100 Years of Bonduelle Peas: A Century of Innovation and Know-How!

Here’s to 100 years! 🎉 

On July 3, 1926, Bonduelle launched its very first pea harvest. Three weeks later, the campaign ended with 90,000 cans produced, marking the beginning of an adventure that is still unfolding a century later. 

Since then, a great deal has changed: production volumes, equipment, supply chains, and farming practices. What took three weeks to produce in 1926 can now be achieved in about an hour. 

Pea cultivation has also expanded. Harvests now begin in Portugal as early as April, before gradually moving through southern and then northern France, Hungary, and Poland, following the ripening of the crops.  

And these century-old peas also find their way onto plates around the world. “Piselli” in Italy, “Erbsen” in Germany, “Groszek” in Poland, “Ervilhas” in Brazil, or “Ærter” in Denmark… Behind these different names lies the same commitment to adapting our recipes and products to the culinary traditions of each country.  

A century later, one thing remains unchanged: the desire to harvest every pea at just the right moment, bringing out the very best nature has to offer.  

Happy 100th birthday to our peas!