The STEF Group acquired the whole of Express Maree. According to news published in June by the ‘Cargo Magazine’, the operation allows the STEF Group to ‘extend its service offer for sea products and strengthen its operational coverage in France’.
Established in 1948, Express Maree specializes in the transport and logistics of sea products in France and internationally. This historic and main business represents 75% of its activity, with currently 450 employees and 9 platforms in France, as stated in the news of ‘Magazine cargo’.
“The acquisition of Express Maree, STEF’s historical partner, is a consequence of the great complementarity of our two companies and our teams. With this emblematic external growth operation, the STEF Group reaffirms its strategy of growth and specialization in the seafood market. The addition of our best practices will provide our clients with a know-how of excellence and will also complement our operational mechanism in France, thus accelerating our development process in this demanding market”, said Michel Fons, Director of STEF Group’s Seafood activities.
Julien Raynaud, Managing Director of Express Maree, said that they are “very pleased to join a large group such as STEF with whom we have worked closely together for many years, notably in the European network for collecting and distributing sea products in Europe – Seafoodways”.