure includes modern refineries and bottling lines capable of supporting large private-label contracts. The brand is synonymous with cooking oil quality in France and holds a dominant position across Francophone Africa.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 1908
- Website
- lesieur.fr
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Specialty & Gourmet Food
- Markets
- France, Morocco, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-20 Domain registry record
- operating-permit (green), checked 2026-07-24 Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- facility-inspected (green), checked 2026-08-20 Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-21 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- places-goods-on-market (green), checked 2026-08-16 Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
- registry-active-global (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- facility-registered (green), checked 2026-08-19 BPOM (Indonesian Food and Drug Authority), public register of manufacturing facilities behind product registrations (Sarana)
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- directors-on-file (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-20 SIREN published in the company's own legal notice, confirmed in the French business register
- industrial-site-registered (green), checked 2024-12-31 IREP, French register of pollutant releases and waste (declared by the operator)
- facility-activity-described (green), checked 2026-08-20 Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- media-mention (green), checked 2026-07-18 Legacy
Claimed certifications
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA