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1946
André Ponthier and his wife founded their fresh fruit company. At the same time, they bought land and planted apple trees, blackberry bushes and raspberry canes. The family owned 80 hectares of apple trees which they kept for many years.
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1980
A man of the land, André Ponthier took advantage of a local treasure: chestnuts. He invented a new cooking and preserving process and created the first line of vacuum-packed cooked chestnuts. Today, these chestnuts are considered the benchmark in quality and are used by the greatest chefs all over the world.
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1990
André Ponthier developed a range of frozen summer berries grown in Corrèze (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and redcurrants).
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1999
Yves Ponthier launched another pioneering range with the refrigerated fruit purées. A real alternative to frozen fruit purées and very practical whilst preserving the colour and flavour of the fruit.
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2018
Ponthier joins Food Emotion.
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2021
Pure Trace Label.
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2021
First carbone footprint assessment
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2022
Ponthier obtains business-to-mission status.
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2023
Ponthier becomes an impact-driven company : B Corp certification (105.9pts) - ACT - SBTI - Charte de la Diversité.
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2024
New packagings.
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2024
Workshops expanded :
Storage X3 - Production X2
Taste & nutrition committe
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2024
First Impact Report edition
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2025
Inauguration of the new Ponthier: modernization and automation of production and increased storage capacity.
