The Prova house
Founded in 1946, PROVA is a medium-sized, family-owned company that specializes in the production of sweet brown extracts and flavors. The company employs more than 300 people, and exports all over the world. PROVA’s global headquarters are in France along with production and packaging capabilities and a Research Center.

A family History

1946

Innovation

PROVA was founded by Jacqueline and Marcel Acat and their partner Hugo Oller. They based their invention on a patent for the extraction of oil-soluble vanilla in Montreuil, Paris.

1963

Boldness

Daniel Acat, Jacqueline and Marcel Acat’s son, joins the company. For 50 years he never stopped innovating, investing, and developing PROVA in France and abroad.

1993

Deployment

Muriel Acat, Daniel’s daughter, joins the PROVA. She modernizes, builds structure, strengthens governance, implements corporate culture, while helping PROVA grow in its specialties. In 2008 Muriel begins leading the company and in 2022 gains Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification.

PROVA in numbers & in the world

PROVA began its international expansion very early on with distribution subsidiaries and Flavor Application Laboratories in European countries and in other regions like America and Asia.
Prova
60
COUNTRIES
COVERED
7
APPLICATION
LABORATORIES
9
SUBSIDIARIES
4
FACTORIES
2
R&D
CENTERS

INNOVATION at the heart of our DNA

We are always on the lookout for new raw materials and innovative solutions.
Throughout our history, w
e have constantly provided expertise to enhance taste
of
our customers products and provide solutions to their formulations.

sucre vanillé
1946

Vanilla sugar

Marcel and Jacqueline created vanilla sugar with vanilla extract from Madagascar. The intense flavor delighted bakers, pastry chefs and chocolate makers, and continues to do so today.

beurre de cacao
1973

Vanilla extract on cocoa butter

Daniel Acat invents vanilla extract on cocoa butter. The goal of this innovative technology is to facilitate the dosing and integration of vanilla extract into chocolate for a turnkey solution.

Biscuits
1988

Provanil®

The creation of Provanil® is a technical and economical vanilla alternative intended for industrial chocolate and cookie making.

1992

Cocoa extract

Offering to solve the many technical challenges of our customers, our cocoa extracts, with an authentic and powerful cocoa taste, adapt to all applications and constraints of the different segments.

PROVA is committed!

ince its foundation, PROVA has remained true to its values.
We constantly aim to delight our customers’ customers with
flavorful products
and continue to take care of the earth and people. 

1995

Certified organic range

A never before seen product in the extracts and brown flavors market – this is an example of our constant commitment to innovation.

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1996

Creation of the Food Service department

Created to provide all our flavor expertise to pastry chefs and restauranteurs. In 2013, this department became PROVA Gourmet.

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2013

The birth of the NGO VDB

The goal of the NGO VDB (Durable Vanille Bemanevika) is to support Vanilla growers and their community.

2020

Launch of our CSR program

CSR has always been at the heart of our history; Care&Act allows us to strengthen and concretize our approach to our commitment.

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