The owner of Yves Rocher will sell his Ploërmel plant to Arcade Beauty

The future of the Rocher Group's perfume production plant in Ploërmel (Morbihan) is taking shape. The Breton cosmetic group that owns the Yves Rocher brand, which indicated last September that it wanted to sell the site, which employs 89 people, has announced that it is in exclusive negotiations with Arcade Beauty, an American group specialized in the manufacture of samples of products. and packaging solutions for the perfumery and cosmetics industries, for purchase.

“The negotiations are based on an exclusive five-year production agreement for the group's existing volumes, thus guaranteeing the stability and continuity of the business in Ploërmel. This is proof of the Rocher group's investment in the site and an important step To secure and perpetuate local jobs and industrial know-how, the buyer is also committed to developing the site by providing additional volumes through commercial partnerships,” the Rocher group said in a statement.

The Rocher group, which has a turnover of 2.2 billion euros, announced in January 2023 that it was going to eliminate 300 jobs in three years, mainly in Brittany, to counteract the decline in sales of its flagship brand, Yves Rocher. The brand has also physically withdrawn from certain markets, such as Switzerland.

Headquartered in New York, Arcade Beauty develops and manufactures products for more than 400 cosmetics and fragrance brands, and has eleven production facilities around the world. The proposed acquisition of Ploërmel could be finalized this fall.