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At the end of June 2023, the
Dubreuil group announced the departure of Jean-Paul Dubreuil and Marc Rochet, a duo that has been leading the group for 20 years. Jean-Paul Dubreuil, President of Groupe Dubreuil Aéro (GDA), gives his place to his son Paul-Henri Dubreuil, currently CEO of the family group
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In 2020, following the outbreak of COVID-19, the CMA CGM group is expected to take up 30% of the capital of Air
Caribbean and French Bee, when a capital increase of EUR 50 million is achieved. The following year, the agreement was not reached. The Dubreuil Group receives an EMP of 150 million. At the
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At the end of 2003, following the judgment of Air Lib, another airline, the group purchased a long-haul from its subsidiary Air
Caribbean for -150 million to connect Paris-Orly with the Caribbean. It offers 15% cheaper routes than Air France. Seven years later, it holds 27% market share.
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Dubreuil, first wholesaler of grocery stores and fuel distribution, was founded in 1924 by Henri Dubreuil in La Roche-sur-Yon. After 1950, the company developed "a network of rural gas stations". In 1961, the company partnered with the Spar (food wholesaler).
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In 1973, two years after joining two Spar wholesalers to create Oedis, the company partnered with
Wholesaler Disco (Oedisco). In 1974, Jean-Paul Dubreuil opened his first Bravo supermarket (now Hyper U thereafter), in a warehouse of his father-in-law.
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An aviator, Jean-Paul
Dubreuil, who passed his pilot's license at age 17, established a small taxi company, Air Vendée in 1975. This allows him to manage the Disco wholesaler, whose sites are distributed throughout France.
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At the same time, the group opened its first brick-and-mortar store, Bricogite, in 1980 and its first
Peugeot car dealership in 1987. In 1985, supermarket resale allowed the group to continue to develop in aviation.
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Dubreuil. Christine Our-rnes-Widener will take over the position of Chief
Executive Officer of Air Caribbean, Air Caribbean Atlantic, Frenchbee and Heline Cargo in place of Marc Rochet.
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Air Vendée is bankrupt and partnering with other small local airlines (Airlec, etc.) to establish
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end of December 2021, the two airline subsidiaries of the Group Dubreuil are recapitalized by the group itself at EUR 15 million each.
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The following year, Dubreuil Group established a low-cost long-haul airline, first named French blue, then French Bee.
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