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| 1965 |
Henri PEDELUCQ, founder of SICA DES GAVES, and Henri Soyez discover the modern day kiwifruit as a marketable product in Europe |
| 1967 | 1 Ha, first commercial European plantations in Caresse, in the Pyrénées Atlantiques region, in the Adour valley |
| 1971-1972 | First French kiwifruit sold in Europe: on the German market, via the SCIPIO group |
| 1978 | SIKIG is founded, and has remained the largest private producer in France ever since (15 % of French national kiwifruit production) |
| 1992 | Julien PEDELUCQ comes on board with a view to replacing his father Henri PEDELUCQ as the CEO of SIKIG group |
| 1995 |
• First prize for quality at the ANUGA Trade Fair (Cologne, Germany), the only such international award for kiwifruit quality • Julien PEDELUCQ takes over from his father as CEO of the company |
| 1995 | Henri PEDELUCQ passes away on November 21st 1995. The group boasts 150 producers which makes it the largest kiwifruit producer in France (7 000 tonnes annual volume) and the largest in GARLANPY, the first group of kiwifruit producers in France |
| 1996 | Joint foundation of the Red Label association and first sales of fruit complying with the L/35-90 specifications |
| 1997 | First prize at the national level for French kiwifruit, first Red Label kiwifruit sold (Jan. 07) |
| 1998 | First prize at the national level for French kiwifruit |
| 2000 | ISO 9002 certification (No. 9910563) for the reception, storage, packaging and distribution of kiwifruit |
| 2001 | Sikig and ZESPRI® plant 100 ha of Zespri® Gold Kiwifruit and become the first French producers for this variety |
| 2002 | First French orchard grafted with the new yellow-fleshed variety, licensed in New Zealand under the Zespri® Gold trademark |
| 2003 |
• Iso 9001 version 2000 • Some orchards are certified organic • First orchards become EUREGAP certified • December 2003 - involvement with DEMAIN LA TERRE (Tomorrow’s Earth) • Prize winner for Le Prix Français de la Qualité (French prize for quality) in the small and medium-sized business category |
| 2004 |
• First efforts to obtain ISO 14001 certification. First organic kiwifruit sold • AFNOR group diagnostic - SD21000 - April 1st 2004 |
| 2005 | First sales of Zespri® Gold kiwifruit |
| 2006 | Initial joint certification ISO 14001.V2004 and ISO 9001 |
| 2007 |
• Recognized for the Quality Prize in Aquitaine, EFQM business model, R4E certificate - 3 stars • First organic kiwifruit imports from Chili |
| 2008 | SIKIG gets involved with 3D : Represented on the www.generations3d.com website as a company committed to sustainable development |
| 2009 |
• Renewal of ISO9001 + ISO14001 • Generali prize for sustainable development (Sept. 2009) - Label “Agir pour notre avenir” (Act with the future in mind) • AFAQ 1000NR 3* (Sept 2009) • 3 New varietiestasted with Zespri • PGI (Protected Geographical Identification) received under the name “Adour Kiwifruit” |
| 2010 |
• Lean Management launched • BRC certification for Gold |
| 2011 |
• Renewal of membership of the Demain la Terre association, with a view to setting up a "certified organic" label in partnership with ECOCERT • Participation in the national initiative for environmental labelling • Bilan Carbone (Carbon footprint analysis) • Grafting of 4 new additional varieties |