What Moulinot Compost & Biogaz does

Moulinot Compost & Biogaz is a French B2B biowaste management company founded in 2013 by Stéphan Martinez, a former restaurateur. The company collects food waste from restaurants, hospitality operators, healthcare facilities, schools, agri-food businesses, and public authorities across three French regions (Île-de-France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Pays de la Loire), serving more than 4,000 collection addresses with a fleet of 50 bioGNV-powered trucks. Its named customers include Accor, McDonald's, Sodexo, Elior, Galeries Lafayette, APHP, Sénat, and Région Île-de-France.

The company's core technology stack consists of an industrial massification and pretreatment platform at Stains (operational since May 2019) that combines deconditioning and hygienization (heating biowaste to 70°C for one hour), plus a second pretreatment site at Réau. Pretreatment output is routed to a network of five partner agricultural methanizers in Seine-et-Marne and Aube, which convert the waste into biogas injected into the French gas grid, bioGNV vehicle fuel, and organic digestate fertilizer for agricultural use. The company has an active R&D program with IRD and UPEC on vermicomposting standards. Moulinot is certified as an Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale (ESUS) and Entreprise d'Insertion, with approximately 10% of its 130 employees in professional integration pathways for people distant from employment, and its training arm holds Qualiopi certification (obtained 2021).

Moulinot generates revenue through three streams: recurring B2B collection and valorization subscriptions (quote-based, monthly billing), professional training services (RNCP Level 3 certified for job seekers, plus corporate/collectivity offerings), and equipment sales/rental of specialized biodéchets bins. The company uses a direct regional sales motion with three dedicated offices, a self-serve customer portal at espaceclient.moulinot.fr, and a multi-channel marketing approach including earned media coverage (LCI, TF1, France 2, BFM Business) and referral programs. In April 2022 the company closed an €18 million funding round, and in March 2026 Meanings Capital Partners acquired a majority stake through its €50 million Meanings Infrastructure Fund to fund national expansion.

Name

Moulinot Compost & Biogaz

Legal name

Moulinot Compost et Biogaz

Website

https://moulinot.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moulinot Compost & Biogaz is a French B2B biowaste management company that collects, pretreats, and valorizes food waste from restaurants, healthcare facilities, and public authorities across three French regions, routing output to agricultural methanizers for biogas and organic fertilizer production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Waste Collection and Valorization Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Compost Manufacturing (325315), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics & Composting Programs (Food Waste, Green Waste) (BPABALAC), Organics-to-Energy & CHP from Biogas (On-site Power/Heat) (EUAIAEAG), Bio-based Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Biostimulants (Digestate-derived, biochar-based inputs) (EUAAAIAH), Organic & Bio-based Fertilizers (Manure/Compost/Biochar) (IMAEAEAF)

Keywords

• Food waste collection
• Biowaste valorization
• Agricultural methanization
• Organic waste recycling
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food waste collection and valorization services: B2B collection services for restaurants, companies, healthcare facilities, schools, and public authorities. Pricing is quote-based, customized to client needs and volume.
2. Training services: Training programs for job seekers (certified RNCP Level 3) and professionals/collectivities. Revenue from professional training services.
3. Equipment sales/rental: Sale and rental of biowaste bins and containers adapted for food waste collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Moulinot Compost & Biogaz provides a turnkey B2B food waste collection, pretreatment, and valorization service for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, agri-food companies, and public authorities across three French regions. Collected biowaste is massified, deconditioned, and hygienized at the company's industrial pretreatment platforms (Stains and Réau), then sent to a network of 5 agricultural methanizer partners that transform it into renewable biogas (injected into the gas grid or used as bioGNV fuel for the 50-truck collection fleet) and organic fertilizer (digestat) returned to agricultural land. The offering also includes RNCP-certified professional training (collecteur de biodéchets and éco-animateur programs) and sale/rental of specialized biowaste bins.

Product overview

Moulinot Compost & Biogaz is a French biowaste treatment company founded in 2013 by Stéphan Martinez, operating as an Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale (ESUS). The company's core offering is a unified collection and valorization service for food waste (biodéchets) across three regions: Île-de-France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Pays de la Loire. The service portfolio comprises the core biodéchets collection and valorization product, complemented by professional training modules (collecteur de biodéchets and éco-animateur/guide composteur), specialized biodéchets containers for purchase or rental, an industrial pretreatment platform at Stains with deconditioning and hygienization capabilities, and multiple customer-facing digital portals (Espace Client) for each region enabling quote requests, collection tracking, and invoice management. Additional services include a quarterly newsletter, a referral program, and agritourism visits to methanization facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collecte et valorisation des biodéchets (Food Waste Collection and Valorization) Turnkey B2B service that collects food waste (biodéchets) from professional kitchens, cafeterias, and public sites, transports it to Moulinot's pretreatment platforms (Stains, Réau), and valorizes it through a network of 5 agricultural methanizer partners into renewable biogas (injected into the gas grid or used as bioGNV) and organic digestat fertilizer. Includes consultation, on-site team training, equipment supply, collection, and ongoing support for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, agri-food firms, and public authorities.
• Formation collecteur de biodéchets (Biowaste Collector Training) Qualiopi- and RNCP-certified (Level 3) professional training program combining theoretical and practical components to prepare job seekers for careers as biowaste collection drivers, with a focus on employment integration in the circular-economy sector.
• Formation éco-animateur / guide composteur (Eco-Animateur and Composter-Guide Training)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 tonnes of food waste recycled annually, avoiding incineration and landfill pollution
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agricultural Methanizer Partners (5 independent farmers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 5 agricultural methanizers in Seine-et-Marne and Aube. These farmers transform collected food waste into biogas (injected into gas grid or used as bioGNV) and digestat (organic fertilizer). The partnership enables circular economy linking urban food waste to rural agricultural land.
• IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration signed February 8, 2019 to develop industrial norms and regulatory framework for vermicompost and vermicomposting processes. Part of Moulinot's innovation strategy for soil amendment quality.
• UPEC (Université Paris-Est Créteil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity research partnership alongside IRD for lombricompost research and standardization. Signed February 8, 2019 on the Bondy innovation campus.
• SIGIDURSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic establishment for waste prevention, collection, and valorization. Partnership with Moulinot for innovative horse-drawn food waste collection pilot in Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise) under AGEC law implementation.
• ADEMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Environment and Energy Management Agency. ADEME provides methodological support and research references for agricultural methanization and circular economy practices.
• Jean-François Delaitre (O'Terres Energies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural methanizer at Ussy-sur-Marne (77), pioneer since 2012. President of Association des Agriculteurs Méthaniseurs de France and President of Normal Soupe structure grouping Moulinot with five partner methanizers.
• Alexis Lepeu (Brie Biogaz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural methanizer at Réau (77) with diversified farming including conservation agriculture. Hosted 7 training cohorts of collection drivers from Moulinot's training program.
• ARTAIM Conseil (Carine Mallier and Lionel Boursaud)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany developing agricultural methanization projects with 60+ projects across France. Partnership with Moulinot since 2019 for quality organic soup delivery to partner methanizers. Operates Bassée Biogaz at Noyen-sur-Seine.
• Lemon TriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner company for complementary waste management solutions. Referenced as prescriber for green jobs in professional insertion sector.
• Hoche AvocatsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal counsel advising Meanings Capital Partners on the majority stake acquisition transaction.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Les Alchimistes: French startup collecting food waste from urban professionals (restaurants, supermarkets, canteens) and composting it locally. Closest direct competitor to Moulinot with a similar urban organics-collection model, although Les Alchimistes focuses on composting rather than methanization.
• Phénix: French impact company focused on food waste valorization, surplus redistribution, and biowaste collection from B2B clients. Operates in the same regulatory and customer landscape as Moulinot, with overlapping enterprise and public-sector contracts.
• Composterre: French company providing on-site and centralized composting solutions for food waste from restaurants, retailers, and municipalities. Comparable in offering a turnkey B2B biowaste service competing with Moulinot in the same French regions.
• Pizzorno Environnement: French-listed integrated waste management company serving municipalities and industrials, with growing activity in organic waste recovery. Comparable as a mid-sized French player operating in the same regulated organics collection and treatment market.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global waste management and environmental services incumbent with a dedicated organic waste valorization offer in France. Comparable as the dominant large-scale competitor pursuing the same AGEC-driven professional food waste market, but with far broader services and geographic reach.
• Suez: Major French and global environmental services group with municipal and industrial waste contracts, including organic waste valorization. Competes with Moulinot for large enterprise and public-sector food waste contracts under the same AGEC framework.
• Séché Environnement: French listed waste management group with hazardous, industrial, and organic waste treatment capabilities. Comparable as a French incumbent with overlapping B2B food/organic waste offerings and national logistics capacity.

Emerging players

• Too Good To Go: Surplus food marketplace connecting businesses and consumers; expanding into food waste prevention and B2B waste management. Comparable in addressing the same food waste problem space, particularly with restaurant customers, but with a different primary business model.
• Waga Energy: French company specializing in upgrading landfill biogas into biomethane injected into the gas grid. Comparable as a French player in the organic-waste-to-renewable-gas value chain that Moulinot ultimately feeds via its partner methanizers.
• Evergaz: French developer and operator of agricultural methanization units producing biomethane and digestate. Comparable as a downstream partner-equivalent in the same agricultural methanization value chain that Moulinot's collections feed into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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