Marc Antoine Luraschi

Cycle Farms developed its industrial model through three units, a French R&D centre, a French breeding unit and a Ghanaian factory, to answer the growing requirements from fish and poultry farmers. In France, Cycle Farms is the first specialized company on Black Soldier flies reproduction with the capacity to sell 300 millions larvae per week. By working on insects genetics, Cycle Farms target to be a key supplier of high quality larvae all over Europe. In Ghana, a team of 50 people is working to introduce a sustainable feed for fish and poultry from our factory. Key realisations :

- Funding the company

- Increase turnover from 0 to 4 millions € in 4 years

- Increase the number of clients of the company up to 250+

- Create, commission and run two production sites and one R&D unit

- Start from scratch to reach the financial balance of the company

- Manage P/L monthly and yearly

- Recruiting and managing more than 50 people

Junior Consultant JSD (Joint Shopper Discovery)

- Support for FMCG companies to improve their daily activities and their marketing and trade relations (category monitoring, innovation reviews, promotion results…) with Carrefour France

- Accomplishment of projects to upgrade range of products in Hypermarket, Supermarket et Convenience stores for Cereals, Soft Drinks, Rice and Petfood

- Improvement of the convenience store project (More user-friendly procedures, automatisation of clients' deliveries…)

The French Trade commission in South Africa, Mozambique and Mauritius Supporting French companies in their business development in Southern Africa in the Food, Agricultural and Wines and Spirits Sectors:

- Market reports

- First commercial processes

- Individual advice for French and South African companies to establish new long-term partnerships (Joint-Venture, Business Enabler, Sourcing new products for the current market...)

- Project Management: planning, recruitment and follow-up (Professional Wine Tastings between 9 French companies and 120 South African importers, retailers…)