Paxon has completed the transformation of a logistics site near Lyon into a fully automated e-commerce fulfillment hub for JDE Peet’s coffee brands, including L’Or and Tassimo, marking the first large-scale collaboration between Active Ants and Staci under the Bnode group.
Delivered in less than eight months, the project combines Active Ants’ automated e-commerce fulfillment expertise with Staci’s established logistics network in France, creating an integrated solution designed to support growing online retail demand.
The facility in Pusignan, located close to JDE Peet’s production site in Saint-Étienne, officially went live on 1 February 2026 following a major site overhaul. The transformation included the installation of automated picking and packing equipment, conveyor systems, new racking, upgraded electrical infrastructure and Active Ants’ fulfillment technology.
The site also features automated packaging technology that prints customised boxes and right-sizes packaging to reduce waste.
Today, the platform processes several hundred thousand e-commerce orders annually, with peak volumes exceeding 3,000 orders per day. The launch has also doubled the site’s workforce, increasing headcount from around 20 to 50 employees.
The project builds on Active Ants’ existing relationship with JDE Peet’s in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK, extending the partnership into France.
This project demonstrates that we can rapidly deploy a high-performance automated e-commerce model by combining Active Ants’ fulfillment expertise with Staci’s omnichannel logistics flexibility. It also reflects what Paxon stands for: complementary strengths brought together under one name to offer customers an integrated, flexible and scalable logistics solution that supports their business.
said Rainer Kiefer, CEO 3PL Europe & Staci Americas.
Jean-François Pagnoux, CEO of Staci France, added:
We were already supporting JDE Peet’s across several European markets. This new operation in France allows us to extend this collaboration into a strategic market, with a solution tailored to the requirements of both e-commerce and the local supply chain
Active Ants and Staci, alongside Radial and Base Logistics, will soon operate under the Paxon brand, further strengthening Bnode’s global logistics offering.
