RENÉ LAURENT company was created in 1885. Previously the company was set up in Cannes (French Riviera) and has specialized in distillation of bitter orange blossoms.

In the meantime, RENÉ LAURENT gradually decided to focus on citrus fruit extracts (lemon, orange...) and also mint, coffee, vanilla and bitter almond...

Thus a complete range of essences and flavourings for beverage, backery and confectionery industries was created.

Then the experience and skill acquired in the field of distillation, naturally made RENÉ LAURENT 's entry on the spirits market easier: alcoholates, appetizers, anised spirits, bay fruits infusions...

In 1960 RENÉ LAURENT company was able to introduce a complete range of extracts and flavourings for backery, ice-cream, syrup, fizzy drink and clear soda applications.

In the 70's and 80's, RENÉ LAURENT R&D Dpt, responsive to a new consumption trend for pre-cooked meals, developed a line of fitted flavourings called Flavorex, Emulrex, Emulspice.

Nowadays, RENÉ LAURENT, as every typical family concern, remains faithful to its own roots and history since the company is still owned and managed today by the founder's progeny.

Showing audacity and experience, RENÉ LAURENT SA is proven perfectly capable of an up stream control of flavourings in the aromatic raw materials, through its subsidiaries located in France and Morocco.

Within its two plants set up in the South of France, RENÉ LAURENT's human resources count more than 65 people who are contributing to the development of the company.

RENÉ LAURENT is now on its way to strengthen its position as a small and medium-sized specialized firm.