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Direct sourcing — Rungis and Bordeaux.
- ✓Direct sourcing from producers
- ✓Quality controlled (shelf-life, calibre, origin)
- ✓Next-day delivery in Île-de-France
- ✓Bulk, custom packaging, co-packing
- ✓B2B account with pricing tiers
Shipping & pickup
Rungis pickup
Pick up your order at our Rungis market depot. By appointment Monday through Friday.
Nationwide delivery
Delivery within mainland France and major European cities. Indicative lead time 24-48h.
Careful packaging
Reinforced cardboard, anti-shock padding, traceability labels.
Frequently asked questions
About this category
Espig at Palimex: a spice and herb range built for professionals
Palimex is a B2B food wholesaler active since 1984, specialised in distributing dried fruit, dehydrated fruit, spices and olives to food-industry professionals. Within this range, the Espig brand covers a wide spectrum of spices, herbs and culinary blends for professional kitchens: black, white and long peppers, sweet or hot chillies, turmeric, cumin, ground ginger, as well as composed blends such as ras el hanout, za'atar, sumac, garam massala, tandoori, cajun, colombo and tagine spice mixes.
This diversity lets a restaurant, caterer or delicatessen source most of the aromatics needed for world cuisine from a single supplier: Middle Eastern, Indian, Mediterranean and North African cuisines are all covered by the Espig listing, which simplifies supplier management and centralises bulk ordering.
For a kitchen team, having a single reliable source for both everyday spices and speciality blends also reduces the risk of recipe inconsistency across services: the same pepper grind or the same ras el hanout batch is used whether a dish is prepared on a Monday or a Saturday, which matters for chains and multi-site caterers aiming for a consistent guest experience.
Professional formats and packaging
The Espig range is offered in several formats to match the actual consumption volume of each establishment, from small independent kitchens to high-turnover collective catering.
| Format | Example packaging | Buyer profile |
|---|---|---|
| Individual sale | 250 g / 500 g / 1 kg | Small restaurants, range testing |
| Professional carton | 15x50g / 15x100g | Caterers, delicatessens |
| High-volume HoReCa carton | 20x100g | Collective catering, HoReCa chains |
This multi-sachet carton breakdown allows stock management in small, uniform units, useful for kitchen rotation and for limiting product loss caused by opening a large container in a humid environment.
Traceability, storage and food hygiene
As with the entire Palimex catalogue, Espig products are ordered with batch traceability and a clearly identified best-before date, two prerequisites of the HACCP approach in professional kitchens. Dried spices and herbs should be stored away from light, humidity and heat, in an airtight container, to preserve aroma and organoleptic properties until the expiry date.
A poorly stored spice quickly loses its aromatic intensity: this is the leading cause of taste non-conformity reported in professional kitchens, ahead of the product's intrinsic quality.
On food safety topics, including imported spices and herbs, the French national food safety agency (ANSES) publishes reference work available to any professional concerned with supply chain compliance: anses.fr.
Choosing the right bulk spices for your business
The choice of format and reference depends directly on the buyer's business profile:
- Traditional restaurants: 250 g to 1 kg individual formats, restocked regularly to guarantee freshness.
- Caterers and delicatessens: 15x50g to 15x100g cartons, for controlled restocking without overstocking.
- High-volume collective catering and HoReCa: 20x100g cartons, designed for fast rotation.
- World cuisines (Middle Eastern, Indian, Mediterranean): composed Espig blends (ras el hanout, garam massala, tandoori, tagine) that avoid multiplying stocked references.
This bulk sourcing logic reduces the number of active suppliers while covering a wide range of recipes, a direct profitability lever for foodservice businesses.
Ordering, delivery and dedicated professional service
Access to the Espig catalogue, like the entire Palimex catalogue, is reserved for professionals with a valid business registration. Bulk orders require a minimum of 5 kg per reference, and delivery is offered by pallet or free of charge above a purchase threshold, to optimise logistics cost relative to volume ordered.
For a professional kitchen, the cost of running out of a base spice (pepper, chilli, cumin) usually exceeds the purchase cost of the reference itself: an interrupted recipe, a last-minute substitute that is less suitable, or an emergency order at a worse rate. Centralising spice sourcing with a single wholesaler, with clear order thresholds and announced lead times, reduces this operational risk while simplifying purchase tracking on a single professional account.
This is particularly relevant for multi-site caterers and HoReCa groups, where each additional supplier adds its own ordering interface, minimum order value and delivery schedule. Consolidating spice purchases around the Espig range at Palimex means one account, one delivery calendar and one point of contact for questions on stock, batch or packaging — a straightforward way to keep the back-office side of a professional kitchen as simple as its recipes.