It’s an incredible family saga. In half a century, Nigay has gone from being a major starch factory to number 3 in the world for caramel. “Every year we have invested. We believed in our profession,” says Yves Nigay in the presence of Alexandre Rochatte, the new prefect of the Loire. The latter took advantage of a contact with the community of communes of Forez-Est to visit one of the jewels of the territory.
350 employees on two sites
Today, Nigay employs 350 people on two sites (see elsewhere). It was in 1973 that François Nigay converted the company to the production of aromatic caramels and colorings. Its targets: the food industry and artisans. Two of his…
