Maison Roucadil
Maison Roucadil tells the story of a prune growers family.
It starts by : good cultivation practices when growing plum trees ; special care in drying plums to turn them into good Agen prunes.
Short story, big story
Jean Roudil (1913-2009) took over the family estate, created in 1890, and moved it forward. He had an inquiring mind, he was passionate, inventive and held 10 patents including one for drying the plums in ovens with a new ventilation system which is widely used nowadays. He, together with his wife, managed to develop the production. The name Roucadil was created by joining his family name to his wife’s name. Their daughter Eliette later took over, together with her husband Bernard Courregelonge.
Today
Géraldine (Eliette’s daughter and Jean Roudil’s granddaughter) and her husband, Sébastien Larroque are running the company. They are dynamic, inventive and hard working. Being aware of modern tastes and trends they reformed the production tool. However they keep the link with tradition and history. The big move took place in 2008 when a new and bigger plant was built, allowing the company to provide larger volumes and obtain IFS and BRC certifications.
46 employees
150 independent growers
3000 MT Agen prunes PGI each year,
of which around
30%are exported throughout the world
Discover what goes on behind the scenes at our factory
Come and discover Maison Roucadil’s know-how on a guided tour of our production site. We open our doors on Thursdays at 10 am to show you our trade, our manufacturing methods and the different stages our products go through.
Tours by prior booking only!
Booking is compulsory, by telephone or by e-mail at secretariat@roucadil.fr. Please let us know the number of participants, the first and last name of the person in charge of the group and your contact details, so that we can organise your visit in the best possible way. Tours are available for groups of 10 people minimum.
For groups of 25 to 50 people, please make your request directly by telephone on +33 (0)5 53 71 22 15, so that we can prepare your welcome as best we can.
A tour at the heart of a working production site
Our factory is first and foremost a working manufacturing site, a place where our teams produce our specialities every day. To guarantee everyone’s safety and the smooth running of the tour, we ask our visitors to comply with the safety instructions, the directions given by our staff and the areas open to the public.
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