Our history

Who are we?

First French independent company on the vegetable seeds market!

 

Through strong convictions, we have been able to anticipate the needs of our customers by becoming the ambassador of new genetics in France. Day after day, we continue to distribute the best vegetable genetics and more than ever we have the ambition to support the success of our customers thanks to solutions adapted to their markets.

 

1. GRAINES VOLTZ, a Men's Story

Son of seed traders in the centre of Colmar, Serge Voltz created his company in 1985 to distribute vegetable seeds to market gardeners and logically called it " GRAINES VOLTZ ".

 

In 35 years, GRAINES VOLTZ has become the first independent French family company in this market. The company, through strong convictions, has been able to anticipate the needs of its customers and provide a tailor-made service and support. Over the years, Serge Voltz and his brother Christian, financial director, have surrounded themselves withexpert technicians who arepassionate about the product to support their development. GRAINES VOLTZ is today more than 300 people working every day to satisfy your needs.

 

2. The product, a passion

Driven by a passion for the product, the VOLTZ Maraîchage development team is constantly attentive to market developments, trends and above all to emerging needs in the field. Our employees search the world over for the most promising innovations and the best varieties of the moment in collaboration with numerous partners and breeders.

 

3. Diversification, our essence

Innovation at VOLTZ Maraîchage means differentiation. The search for original products has always been part of the company's DNA:

  • new color
  • new segment
  • new culinary use ...

We test our varieties in direct sales before testing them with specialists.

 

4. Strong convictions

Convinced that tomorrow's agriculture will require a healthier diet, more respectful of the environment and of people, Serge Voltz developed in 1998 a first range of organic vegetable seeds. His challenge : to offer market gardeners in organic production a variety diversity of varieties as wide as in conventional production, with the same level of quality requirements and the same security of supply.

 

More than 650 varieties are now available as ORGANIC seeds: vegetables, ancient vegetables, aromatic, ...

 

5. Entry into the range, a rigorous process

Varieties are integrated into the VOLTZ Maraîchage ranges after having passed a series of validations established according to the species:

  • technical and agronomic validation in test fields in the main production basins 
  • taste tests
  • conservation tests
  • field evaluation of pathogen tolerances or resistances