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Huddle Corp is one of ten young start-ups winning the new “first factory” national call for projects. The company, which has developed an innovative process in terms of nutrition – to enable better animal health, while preserving the planet – will benefit from support of around two million euros. The equipment is expected in Saint-Herblain, near Nantes (Loire-Atlantique). The result will be dozens of jobs in the months to come.
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Abdeslam El Harrak, 47, and César Crétel, 31, founded the start-up Huddle Corp. They are preparing to build their first factory in a few months. | WEST FRANCE
The 1,500 m² premises for the infrastructures are ready. The machines are purchased. Recruitment will start. That’s it, finally. After five years of research (1) on their innovative process in animal nutrition, Abdeslam El Harrak and César Crétel are impatient to move up a gear: “We’re ready to hit the ground running!” »
The two co-founders of the young company were among the ten start-ups and SME winners of the new national call for projects “first factory” (2). In this context, Huddle Corp, in Saint-Herblain, near Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), received a financial boost of 2.2 million euros. Not a trifle on a project with a total budget estimated at 10 million euros. Objective, via this pilot unit: to go from 10 tonnes today to 300 tonnes per year in…
