Filière CRC®

What Filière CRC® does

Filière CRC® (Culture Raisonnée Contrôlée) is a French agricultural certification and supply chain organization founded in 1999 by farmers from Bourgogne. It operates as a Groupement d'Intérêt Économique (GIE) governed by a 12-member Board of Directors representing four colleges (cooperatives/merchants, millers, industrialists, distributors) and is headquartered in Paris. The organization certifies French cereals — soft wheat, durum wheat, rye, buckwheat and spelt — under a proprietary reference standard (CC 37/98, currently version 6) that prohibits post-harvest insecticide storage, bans glyphosate and chlormequat chloride, and requires biodiversity-friendly farming practices. Certification is delivered as a Certification de Conformité Produit (CCP) by the French Ministry of Agriculture, with audits performed by Bureau Veritas, and is recognized as equivalent to Level 2 of the French environmental certification for farms.

The certified supply chain links over 8,000 farmers, 34 cooperatives and merchants, 57 millers, 5,000 artisan bakers, 27 industrial groups and 6 distributors across France, producing 620,000 tonnes of certified wheat in 2023 — equivalent to the annual bread consumption of 20 million French people. Products reach consumers through artisan bakeries, retail chains (Casino, Système U), specialty flour retailers, and food service including McDonald's France. The certification reference is owned by SASU CAPS VERT (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ynovae Cooperative). In March 2022 the organization launched Traça-blé, a blockchain-based traceability solution tracking cereals from parcel lots through storage and shipment. Complementary initiatives include the 2020-launched Collectif de la Troisième Voie (a coalition of five responsible agricultural sectors representing 10% of French agricultural production) and the Responsabilité Sociétale de la Filière (RSF) CSR framework.

Revenue is generated through a combination of certification licensing and membership fees paid by entities across the supply chain to use the CRC® brand. Farmers receive a premium of approximately €30 per ton of certified wheat, paid through storage organizations. The GIE itself operates with a small secretariat of roughly 9–10 employees. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed, and the entity is a non-profit cooperative with no external venture or private equity investment. Geographic operations are concentrated in France with no disclosed international expansion.

Name

Filière CRC®

Legal name

GIE CRC

Website

https://filiere-crc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Filière CRC® is a French non-profit cooperative GIE that certifies sustainably produced French cereals (wheat, durum wheat, rye, buckwheat, spelt) and operates a vertically integrated supply chain linking 8,000+ farmers, 57 millers, 5,000 artisan bakers, industrial groups and retailers across France under a Ministry of Agriculture certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Certification

NAICS

Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) – ISO 22000/FSSC 22000/BRCGS/SQF (AFALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certification Program Administration & Scheme Management (Standard Owners) (AFALACAC), Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing Certification Services (AFALAMAD), Sustainability/Ethical Sourcing Claim Verification (RSPO, Rainforest, Fairtrade) (AFALAGAJ)

Keywords

• Cereal certification
• Agricultural supply chain
• Food traceability
• Sustainable agriculture
• Crop quality assurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Cereal Certification and Sales: The Filière CRC® generates value through certification and sale of premium French cereals. Farmers receive a premium of approximately 30€ per ton of certified wheat, paid through storage organizations. The certification covers cereals (soft wheat, durum wheat, rye, buckwheat, spelt) and recognized flours, brans and middlings.
2. Membership and Licensing: The sector operates through membership fees and licensing of the CRC® brand. Entities across the supply chain (farmers, storage organizations, millers, artisans, industrialists, distributors) pay to join and use the CRC® certification. SASU CAPS VERT owns and manages the certification reference.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Filière CRC® operates a French cereal certification and supply chain organization that certifies cereals (soft wheat, durum wheat, rye, buckwheat, spelt) and flour produced under controlled reasonable farming practices. The organization issues the Certification de Conformité Produit (CCP) approved by the French Ministry of Agriculture since 1999, manages detailed production specifications (Cahiers des Charges), and coordinates an integrated supply chain from over 3,000 farmers through cooperatives, millers, artisan bakers, industrial manufacturers, and distributors across France.

Product overview

Filière CRC® operates as a certification and supply chain organization for French cereals, built around a core product portfolio of certified cereals (blé tendre, blé dur, seigle, sarrasin, grand épeautre) and certified flour (Farine CRC®). The offering is structured around detailed production specifications (Cahiers des charges CRC®) that govern farming practices, storage, and traceability. Supporting initiatives include the Collectif de la 3ème Voie for collaborative agricultural advocacy and the Responsabilité Sociétale de la Filière (RSF) for sustainability governance. A blockchain traceability solution called Traça-blé was launched in 2022. Products reach consumers through over 5000 artisan bakers, 27 industrial groups, 6 distributors, and bakery networks including Ange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Céréales CRC® (Certified French Cereals) Certified French cereals including soft wheat (blé tendre), durum wheat (blé dur), rye (seigle), buckwheat (sarrasin), and spelt (grand épeautre), produced under controlled reasonable farming practices with biodiversity-friendly methods and prohibition of post-harvest storage insecticides and glyphosate.
• Farine CRC® (Certified Flour) Certified flour milled from CRC cereals by 57 affiliated millers across France, serving over 5,000 artisan bakers and industrial food manufacturers. Recognized under Bureau Veritas CT893 reference for flour, bran and middlings.
• Traça-blé Blockchain Traceability Solution Blockchain-based traceability solution enabling enhanced tracking and data management throughout the CRC cereal supply chain, from field lots to shipment, to valorize traceability data across the sector.
• Blés sans résidus de pesticides (Pesticide-Residue-Free Wheat Production Mode) A new certified wheat production mode launched in February 2021 with no pesticide residues, reaffirming the commitment to farmer remuneration and sustainable agriculture within the CRC specification framework.

Quantifiable outcome

• 620,000 tonnes of wheat harvested in 2023
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bleu Blanc CœurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-founding member of the Collectif de la Troisième Voie (Third Way Collective) of responsible agricultural sectors. Bleu Blanc Cœur promotes responsible agriculture through nutrition and environment.
• Vignerons EngagéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding member of the Collectif de la Troisième Voie, representing engaged wine growers committed to sustainable viticulture practices.
• Demain la TerrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding member of the Collectif de la Troisième Voie, promoting sustainable agricultural practices across different farming sectors.
• Mr. GoodfishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Collectif de la Troisième Voie since 2020. Program promoting sustainable seafood consumption and responsible fishing practices.
• Bureau Veritas CertificationcoreTechnology or IntegrationIndependent certification body that audits and certifies CRC sector members. Conducts annual audits of mills, industrial sites, and distribution headquarters. Also provides Bureau Veritas CT893 recognition for CRC flour, bran and middlings.
• YNOVAE CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent cooperative of SASU CAPS VERT, which owns and manages the CRC certification reference. Located in Véron, Yonne. The cooperative initiated the CRC approach and continues to support its development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecocert: French-headquartered global organic and sustainable agriculture certification body. Directly comparable business model (certification/labeling services) and also serves the French agricultural sector, though its primary focus is organic rather than Filière CRC's intermediate 'third way' positioning.
• GlobalG.A.P. Global agricultural assurance certification program covering farming, floriculture, and aquaculture. Comparable as a supply-chain certification scheme, though at much larger geographic scale and broader crop scope.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) giant that already audits Filière CRC members. Comparable as a certification/audit services provider, though operates at vastly larger scale and across many industries.

Direct peers

• Bleu Blanc Coeur: French association promoting responsible agriculture through nutrition and environment. Identical structure: a collective certification label spanning the agri-food chain, and a co-founding partner of the Collectif de la 3ème Voie alongside Filière CRC®.
• Vignerons Engagés: French collective sustainable viticulture certification body. Co-founding member of the Collectif de la 3ème Voie with Filière CRC® and employs an analogous sectoral certification model adapted for viticulture.
• Label Rouge: French quality certification sign of quality under the Ministry of Agriculture, similar to the CCP framework that CRC® relies on. Provides a benchmark for the certified agricultural product positioning CRC® occupies.
• Biopartenaire: French organic and fair-trade certification body for agricultural cooperatives. Comparable as a smaller French certification scheme with similar cooperative-led governance and ethical sourcing focus.
• Demain la Terre: French association promoting sustainable fruit and vegetable production with member-label certification. Direct peer as a co-founding member of the Collectif de la 3ème Voie with very similar French sustainable-agriculture certification model.
• Agri Confiance: French cooperative-led certification scheme for sustainable agriculture, covering cereals and other crops. Directly comparable as a French cooperative-driven certification label for agricultural production.

Emerging players

• Rainforest Alliance: International sustainable agriculture certification covering crops, forestry, and tourism. Provides a benchmark for how Filière CRC's model could scale internationally, particularly for traceability certification tied to consumer-facing labels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FiliereCRC
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cereales.CRC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/filiere-crc
• Instagraminstagram.com/filiere_crc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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