WHO WE ARE.
The Group CARIF
Manufacturer of ingredients and additives for bread and pastry making for the flour industry
CARIF: a true family recipe!
We are a family-owned business that has been in the food industry for 33 years. Elisabeth and Guy de la Serve, consultants in bread and pastry-making technology, founded this company.
They continue to add value to the company through their expertise and experience. Their secret lies in their caring approach toward their employees and partners, as well as in their commitment to satisfying their customers. Gaêl de la SERVE, their son, spent five years developing international business, and as a result, new clients from Eastern Europe, Russia, Japan, and China have joined the CARIF venture.
All of their employees, some of whom have been with them for many years, contribute to CARIF's growing success in all markets in France, Europe and internationally through their professionalism and commitment to the company.
We are also committed to building closer relationships with our customers by offering a wide range of products for the food industry, including flour, milling additives, baking and pastry improvers, mixes for pastry shops and caterers, as well as a wide selection of flavorings and colorings.
Present since 1987
The Group's Evolution CARIF
CARIF's goal has always been to meet its customers' needs and to improve or develop additives in order to adapt them to the emerging agri-food market in the flour industry.
Key dates in its development :
1987: Founding of CARIF
1990: Founding of DLS Développement, a consulting and training firm.
1998: CARIF SA receives ISO 9002 certification, confirming its commitment to quality systems and its dedication to customer satisfaction.
1999: CARIF exports worldwide
2002: Significant expansion of the milling business through the creation of a team of specialists and the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment for wheat and flour analysis and bread-making tests.
2003: CARIF expands its storage space, enabling a strengthened purchasing policy, the maintenance of express delivery times, and the potential to expand the production area.
2004: ISO 9001:2000 certification, followed by ISO 9001:2008 in 2010, thereby reinforcing its overall strategy of innovation and active quality.
2017: CARIF-SA expands its storage and production facilities by 1,800 m² and enlarges the laboratory.
Acquisition of a new building, ENGUAGE CARIF 4.
2018: ISO 22000 certification.
The administrative staff moves into new, comfortable, and modern offices, and the company also creates 1,200 m² of additional storage space.
2020–2021: Development of afirstfloorin CARIF 4 and creation of offices and a meeting room (for videoconferencing)
2024: Acquisition of a 1,200 m² plot of land in ST MARS DU DESERT near Nantes, followed by the construction of a CARIF 6 building to house a laboratory, about ten offices, and two meeting rooms.
Our objectives
We are driven by the satisfaction and needs of our customers. To meet your demands in terms of speed, quality and creativity.
Our objectives
We are driven by the satisfaction and needs of our customers. To meet your demands in terms of speed, quality and creativity.
Our mission
To be always close to you, to give you the means to develop your products, to personalize them, to accompany you.
Our presence
CARIF is the trusted technology partner of more than 300 companies in France (manufacturers & wholesalers) and our products are marketed in more than forty countries on five continents.
Our commitments
CARIF-SAS underscores its commitment to the environment and its employees through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) charter.
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The CARIF Group's Technology Objectives for the Bakery Industry
In our laboratories
Acquire and develop product know-how, and provide technological solutions resulting from its research and innovations.
Apply the knowledge of new ingredients.
New methods of preservation.
To improve the flavors: taste and aromas
In our Toulouse laboratoryIn our laboratory, efficiency, rigor and dynamism are key. High precision equipments are used to obtain and analyze high quality products such as theAlveograph, the Farinographand the Brabender.
With our customers
Transpose the lab recipe to their production line.
Produce in a competitive and modern way.
Ensure product safety by creating a quality environment.
Advise on the choice of raw materials and equipment.
An efficient laboratory
Always closer to our customers
Founded in 2012, this laboratory based in Nantes was specifically designed for our customers in western France, Europe, and for export. To be closer to our customers, it enables us to provide a highly efficient and more personalized service.
This laboratory has enabled us to meet a growing demand for samples; it was adapted and designed with this goal in mind and is fully equipped to provide proactive solutions.
It also serves to train young professionals who will apply new processes at our export clients’ sites.
The Nantes laboratory conducts research in a wide range of fields related to the needs of our “Ouest France” clients, as well as our European and international clients.
More than just a producer: a partner
CARIF
& Agri-Food Technologies
More than just a producer: a partner
CARIF
& Agri-Food Technologies
CARIF, a creator of aromatic products and producer of additives for the flour industry, offers a wide range of services and products: training, support, raw materials, and ingredients.
Our Family Group Structure
CARIF, which focuses on design and industrial production, comprises three divisions as well as various subsidiaries and investments, along with a significant agricultural operation
Carif INTERNATIONAL
We operate both in France and internationally, with branches in Japan and Romania.
DLS Development
Research, training and consulting laboratory in agri-food. We have to our credit more than 200 participations in projects.
Carif ingredients
Distribution of technical materials, such as gluten, starches and specific flours at competitive prices.
Our activities : in Europe, Asia, Africa and not only !
CARIF International
Adaptation and rigor are required.
Our technicians, who are accustomed to changing work practices, adapt easily to new clients and bring the "made in France" expertise that is valued worldwide.
Aware of cultural differences, we respect local production environments and the expectations of markets in different countries, advising our clients in their best interests.
The professionalism and expertise of our staff in every country are key to our success with international clients, as we provide real solutions to their specific challenges.
CARIF JAPAN is a branch dedicated to the development of the Japanese market and to expand in the Asian area.
CARIF ROMANIA is an agency dedicated to rapid development in this country as well as in Moldova.
A complete and personalized range of raw materials
Carif Ingredients
A complete and personalized range of raw materials
Carif Ingredients
Our company serves its customers by offering raw materials sourced through selective sorting, which meet precise specifications and undergo internal testing.
Among these raw materials, additives, and ingredients, you will find, for example, wheat gluten, which, once its strength and elasticity have been measured in the flour, provides bakers with a measure of quality for different varieties of flour when developing recipes for various baked goods.
Or take starch, which is used in many areas of our industry, such as:
- In baking and pastry making, it provides complex carbohydrates—a source of energy—balances sweetness, contributes to browning during baking, helps create a soft texture, and ensures the baked goods hold their shape.
- For cookies, it makes them crispy, gives them a nice caramelized color, and helps cookies, fillings, and toppings hold their shape.
- In pastries, starch helps maintain softness, gives them a golden color when baked, adjusts sweetness, optimizes icings and glazes, and ensures a smooth, even texture.
Starch is an essential ingredient in pastry creams and helps bind flavors.
There are also emulsifiers (such as E471, E481, E475, E472), each of which has specific functions such as controlling volume, ensuring a moist texture after baking, etc.
CARIF conducts numerous analyses and guarantees the consistent quality of all these ingredients.
Advice and technical assistance
DLS developpement
Its assets and advice
Our DLS Developpement division is a consulting firm that supports businesses in their growth by providing a comprehensive range of services under one roof.
We offer you our strengths, including in-depth knowledge of the industry and products, our dedication, our efficiency, and ongoing communication—all backed by the guarantee of satisfactory results, highly personalized advice, and tasting sessions. Our consulting services are specifically tailored for bakers, pastry chefs, flour mills, and caterers.
We conduct audits (quality, product, etc.). We offer technical assistance for a wide variety of projects. We analyze your products in our laboratories. Additionally, we can train staff involved in a consulting contract with DLS DEVELOPPEMENT upon certain client requests.
Many clients in France and abroad appreciate our personalized support and our specialized expertise.
Technical Assistance
We implement processes and technologies on your artisanal, semi-mechanized, or highly mechanized production lines using the technological solutions offered by CARIF.
CARIF is the French company that has the expertise and capability to work with you to help develop your project.
We bring 30 years of experience in this industry and a solid reputation for efficiency, backed by numerous references.
To manage a wide range of projects—from craftsmen transitioning into industry to established manufacturers investing in major projects—we rely on a flexible, efficient technical team and a 6-point development process:
- Project definition with the client, taking into account its specific requirements
- The product: sample to be produced by our laboratory
- Equipment: an assessment of existing options
- Transfer: to the production line (if necessary)
- Work organization and staff training for this project
- Project acceptance: Validation by the client.
Contact us
Let's take the time to discuss solutions to your needs
call us
+33 (05) 62 89 21 20
Find us
ZAC de la Violette - P.O. Box 24131,
, 31240 L'UNION, FRANCE