The group
La Quercynoise, a group of producers, was established in the Lot département of southwestern France over 40 years ago.
Our agricultural cooperative is composed of men and women who work hard to create the finest foie gras, with the utmost respect for southwestern traditions, from raising to fattening, slaughtering, cutting and processing to the marketing of top-of-the-range products.
The people
At the heart of this territory are close to 150 farmers in our cooperative, most of whom are established in Lot, but also in Corrèze, Aveyron and Tarn-et-Garonne. They put all their experience to work to achieve the highest quality, in the respect of our region’s traditions, to get the best from fattened ducks.
Our technicians assist producers and guarantee that the standards imposed by the PGI charter are met. Quality monitoring is guaranteed from the farm to the factory.
Quality
The entire chain is monitored, from selecting the animals to shipping the finished products. We ensure traceability and a southwestern Protected Geographical Indication that guarantees the certified origin of all of our products. This origin is your guarantee of a local product developed in southwestern France.
Through tradition and innovation, La Quercynoise offers a wide range of raw, frozen, semi-cooked and canned products.
In June 2008, La Quercynoise was the first agri-foods company to have obtained the four certifications on the same site: IFS, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001.
Our expertise
Concours générale Agricole
Recognition of our expertise. Every year, our products receive awards from the Concours Général Agricole de Paris at the Salon de l’Agriculture (agriculture exhibition). We have received over 45 medals.
Certifications
Four certifications have been granted on the same site (Gramat, Lot) IFS, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001
Sustainable development
La Quercynoise is engaged in sustainable development and has established its expertise in the long term on three levels: an ecological and environmental level, an economic level and social and a societal level.
Ecological and environmental level
- Integration of the production site in the heart of the Parc Régional des Causses du Quercy
- Establishment of a high-performance wastewater treatment system with membrane ultrafiltration
- Energy source management: use of cleaner energy sources (natural gas) and optimised water consumption
- Reduction and sorting of waste, recycling
Economic level
- Search for the best possible uses to improve product yields
Social and societal level
- Local production area (Lot, Aveyron, Dordogne, Corrèze)
- 255 direct jobs in the southwest
- Regional procurement policy and dynamic development of the local economic fabric, reduced transport costs and carbon impact
- • ISO 18001-certified tools (protecting employee occupational health and safety)
