Select Agrumes

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Select Agrumes is a privately-held French fruit importer, wholesaler, and retailer founded in 1982, operating from the MIN de Rungis market near Paris. It sources citrus, bananas, avocados, exotic, and red fruits globally, ripening them on-site, and serves fine food retailers, gourmet shops, and consumers in the Île-de-France region.

Company typePrivate
Founded1982
HeadquartersRungis, France
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

What Select Agrumes does

Select Agrumes is a privately-held French fruit importer, wholesaler, and retailer founded in 1982 and headquartered in Chevilly-Larue, operating primarily from the MIN de Rungis wholesale market south of Paris. The company runs two physical sites at Rungis: the original Building C2 market stall where it has operated since 1982, and an 800m2 state-of-the-art ripening warehouse (Building C3 / Mûrisseries) opened in 2012 and located approximately 100m from C2, dedicated to controlled ripening of bananas, avocados, and mangoes. Select Agrumes also operates an affiliated entity, Oliver, located opposite the main stall, which specializes in exotic and counter-seasonal fruits, and offers Select Services, a storage and warehousing line for wholesale client inventory management.

The company's product portfolio centers on the flagship Raquel citrus variety (sourced from Spain), alongside a broad assortment of citrus (oranges, clementines, blood oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruits), bananas and avocados (ripened to customer specification), exotic fruits (pineapples, kiwis, passion fruits, dragon fruits, papayas, mangoes, dates), and red fruits (strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, currants), available in both conventional and organic (Agriculture Biologique) ranges. Sourcing spans Spain, France, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and the Andes. The company holds Fel Partenariat (sustainable sourcing) and Fel Excellence (industry quality) certifications.

Select Agrumes serves fine food retailers, gourmet shops, and individual consumers primarily in the Île-de-France region, generating revenue through wholesale fruit transactions at Rungis, direct retail sales at the market stall (including gourmet gift baskets), professional ripening services for bananas/avocados/mangoes, and storage/warehousing services for client inventory management. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; business is conducted via direct contact at the market and inbound inquiries through the company website and contact channels. The firm is family-owned, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent company involvement, and employs between 11 and 50 people.

Select Agrumes firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Select Agrumes
Legal name: Select Agrumes
Website: https://select-agrumes.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1982
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Select Agrumes is a privately-held French fruit importer, wholesaler, and retailer founded in 1982, operating from the MIN de Rungis market near Paris. It sources citrus, bananas, avocados, exotic, and red fruits globally, ripening them on-site, and serves fine food retailers, gourmet shops, and consumers in the Île-de-France region.
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Select Agrumes industry classification

Industry

Product category: Wholesale Fruit Distribution
NAICS: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (42448), Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (44523)
SIC: Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)
akta.pro primary industry: Fresh Cut / Value-Added Produce Wholesale (Pre-Cut, Packaged, Salad Kits) (AFAIACAD)
akta.pro secondary industry: Produce Markets & Greengrocers (CRAHAHAA)

Keywords

Wholesale fruit distribution
Fresh produce import
Fruit ripening services
Citrus wholesale
Gourmet fruit retail

Where Select Agrumes is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Rungis
HQ country: France
HQ region: Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Select Agrumes business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Wholesale Fruit Sales: Bulk sales of fruits to professional clients including fine food retailers, grocery stores, and gourmet shops through the MIN de Rungis wholesale market.
Retail Fruit Sales: Direct retail sales to individual consumers at the market stall, including gift baskets and gourmet products.
Ripening Services: Professional ripening services for bananas, avocados, and mangoes for wholesale clients, with 800m2 specialized facility.
Storage and Warehousing Services: Storage and order fulfillment services for clients to manage inventory with optimal preservation conditions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Select Agrumes product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Select Agrumes is a fruit importer, wholesaler, and retailer operating from the MIN de Rungis market since 1982. It sells premium fresh produce — anchored by its branded Raquel citrus line and complemented by bananas, avocados, exotic fruits, citrus, and red fruits — to fine food retailers, gourmet shops, and retail customers. The company also provides professional banana, avocado, and mango ripening services through its 800m2 C3 facility and offers dedicated storage and warehousing for client inventory management.

Product overview

Select Agrumes is a fruit import, wholesale, and retail specialist operating in the MIN de Rungis market since 1982. The company offers a diverse portfolio of fresh produce centered on the flagship Raquel citrus brand, complemented by avocados, bananas (both conventional and organic), exotic fruits, citrus varieties, and red fruits. Operations span two facilities: the original C2 building serving as the main market presence since 1982, and the modern C3 ripening warehouse opened in 2012 with 800m2 dedicated to controlled banana, avocado, and mango ripening. An affiliated sub-brand, Oliver, specializes in exotic and counter-seasonal fruits. The company also provides storage and warehousing services to optimize customer inventory management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Raquel Citrus A premium branded citrus variety grown in Spain, renowned for exceptional taste and positioned as the flagship product of Select Agrumes. Sold to fine food retailers and individual retail customers at the Rungis market.
Bananas (with ripening) French and Colombian bananas carefully selected and ripened under controlled conditions to meet customer specifications for desired maturity.
Avocados (with ripening) Premium avocados from Andalusia and Peru, ripened with precision in the C3 facility to deliver optimal flavor and texture according to customer requirements.
Citrus Fruits (general range) Wide variety of citrus fruits including oranges, clementines, blood oranges, mandarins, yellow lemons, limes, and grapefruits, sourced from Valencia (Spain) and Argentina.
Exotic Fruits Seasonal exotic fruits including pineapples, kiwis, passion fruits, dragon fruits, papayas, mangoes, and dates, sourced from the Andes mountain range and supplied by affiliated company Oliver.
Red Fruits Selection of red fruits including strawberries, raspberries, cherries, berries, blueberries, and currants.
Gourmet Gift Baskets (Paniers Garnis) Pre-assembled gourmet gift baskets assembled for individual retail buyers and corporate gift purposes.
C3 Mûrisseries (Ripening Services) Professional ripening services for bananas, avocados, and mangoes in a state-of-the-art 800m2 facility, enabling wholesale clients to receive fruit at customer-specified maturity.
Storage and Warehousing Services Dedicated storage and order fulfillment services for wholesale clients to manage inventory with optimal preservation conditions.

Companies that use Select Agrumes

Customer profile

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Select Agrumes technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Select Agrumes partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

OlivercoreOthersAffiliated company specializing in exotic and counter-season fruits, located opposite Select Agrumes. Offers pineapples, kiwis, passion fruits, dragon fruits, papayas, mangoes, and dates. Part of the Select Agrumes group of companies.
FructifruiminorOthersPartner company whose logo appears on the Select Agrumes website. Relationship appears to be collaborative or industry association.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Select Agrumes competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Greenyard: Belgian global fresh, frozen, and prepared produce platform with substantial fresh-fruit wholesale to European retailers; overlaps on fresh produce distribution and ripening but operates a much broader, multi-category portfolio.
Bonduelle: French-headquartered processed and fresh produce group; comparable on French fresh-produce sourcing and distribution know-how, though predominantly processed/canned rather than fresh-wholesale.
Dole plc: Global fresh produce grower-marketer with significant European wholesale and ripening capacity; comparable on ripening infrastructure and broad fruit portfolio but at global incumbent scale.
Pomona (Agrial): France's leading fresh-foodservice distribution specialist for restaurants and retailers; comparable on B2B fresh produce distribution to French trade buyers though across broader categories.

Direct peers

Capexo: French tropical fruit importer/wholesaler historically based at Rungis, supplying exotic and counter-season fruit to French retailers; directly comparable in product mix (bananas, avocados, exotics) and customer base to Select Agrumes.
Fyffes: European-importing tropical fruit (bananas, pineapples, melons) distributor; comparable in ripening/wholesale model and supermarket customer base, though broader geographic footprint.
Primafruit: UK-based fresh fruit supplier and ripening specialist to major grocery and foodservice customers; directly comparable value-added ripening and ripening-as-a-service component, just at larger UK retailer scale.
Compagnie Fruitière: Major French-origin tropical fruit producer-importer with banana, pineapple, and exotics wholesale operations in Europe; substantially larger but operates the same 'vertically-integrated tropical fruit wholesaler' model targeting European retailers.

Emerging players

Florette (Agrial): French fresh-prepared salads, vegetables, and convenient produce brand/distributor; comparable on value-added fresh-produce processing and premium grocery customer base, though on bagged salads and prepared vegetables rather than tropical fruit.

Regional players

Prince de Bretagne: Brittany-based fresh fruit and vegetable producer-marketing organisation; comparable on premium French fresh-produce positioning and trade-channel distribution, but focused on regional vegetable growers rather than tropical/exotic imports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Select Agrumes compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance3 records

Select Agrumes financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Select Agrumes leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Select Agrumes subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries2 records

Select Agrumes funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Select Agrumes M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Select Agrumes

What does Select Agrumes do?

Is Select Agrumes a public or private company?

Select Agrumes is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was Select Agrumes founded?

Select Agrumes was founded in 1982. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Select Agrumes based?

Select Agrumes is headquartered in Rungis, France, in the Europe region.

How does Select Agrumes make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Wholesale Fruit Sales are the primary driver. The others are retail Fruit Sales, ripening Services and storage and Warehousing Services.

Who are Select Agrumes's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Greenyard, Bonduelle, Dole plc and Pomona (Agrial). Direct peers are Capexo, Fyffes, Primafruit and Compagnie Fruitière. Florette (Agrial) is listed as an emerging player. Prince de Bretagne is listed as a regional player.

Does Select Agrumes have an API?

No public API is recorded for Select Agrumes.

What industry is Select Agrumes in?

Select Agrumes's product category is Wholesale Fruit Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIACAD, Fresh Cut / Value-Added Produce Wholesale (Pre-Cut, Packaged, Salad Kits), with a secondary code of CRAHAHAA, Produce Markets & Greengrocers. Its NAICS code is 42448 and its SIC code is 5140.