Alain Milliat
Beverage ManufacturingAuvergne-rhône-alpes, France51-200 Employees
Alain Milliat is a French beverage manufacturer based in Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with a workshop in the Drôme region, an area recognized for its fruit production. The company produces tasting fruit juices and nectars, natural fruit drinks both still and sparkling (including iced teas, infusions, lemonades, and ready-to-drink sodas), 100% organic concentrates to dilute for use as bases in fruity cocktails, and jams containing more than 60% fruit. Founded by Alain Milliat, a farmer by family background, the company began in 1997 after about fifteen years running the family farm, when he created six juices and nectars and sent them to sommeliers at sixty high-end establishments, with 55 of those menus later featuring his products. The business expanded to gourmet restaurants, major hotels, and gourmet stores and is now represented in over 40 countries. Production processes are described as meticulous and respectful toward nature, producers, clients, and consumers, with a focus on sourcing raw materials from producer groups practicing reasoned, organic, or zero-residue agriculture.