34 years after its creation by Dominique et Bernard Kimmel, the Arcadie company is at a turning point in its history. Located at Méjannes-lès-Alès (Gard), the Gard SME today has around a hundred employees and stands out in the organic market with its two star brands which are Cook (100% organic spice products) and The Herbarium (aromatic and medicinal plants). And with more than 300 products, the Arcadie brands are present in more than 3,000 organic stores, with 17 sectors labeled Biopartenaire fair trade.
A new 400 m building2
This fall of 2024 symbolizes a new development for society with the construction of a new 4000 m building2which will double the current surface area. A project which follows the extension of the existing building in 2013 and the creation of a company crèche, and the launch, in 2022, of Windcoop, the first cooperative maritime company for the transport of goods by sail, in particular to transport spices from Madagascar.
“We are setting the bar higher than before”
A project estimated at more than 10 million euros which was supported by the State Recovery Plan and which aims to be exemplary in terms of sustainable development. Arcadia explains:
“With these new buildings, we are setting the bar even higher than before: stock on the walls in straw boxes and earthen coatings, heated by geothermal energy, recovery of rainwater for watering the site and sanitary facilities, partial roofing vegetation, photovoltaic panels, work on the permeability of exterior spaces… The level of environmental performance targeted by this new construction is very high.”
The Gard actor called on numerous companies in the Occitanie region for this project, which was entrusted to the Toulouse architectural firm Seuil.
