The company is headquartered in Quimperlé, France. It owns half of all slaughterhouses in France.Marie-Josee Cougard, Les abattoirs, un secteur concentré et dominé par le groupe Bigard, Les Echos, July 24, 2015 It sells meat under the brandnames of Charal, D'Anvial, Tendre et Plus, and Shems. Its best-known brandname is Charal.
