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Previously at I7 in the warehouse area of ​​the Rungis International Market, we have moved to Cok, a new warehouse located behind the flower pavilions.

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To continue to serve you in the best possible conditions in order to continue to make our products available. 

To preserve the health and safety of our teams but also of our interlocutors, especially our transport partners. 

We confirm that we are doing everything possible (awareness, cleaning, implementation of rules to curb any spread) to continue to provide the best quality of service possible while ensuring the health and safety of our employees. We are convinced that we will collectively succeed in emerging stronger from this unprecedentedly difficult ordeal. 

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After completing the first 11,841-square-foot expansion of its warehouse in the south of France in Plan d’Orgon, Georges Helfer SA, importer of fresh fruits from overseas, continues to grow. Indeed, the company has recently announced the construction of the COk building, its new industrial site of 49,858 square feet at Rungis. This will allow the development of its services thanks to a modernization of its industrial tool.

Georges Helfer also plans a further expansion of the warehouse in Plan d’Orgon in the coming months.

Located in the warehouse area next to the northern ring road, on the Avenue de la Villette, this new platform will allow the company to increase its activities of importing, storing, ripening, packaging and distributing fruits from overseas to France.

The importer Georges Helfer SA has been located at number 17 in the warehouse area of Rungis for more than 30 years. In recent years, the company’s activities have experienced a significant growth, also developing its services to wholesalers and distributors.

This strong growth was accentuated by the company’s capital increase with the appointment of Olivier Fakhri as the new CEO in 2018. Many business development and investment projects were put in place (arrival of new collaborators, increase of storage, ripening and packaging capacities in the warehouse of Plan d’Orgon). A development which is reflected in the quality level of the services, but also through the innovations in terms of packaging and machinery.

As part of this development, the construction of a new refrigerated logistic warehouse of 49,858 square feet will meet the industrial challenges of the company.

Georges Helfer SA is starting a new phase of its development with this construction, carried out in collaboration with Semmaris, manager of the International Market of Rungis. This new platform will be operational for the first trimester of 2020, as part of the Rungis 2025 investment plan, an expansion project which is fully in line with the mindset of Georges Helfer SA.

Visit from Zespri representatives at Rungis on the new warehouse construction site. Left to right: Benoît Couturier (Head of sales at Zespri France), Georges Helfer (Chairman of the Board at Georges Helfer SA), Dan Mathieson (Chairman and CEO of Zespri), Linda Mills (Director of Market Performance at Zespri) and Olivier Fakhri (CEO of Georges Helfer SA).

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Georges Helfer announces Olivier Fakhri’s appointment to the position of General Manager of the company. As part of a capital increase, he became a shareholder and will participate on the board of directors. Olivier Fakhri took up his post as General Manager of Georges Helfer SA on April the 26th, 2018. He will be in charge of business development and will stay focused on current and future consumer needs.
Born in 1982, Olivier Fakhri, after graduating from Business school in 2004, worked as a raw materials trader. His professional career led him to our company in 2009, where he quickly became Sales Manager.

“For the development and sustainability of our company, we are pleased to welcome Olivier Fakhri, an expert of our trade, in the management boards and among the shareholders, in order to support our strategic orientations, our growth and secure the future of the company”, explains Georges Helfer, now Chairman of the Board of Directors of Georges Helfer SA. “I am convinced that our commitment and our proximity with our suppliers and customers will be preserved by Olivier Fakhri’s new responsibilities”, adds Georges Helfer.

Georges Helfer SA, company founded by Mr Georges Helfer in 1966, will keep on developing its base specialties overseas fruit business import.
The company imports more than 25,000 tons of fresh fruits from over thirty countries. The company has two distribution centers fully equipped, one in Rungis-Paris and one in Plan d’Orgon-Avignon.

Operating on the French market since over 50 years, Georges Helfer SA achieved a turnover of €60 million in 2017 in constant increase.