Historical programming period — scheme no longer open to new applications
Rue Traversette: financing the creation of an artisanal cannery workshop with FEADER
Occitanie· Autres industries alimentaires
How a small artisanal cannery in the Hérault department obtained 73 980 € in European funding to build a new workshop, increase its production capacity and streamline its industrial organization. Rue Traversette, founded in 2005 by Stéphane Strobl in Saint-André-de-Sangonis, drew on FEADER funding for a project with a total cost of 391 432 €.
Funding obtained
€73,980
Total project cost
€391,432
Funding rate
19%
Instrument
Grant
The company
Rue Traversette is a food company founded in 2005 by Stéphane Strobl, in Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens and later Saint-André-de-Sangonis, in the Hérault department.
Its founder originally worked in selling cork stoppers to winegrowers. A trip to Morocco and the discovery of preserved lemons gave him the idea of creating his own recipes based on fruits and vegetables. He then trained in food production techniques to develop his manufacturing facility.
The company gradually developed a range of spreads, condiments and plant-based preparations, distributed to fine food shops and wine merchants, with a claimed presence in several hundred points of sale in France and abroad.
The initial need
The project supported by Europe addressed a growth issue: the company needed to increase its capacity to meet customer demand.
- Increase production capacity.
- Streamline the purchasing and storage of raw materials.
- Bring the drying process in-house within the production process.
- Meet growing commercial demand.
The funded project
The project involves the construction of a canning workshop. The official fact sheet identifies three operational dimensions: increasing production capacity by having a workshop suited to larger manufacturing volumes, streamlining purchasing and storage, and bringing the drying process in-house within the company's production process.
The fact sheet consulted confirms the construction of the workshop and the in-housing of the drying process, but does not give details of the machines purchased, the surface area built, or the additional capacity in tonnes.
- Construction of a new canning workshop.
- Streamlining of purchasing and storage operations.
- In-housing of the drying process.
Funding plan
Total cost
€391,432
Public funding
€73,980
Other known funding
€317,452
The breakdown of the remaining 317 452 € is not detailed in the official fact sheet — it should not automatically be described as self-financing or a loan.
The scheme used
The project was supported by FEADER (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development), under the Languedoc-Roussillon Rural Development Program 2014-2020 — an operation from the historical programming period, not a currently open scheme.
Results and outcomes
- Achieved
Testimonial from founder Stéphane Strobl, reproduced on the official fact sheet: "Thanks to European funding, we were able to make the investments our business needed, hire new employees and gain peace of mind in the challenge of entrepreneurship." The testimonial links the funding to the hiring of employees, but does not allow the number of jobs created or their retention over time to be quantified.
Results are distinguished by nature (achieved, stated objective, forecast, estimate) — never presented as certain without this distinction.
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Sources and transparency
- Increase in production capacity of the artisanal cannery Rue Traversette — Europe en France
Confirms the beneficiary (Rue Traversette), the project (workshop, streamlining of purchasing/storage, in-housing of drying), the total cost (391 432 €), the FEADER amount (73 980 €), the program (Languedoc-Roussillon RDP 2014-2020) and the founder's testimonial.
- Rue Traversette — official website — Rue Traversette
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