Nutrition & Santé SAS

What Nutrition & Santé SAS does

Nutrition & Santé SAS is a France-headquartered (Revel) manufacturer and distributor of specialized dietary, organic, and plant-based food products, organized under three market segments — Healthy Nutrition, Active Nutrition (slimming and sports), and Vegetal Nutrition — and operating 10-11 production sites across France and Spain that produce over 500 recipes under 30+ brands including heritage labels Gerblé (since 1928), Céréal (since 1934), Soy, Isostar, Gerlinéa, Modifast, Pesoforma, Bimanan, Valpibio, and Bicentury. The company controls two-thirds of its manufacturing in-house, supported by 45 dedicated R&D personnel, IFS/ISO 9001/ISO 14001/ISO 22000 quality systems, and industrial automation (Schubert packaging) for safety and traceability.

The business model is B2B/B2C branded food manufacturing: products are sold via multi-channel distribution — supermarkets, hypermarkets, pharmacies, organic specialty stores, e-commerce, and out-of-home catering — through four wholly-owned regional subsidiaries covering France, Iberia (Barcelona), Italy (Lainate/Milan), and Benelux (Vilvoorde). Geographic mix is France 60.1%, Iberia 19.9%, Italy 8.8%, Benelux 7.7%, and exports to ~15 countries at 3.7%, with FY2025 turnover of €428M.

Nutrition & Santé has been wholly owned by Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange ticker 4578) since 2009, which provides strategic and capital backing (Otsuka: 97 factories, 168 companies, €13.4B turnover in 2023). The company became a French "Entreprise à Mission" in 2024, formally embedding social and environmental objectives into its governance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through unit sales of branded packaged food across retail and pharmacy channels.

Name

Nutrition & Santé SAS

Legal name

NUTRITION ET SANTE

Website

https://nutritionetsante.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Nutrition & Santé SAS is a France-based manufacturer of dietary, organic, plant-based, and sports-nutrition food products, selling 30+ brands (Gerblé, Céréal, Soy, Isostar) via supermarkets, pharmacies, and e-commerce across France, Iberia, Italy, and Benelux.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health and Dietary Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (311821), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Snack Food Manufacturing (31191)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Snacks & Bars Manufacturing (High-Protein, High-Fiber, Probiotic Snacks) (AFAKAJAG)

Keywords

• Dietary food products
• Sports nutrition
• Weight management solutions
• Plant-based nutrition
• Organic food manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Revel

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Sales: Manufactures and sells health food products including dietary biscuits, plant-based alternatives, sports nutrition, slimming products, and organic foods through retail and e-commerce channels. Revenue generated from product sales across three main categories: Healthy Nutrition, Active Nutrition, and Vegetal Nutrition.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nutrition & Santé SAS manufactures and distributes specialized dietary food products, including dietetic biscuits, plant-based alternatives, sports nutrition, slimming products, and organic foods. The company produces over 700 recipes across 10 production sites in France and Spain, selling through supermarkets, pharmacies, organic stores, and e-commerce channels under more than 30 brands.

Product overview

Nutrition & Santé SAS is a food manufacturing company offering three main product categories: Healthy Nutrition (Gerblé, Céréal, Valpibio, Bicentury), Vegetal Nutrition (Céréal Bio, Soy, Céréalpes, Grill Végétal), and Active Nutrition (Gerlinéa, Modifast, Pesoforma, Bimanan, WeightCare, WeCare, Isostar). The portfolio spans dietetic biscuits, vegetal alternatives, weight management products, and sports nutrition across multiple European markets. The company operates 10-11 production sites in France, Spain, and Brazil, producing over 700 recipes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gerblé: Healthy nutrition brand for natural and wellness products, present in France and Spain.
• Céréal
• Céréal Bio
• Soy
• Gerlinéa
• Modifast
• Pesoforma
• Bimanan
• WeightCare
• WeCare
• Isostar
• Valpibio
• Bicentury

Products and services

• Gerblé Gerblé is a health nutrition brand created in 1928, offering natural and healthy products for well-being in France and Spain. The brand provides solutions for people with gluten and lactose intolerance, athletes, and consumers seeking to reduce daily sugar consumption.
• Céréal Céréal is an organic and health food brand created in 1934, equivalent to Gerblé in Benelux and Italy, offering a wide range of natural, healthy products for well-being.
• Céréal Bio Céréal Bio is the leading brand of organic, practical, gourmet and vegetal meals in supermarkets for over 10 years, offering vegetal alternatives including the first range of meat substitutes in fresh delicatessen launched in 2015.
• Soy Soy is the first French brand to commercialize tofu in 1982, offering 90 specialties made from seitan, cereals, or vegetables for a vegetarian diet. Since 2017, the brand commercialized a 100% vegan range.
• Gerlinéa Gerlinéa is a weight management brand in France for over 20 years, providing balanced, healthy, and user-friendly slimming solutions through supermarkets.
• Modifast Modifast is a European weight-loss brand since 1981, offering products that allow people to eat simply and in a low-calorie way. Distributed through pharmacies.
• Pesoforma Pesoforma is the Italian weight management brand offering a variety of products specially designed for personalized weight and body shape solutions, distributed through supermarkets, pharmacies, and e-commerce.
• Bimanan Bimanan is a Spanish slimming nutrition leader acquired in 2008, with 21 product references available in pharmacies.
• WeightCare WeightCare is a Dutch slimming brand combining proteins, fiber, and vitamins in tasty products for weight management.
• WeCare WeCare is a new brand launched in 2021 helping people find their healthy balance and make the right nutritional choices with tasty and healthy products for a healthy lifestyle.
• Isostar Isostar is the European sports nutrition leader created in 1977 in Switzerland and acquired in 2002. Offers beverages, bars, gels, and rapid energy products for before, during and after exercise across 35 countries.
• Valpibio Valpibio is a gluten-free specialty brand serving people with gluten intolerance since 1990, offering a wide range of gluten-free organic and non-organic foods.
• Valpiform Valpiform is the leader of gluten-free and allergen-free products acquired in 2013. Production transferred to a new plant built in 2016 in Compiègne, France.
• Bicentury Bicentury is a Spanish brand of healthy eating and weight loss for 35 years, based on the principle that good nutrition allows achieving the desired silhouette.
• Céréalpes Céréalpes is a plant protein brand acquired in 2008, offering alternatives to animal proteins for a varied diet.
• Grill Végétal Grill Végétal is an expert in meat analog in supermarkets and hypermarkets, created in 2015, offering 100% vegetarian meals.
• Bistrot Vegan Bistrot Vegan is an organic vegan range launched in 2017 under the Grill Végétal brand.
• Out-of-home Catering Solutions Fresh organic catering products and meal solutions for institutional and professional catering services, including the Les P'tits Chefs du Bio brand acquired through BC Bio.

Quantifiable outcome

• €428 million turnover in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Triballat Noyal: French independent dairy and plant-based specialist (Sojasun, Petit Billy) with overlap to N&S's Soy and Céréalpes plant-protein ranges and similar retail-channel presence in France.
• MyProtein (THG Nutrition): Europe's leading sports-nutrition direct-to-consumer brand and a direct competitor to Isostar across performance shakes, bars, gels, and recovery products.
• Bjorg (Ecotone): French pioneer of organic and plant-based packaged foods (cereals, biscuits, drinks) competing head-to-head with Céréal Bio and Gerblé in French organic retail; closest direct overlap in dietetic and bio categories.
• Weight Watchers / WW International: Global weight-management program with branded meal-replacement and snack products directly competing with Gerlinéa, Bimanan, Pesoforma, and WeightCare in the slimming category.
• Fleury Michon: French prepared-meals and protein specialist operating in the same supermarket and OOH-catering channels as BC Bio and Céréal Bio, with comparable focus on healthy convenience.
• Laboratoires Forté Pharma: French pharmacy-channel weight-management and dietary supplements brand overlapping with Gerlinéa, Modifast and WeightCare across slimming and dietary support SKUs.

Broad incumbents

• Nestlé Health Science: Specialised nutrition arm of Nestlé covering medical nutrition, weight management, and sports performance, competing with N&S's active nutrition and slimming ranges at scale.
• Danone (Alpro / Nutricia): Global dairy and plant-based giant whose Alpro, Danone, and Nutricia brands overlap with N&S's vegetal alternatives (Grill Végétal, Soy), active/sports nutrition, and slimming product positions.
• Cereal Partners Worldwide (Nestlé & General Mills joint venture): Global cereal and breakfast-snack manufacturer whose branded muesli, cereal bars, and fitness-cereal lines compete directly with Gerblé, Céréal, and the cereal-bar portfolio produced at N&S's Annonay and Gerona plants.

Regional players

• St Hubert (Groupe Avril): French plant-based spreads and culinary ingredients brand owned by Avril, a regional alternative-protein peer with relevant retail and OOH-catering overlap with Soy, Céréalpes, and BC Bio product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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