Made in France: ten products that score abroad

In our balance of trade, there is not that Airbus or the wines of Bordeaux. Very special, discrete, and innovative: here are ten best-selling least-known of the " Made in France

1. The fryer superstar

The high priestess of the american television Oprah Winfrey has prompted a cry of love for his deep fryer t-fal on Twitter. A nice shot of the pub for the "Made in France".

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Oprah Winfrey gave her one hell of a publicity stunt! How? By sharing with the 3.5 million subscribers to its account Instagram a photo of her with her appliances preferred. All profit for the French Seb... which did not really need: 84 % of its 4.2 billion euros of sales are achieved outside France.

2. The cable cars made in Grenoble

cable cars in service in the ski resort of Serre-Chevalier (Screenshot).

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Installed in Grenoble, the company has always aimed high. Since 1936 Poma manufactures nacelles transport cable, such as gondolas or cable cars. A business logically towed by the global boom in winter sports, which allows this large SME to achieve more than 60% of its turnover (€283 million in 2013, all the same) for export. But not only that: the new urban transport are also for it. Poma has just signed an agreement with RATP to think of an innovative project.

3. The anti-malaria the most sold in the world

French Design, production, moroccan, customer base mainly african. The Asaq Winthrop, the anti-palu the most sold in the world, illustrates in itself the globalization of the pharmaceutical industry of france. It was developed by Sanofi, the flagship of an industry is highly internationalized, and 5th company exporting French.

4. The pen that was worth $ 100 billion

The Bic pen, a success of the export Made in France that does not disappoint.

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It is famous and used all over the world. More than 100 billion Bic pens have been circulating since its invention. The family group in French (the manufacturer of lighters and razors) has recorded a turnover of 1971,1 million euros in 2014. Thanks in particular to its performance in the export: there is nothing that North America represents 45% of its sales.

5. Sailing in the great wide

The Sense 55, Beneteau (Screenshot).

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France does not sell that of the aircraft: its ships, too, are very much appreciated. In particular, the sailboats, the niche on which we are world leaders (535,6 million euros in sales in 2013-2014). The French know-how (including that of the vendee Beneteau, and his best-selling book, the Meaning of 55) allows the supply chain to achieve 72.4% of its activity in the export.

6. The French perfume which has dethroned... French perfume

Lancôme: life is beautiful. (Screenshot)

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here's a Riddle: what is the fragrance that women all over the world are snapping up? Chanel n°5? Missed, that was before. It is now a different fragrance made in France occupies the first place : life is beautiful by Lancôme. Last year, its international sales have generated more than 66 million euros.

7. The malt which is needed even in Great Britain

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The malt to the French, you know ? A large producer of barley, France is positioned about the grain that is exported as far away as China, Saudi Arabia... Emblematic of this success, the group Bellow Trading makes over half of its turnover in export. And even comes to deliver a maltings in Burton upon Trent, in the heart of England. The froggies in the land of beer... Shocking !

8. The taste that crosses the Atlantic

The gourd Pom Pote (screen Capture) of the group Materne.

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All the French parents know if a practice Pom'Friend... Their american counterparts, but they called GoGo SqueeZ. Behind her two jams in the tube, the essential ingredient in the taste of the small, the group Materne (100 million euros of turnover in 2013). In 2010, the SMES of the rhône-alpes has made the choice to start across the Atlantic, and has even built two production sites on-site.

9. The champagne in the $ 30 million bubbles

Moët & Chandon, Grand Vintage Rosé 2006, 54 euros.

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The world trinque at Moët. And the numbers were enough to provoke a slight intoxication: more than 30 million bottles flow each year in the world. Present in India, China, Brazil, the brand of the LVMH group, allows him to display, via its branch wines and spirits, results in a tremendous and from 94% of the export.

10. The bar-code of a champion nantes

The bar-code, a tool invented 40 years ago is a must in the business world. But it is subject to competition from QR Code and other innovations.

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A bar code in two eu and one on quatre in the world comes from France! Of Nantes, more precisely, where the seat of the company Armor, specialist in ink chemistry and printing. Present in India, the United States or in China, the company nantaise claims with pride a place as the world leader in its sector: 214 million euros of turnover, of which 80% for export.

The high priestess of the american television Oprah Winfrey has prompted a cry of love for his deep fryer t-fal on Twitter. A nice shot of the pub for the "Made in France".

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cable cars in service in the ski resort of Serre-Chevalier (Screenshot).

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Lancôme: life is beautiful. (Screenshot)

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The gourd Pom Pote (screen Capture) of the group Materne.

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Moët & Chandon, Grand Vintage Rosé 2006, 54 euros.

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