Home > French Company

French company

Famille Michaud is an independent, family-run French SME based at the foot of the Pyrenees.
Our company has always been committed to natural, pleasurable eating experiences through our offer of natural sweeteners.

Who are we?

Famille Michaud was founded in 1920 by Yves Michaud, an engineer and passionate beekeeper. The company has grown from generation to generation, always keeping its passion for nature, and particularly for bees and honey, close to its heart.

These sweeteners are marketed under brands that we are proud of and that we have developed over the years:

Famille michaud in figures

France’s

no. 1

honey buyer and promoter

1 single

jarring site

A presence in

countries

Certifications

The challenges we face today and tomorrow

“My role as MD is to prepare for the future by anticipating the food uses and challenges of tomorrow, and to offer consumers natural alternatives to white sugar. Within this mission, I draw on a formidable family heritage, founded on know-how, and on a team of passionate employees.”

Marie Michaud, Managing Director

CHALLENGE
1

Offering natural alternatives to white sugar

The natural sweeteners offered by Famille Michaud are genuine alternatives to white sugar.

Our aim is to make these products accessible to as many people as possible, whilst also making them easier to use on a daily basis, by offering adapted formats and practical packaging, for example.

CHALLENGE
2

Defending quality honey

Famille Michaud has been selecting, bottling and marketing quality honey since 1920.

With more than 2,000 honey-bearing floral species around the world, we source our honey from where we believe they are the best, based not only on analysis but also on their organoleptic profile.

Our fight has always been about the honey’s quality and the fight against the fraud that plagues this product. We analyse all the honey that we put in jars to ensure our consumers get an unadulterated honey, with a floral designation and geographical origin that conforms to its labelling.

We are also campaigning for mandatory pre-jarring honey analyses for all stakeholders – with a view to guaranteeing the quality of the honey consumers buy, as well as full transparency.

Choosing one of our brands of honey is the key to:

Honey that is always 100% pure and natural (in compliance with the current regulations).
Finding information on the label that complies with the regulations and that has been verified.

Thanks to this analysis, we can guarantee no adulterations, as well as the accuracy of the geographical origin and floral designation of all our honey.

The quality of our honey has always been, and will continue to be, our priority.

CHALLENGE
3

Making honey that is accessible to all

What motivates us every day is to make the widest possible variety of honey available to as many people as possible.

Honey is an everyday product and it should stay that way!

At Famille Michaud, we’ve always championed accessibility. Since honey from France is the most expensive in Europe, we offer imported honey (from Spain, Hungary, Ukraine…) under our Lune de Miel^® brand.

It’s important to remember that it’s the analysis that determines the quality of a honey, not where it comes from.

It also depends on:

bee health (no pollution or pesticides),
a good climate for floral species
beekeeping know-how

There are passionate beekeepers all over the world.

CHALLENGE
4

Being a major economic player, both locally and internationally

Famille Michaud is the only honey and agave syrup jarring plant of its kind in France, based in its historic region at the foot of the Pyrenees.

The site employs over 230 people and is a major hive of employment in the region, playing an active role in the local economy!

We are also proud to promote French expertise internationally, exporting our brands to more than 70 countries around the world: Spain, Italy, Sweden, Japan, the Arabian Peninsula…

Over 100 years of history

By listening to nature and the needs of consumers, we’ve always been keen to offer high-quality natural sweeteners. Our history is illustrated by honey lovers, ingenious inventors and our employees, without whom nothing would be possible.