Peugeot Saveurs
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
French maker of pepper, salt and spice mills.
We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most homewares and appliances are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 3 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Vietnam and India.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Met: High-risk raw materials (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: timber
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From its parent group's supplier list, which covers Peugeot Saveurs and its sister brands. Peugeot Saveurs publishes no breakdown of its own, so these are group-wide shares. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 70% | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | 15% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | 5% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | 3% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | 3% | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for homewares and appliances: traces or certifies its timber.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Shows where its earlier production stages happen (materials and components), and they're in low-risk countries or independently audited
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its timber. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Peugeot Saveurs designs and makes its mills at its own factory in Quingey, France, and says the vast majority of its products are made there, so production is shown as France. The company has said that only the 'lion's share' is made in France and does not say where the remaining items, such as some accessories, are made. Its wooden mills use wood from PEFC-certified European forests. No supplier list, audit results or wage disclosures were found, and no labour abuse reports involving the brand.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's reports cover fashion and electronics, not kitchenware brands. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Not covered | With about 185 staff, Peugeot Saveurs is below the size at which UK or Australian modern slavery statements are required, and none was found. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Peugeot Saveurs: An Illustrious History in Kitchenware (France Today) · search the archive · Vast majority of products made at Quingey; 'lion's share' of manufacturing in France; about 185 staff
- Peugeot Saveurs company profile (Businesscoot) · search the archive · Controlled since 2014 by family holding Peugeot Frères Industrie; Quingey; sales about 46 million EUR (2023)
- Popular salt and pepper mill gets new look (Gift Guide) · search the archive · Milner's Brand Marketing is Peugeot's Australian wholesaler
- Peugeot pepper mill 18cm natural beechwood (Myer) · search the archive · Peugeot mills sold by Myer in Australia
- Peugeot Paris wood pepper mill (Kitchen Warehouse) · search the archive · Peugeot mills sold by Australian kitchenware chain Kitchen Warehouse
Published by Peugeot Saveurs or its owner
- Peugeot Saveurs - The brand · search the archive · Factory in Quingey, France; products Made in France; wooden mills use wood from PEFC-certified European forests; EPV label
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Employees
- About 185
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Peugeot Saveurs ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/peugeot-saveurs, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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