DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING STAFF Our decentralized form of organization gets decision-making out into the field. We combine the benefits of human-scale companies for our daily activity and the career development perspectives of an international group. In-house promotion is preferred and there is great potential for mobility.

Our compensation policy is designed to provide for internal equity and external competitiveness as well as to reward performance and commitment. The quality of our human relationships and of the working environment, and the level of social protection, contribute to building staff loyalty. We monitor both staff satisfaction and employees aspirations.

THE REINFORCEMENT OF EXPERTISE: A GOAL DECIDEDLY DEPLOYED Training enables each employee to enrich his or her competencies with a view to personal development, contributing to shared success and the maintenance of employability. A jobs and skills database helps optimize the management of training and individual career paths.

are filled by internal mobility.

50% OF MANAGER GRADE POSITIONS

A few examples of transversal training initiatives. THE KNOWING ABOUT CHEESE PROGRAM The program helps reinforce knowledge of cheese with online quizzes and convivial team meetings.

JOB TRAINING

SAVENCIA ACADEMY: an in-depth program designed to reinforce manufacturing managers expertise.

HR EXCELLENCE: a new program co-developed with ESCP Europe for the benefit of HR staff.

MANAGEMENT & EXCELLENCE Our Management & Excellence training seminars have now been deployed internationally, with the launch of a program in the USA, as well as in the framework of line supervision with an extension of the Foremen and Technicians Management & Excellence program in France.

Our subsidiaries also contribute to developing the skills of their staff.

RESOLUTELY PROFESSIONAL: Fromarsac has created the 1st professional diploma for machine line conductors complemented by a 1st certified training program for temporary operatives.

TRAINED SEASONAL WORKERS: Fromagerie des Chaumes and France s national employment agency worked together to prepare the ewe milk cheese session, training job-seekers based on a program recognized by ENIL.

A DEDICATED CLASS: in Poland Paslek, in partnership with a vocational school, has created a class devoted to training young technicians.

SCHOOL/WORK-LINKED TRAINING IS PREFERRED: we believe this is the best way to integrate young people at all levels of the company and allow our older employees to enhance the value of their experience via tutoring.

STAFF MOTIVATION AND COMMITMENT

WE ENCOURAGE THE PROFESSIONAL WELLBEING OF OUR STAFF, DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTION.

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