Yves Rocher
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Yves Rocher is a worldwide cosmetics
and beauty brand, founded in 1959 by the French entrepreneur Yves Rocher
(1930–2009) and based in La Gacilly
. The company is present in 88 countries on five continents and employs 13,500 personnel, excluding more than 215,000 through additional indirect jobs.
The Yves Rocher group achieved a turnover of 2.012 billion euros in 2004. The group also manages the brands Daniel Jouvance, Dr Pierre Ricaud, Isabel Derroisné, Petit Bateau, Kiotis and Galérie Noémie.
The company maintains a botanical garden
, the Jardin botanique Yves Rocher de La Gacilly
, at its industrial site in La Gacilly
. It is open to the public without charge.
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...
and beauty brand, founded in 1959 by the French entrepreneur Yves Rocher
Yves Rocher
Yves Rocher is a worldwide cosmetics and beauty brand, founded in 1959 by the French entrepreneur Yves Rocher and based in La Gacilly. The company is present in 88 countries on five continents and employs 13,500 personnel, excluding more than 215,000 through additional indirect jobs.The Yves...
(1930–2009) and based in La Gacilly
La Gacilly
La Gacilly is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Twin towns:La Gacilly is twinned with Gowerton in Swansea, Wales, UK.-References:* * -External links:* *...
. The company is present in 88 countries on five continents and employs 13,500 personnel, excluding more than 215,000 through additional indirect jobs.
The Yves Rocher group achieved a turnover of 2.012 billion euros in 2004. The group also manages the brands Daniel Jouvance, Dr Pierre Ricaud, Isabel Derroisné, Petit Bateau, Kiotis and Galérie Noémie.
The company maintains a botanical garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
, the Jardin botanique Yves Rocher de La Gacilly
Jardin botanique Yves Rocher de La Gacilly
The Jardin botanique Yves Rocher de La Gacilly, sometimes called simply the Jardin botanique de La Gacilly, is a botanical garden located at the Yves Rocher industrial site at La Croix des Archers, La Gacilly, Morbihan, Bretagne, France...
, at its industrial site in La Gacilly
La Gacilly
La Gacilly is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Twin towns:La Gacilly is twinned with Gowerton in Swansea, Wales, UK.-References:* * -External links:* *...
. It is open to the public without charge.