Our history
1950
The Lucien ALLAIN Company is founded, specializing in the manufacture of Venetian blinds
1960
Lucien ALLAIN and Pierre BERTHO found the ALLAIN-BERTHO Company and manufacture the first ALLAIN-BERTHO rotisserie oven
1963
The official launch of DORÉGRILL: Pierre BERTHO and Lucien ALLAIN decide to work together to develop the first range of professional rotisserie ovens.
1964
The installation of a small workshop in the center of Nantes, where our first rotisserie ovens are manufactured.
At this time, the company employs only 8 people.
1975
The first small industrial production lines are developed, allowing the company to produce 5 rotisserie ovens per week.
1976
The company participates in their first trade show.
1980
The workshop receives its first upgrade with the purchase of a pantographic punch machine.
1987
The arrival of Jean-Pierre Bertho, the son of Pierre Bertho, at the age of 22 years old.
1988
Our Nantes workshops are no longer sufficient, so we decide to begin construction of an industrial building on the outskirts of Nantes, in SAUTRON.
1989
Our workshops and offices move out, and we now have 1500m² of production space.
1992
Our growing company needs more space, so we decide to build another building next to the first.
We increase our production space to 4000m².
1995
The creation of the iconic MAG spit-roast rotisserie oven, and the beginning of a long success story. Some 26,000 ovens have been produced so far.
1996
We purchase our first manual digital punching machine.
1997
We purchase our second manual digital punching machine.
1999
Pierre BERTHO retires
2000
Our third expansion, and the construction of a building exclusively dedicated to the assembly of our basket-roast rotisserie ovens.
2008
The replacement of our two old punching machines with next-generation resources, using robotic material loading. A new step forward to modernize the factory.
2009
After more than two years of hard work, Dorégrill is finally awarded the SAFETY and SANITATION standards for the American market! This marks the beginning of a new adventure for the family business.
2011
Our fourth expansion, with the construction of a dedicated assembly building for our American rotisserie ovens.
The creation of two DOREGRILL USA agencies in Los Angeles and New York. At this point, 20 people are employed there.
2012
Creation of the NEOBOX concept, an original solution developed by Dorégrill to combine rotisserie cooking and self-service sales.
2013
Two new digitally-controlled rapid folding machines join our production facilities.
2014
The arrival of Paul Bertho, the son of Jean-Pierre Bertho, at the age of 20 years old.
This marks the arrival of the fourth generation at Dorégrill!
2015
New offices are built. When you spend more time at the factory than at home, you start to appreciate a warm atmosphere and a comfortable workplace!
We modernize our communications, install automation in the workplace and invest massively in our IT tools to bring our clients world-class service.
2016
The purchase of a new punching machine and a new digitally-controlled folding machine. This new generation of tools allows us to work in teams, and in two alternating shifts.
2017
We purchase a new automatic folding press machine. This significantly ramps up our speed and precision, helping us double down on quality and responsiveness.
2018
Our fifth expansion, with more than 1000m² dedicated to quality control and dispatch.
We also created an automatic loading and unloading bay to improve our goods flows.
We extended our storage zone too, with the arrival of a new, fully secure building for our Stainless Steel.
2019
The release of the world’s first 100% self-cleaning rotisserie oven: the D-ONE. This truly is one giant leap for the world of rotisserie roasting
2020
The D-ONE’s little sister, the D-BOX, is released. This oven is 100% self-cleaning, too.
Work begins on the creation of a showroom and demonstration kitchen.
We purchase a new digitally-controlled folding machine.
Today
We now design, develop and manufacture more than 6,000 machines per year in our French facilities.
