Who owns Vivien Paille?
Vivien Paille is owned by Avril (France), which has owned the brand since 2022.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Avril: Subsidiaries and brands, Avril SCA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Avril SCA reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Vivien Paille
Vivien Paille is a French brand of pulses, mixed grains and rice, which Avril describes as a leading brand marketed in France and says it acquired in 2022. Avril counts it with Vegini and HARi&CO as part of its development in plant-based and legume consumer products, within its consumer goods activity.
Ownership timeline of Vivien Paille
Where Vivien Paille sits in Avril
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Avril
Avril controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 117 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 60 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | NewPrinces | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: Avril
Avril is a privately held company headquartered in France, founded in 1983. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control.
Avril is a French agro-industrial group, originally named Sofiprotéol and founded in 1983 by the French oilseed and protein sector; it became a limited partnership with shares (SCA) in 2015. Its limited partners are mainly FIDOP, the FOP farmers' federation and the Fondation Avril. Besides crushing, oleochemicals and animal nutrition, it owns consumer food brands, mainly edible oils. Its Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian edible-oil businesses (Lesieur Cristal and affiliates) are recorded separately on this site and are not repeated here.
🇫🇷 Vivien Paille and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vivien Paille is not one of them.
- Actimel — Danone 🇫🇷
- Babybel — Bel Group 🇫🇷
- Bonduelle — Bonduelle 🇫🇷
- Béghin Say — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Candia — Sodiaal 🇫🇷
- Caprice des Dieux — Savencia Fromage & Dairy 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vivien Paille?
The parent company of Vivien Paille is Avril, a privately held company headquartered in France.
Is Vivien Paille French?
Yes. Vivien Paille originated in France and its owner, Avril, is also headquartered in France.
Since when has Avril owned Vivien Paille?
Avril has owned Vivien Paille since 2022.
Is Vivien Paille still owned by Avril?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Vivien Paille is still owned by Avril. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Avril: Subsidiaries and brands — Avril SCA, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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