French Roots
Georges Monin founded the Monin Company in Bourges, France, in the year 1912. The forefather of the Monin brand distributed premium fruit cordials and wines to bar, restaurant and gourmet retail markets across France, promptly establishing the Monin Company as a leader in quality. In fact, Georges Monin’s motto La Passion de la Qualité (“Passion for Quality”) became the Monin slogan, a slogan that is still driving the company today.
Global Expansion Timeline
1912 to present - Monin has grown to be the leading producer of gourmet flavorings used in restaurants, coffeehouses, bars and homes in over 100 countries.
1930s - Georges Monin started exporting to other European countries and the Caribbean.
1945 - Paul Monin, son of George Monin, became the president of the Monin company and initiated further national distribution as well as exportation.
1992 - Paul Monin transferred the company to his son and George Monin's grandson, Olivier. Current President of the Monin company, Olivier Monin expanded the global distribution of Monin products into the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and beyond.
1993 - The Monin USA office opened to support the distribution of Monin products in the Americas.
1996 - the Monin USA manufacturing plant was built in Clearwater, FL.
January 2005 - the Monin Asia branch office opened in Singapore to handle Asia and Oceania. Also, Monin France opened the Studio, a state-of-the-art product and application development facility where new drink recipes are developed and tested prior to being launched.
Early 2006 - Monin USA inaugurated the Flavor Café, contiguous to the Monin Clearwater plant. Just like the Studio in France, the Flavor Café is an ideal venue for meetings and development of new Monin products and beverages.
Late 2006 - Monin acquired Guiot Flavorings, a high-end syrup flavor developer, producer and distributor founded in France in 1871. Guiot’s quality production processes perfectly complement Monin’s. Guiot produces branded and private label products for large retail outlets and the foodservice industry, which will strengthen Monin’s world-class leadership in meeting the growing consumer demand for quality flavors.
Early 2007 - Monin USA completed the expansion of the U.S. production facility that now boasts three fully automated production lines.
June 2007- Monin MEI opened in Dubai, UAE, and is in charge of the Middle East, India and Mediterranean countries.
July 2008 - Monin USA opened a new Flavor Cafe in Dallas, TX. Like its sister cafes around the world, the Monin Flavor Cafe in Dallas is an in-house, full-service commercial bar, coffeehouse and hi-tech conference center designed to simulate every stage of beverage development and to serve Monin USA clientele.
August 2008 - Monin South opens its truck docking stations. Monin USA built a 50,000 square foot, off-site distribution center, dubbed "Monin South", to better serve their vast distributor network. Located in Largo, FL, Monin South is just six miles down the road from the Clearwater, FL manufacturing plant - Monin USA Headquarters.
March 2009 - Monin Asia opens in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to serve customers in the Pacific Rim.
Looking to the Future
As millions of bottles are shipped to all parts of the world, Monin still upholds its long-standing tradition of quality. Attention to detail, partnering with customers, anticipating consumer trends, and La Passion de la Qualité are the pillars on which the Monin Company is building continued leadership in the flavoring industry for generations to come.