Mont-Blanc Brewery

Name

Mont-Blanc Brewery

Legal name

La Brasserie du Mont Blanc SAS

Website

https://brasserie-montblanc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Organic beer production
• Gluten-free beer
• French alpine brewery
• Specialty lager ales

Headquarters

HQ city

La Motte-servolex

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beer product sales (bottles, cans, draft): Direct sales of branded beers through multiple formats: 33cl bottles, 75cl bottles (with mechanical cork for reuse), 50cl cans, and 20L/30L kegs. Products sold through on-site bar, retail chains, bars/restaurants, and online channels.
2. Draft beer rental service: Rental of draft beer dispensers (tireuses) for private events including kegs. Customers rent equipment and purchase beer kegs. Unconsumed kegs are not charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mont-Blanc Brewery (Brasserie du Mont Blanc) is a French craft brewery founded in 1999 and based in La Motte-Servolex, Savoie, France. It manufactures and sells craft beers — including lagers, ales, and specialty varieties such as organic and gluten-free beers — brewed with pure water sourced from the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. The brewery sells its products primarily to consumers and through hospitality and retail channels in France and abroad.

Product overview

Mont-Blanc Brewery is a French craft beer producer offering a portfolio of specialty beers made with pure Mont Blanc water. The product range includes three main categories: (1) Bières désaltérantes (refreshing beers) featuring La Blanche, La Cristal, Cristal IPA, and Cristal Rosée; (2) Bières de dégustation (tasting beers) including La Blonde, La Neipa, La Rousse, and Triple Épices; (3) Couleurs montagne (mountain colors) with La Verte au génépi and La Bleue aux myrtilles. Additional offerings include the Sylvanus Abbey-style range. The brewery operates a tap rental service for events and an on-site bar/restaurant. Most products carry AFDIAG gluten-free certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft beer range

Quantifiable outcome

• La Bleue elected Best Beer in the World at World Beer Awards 2025 in flavored beer category
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BrewDog: International craft brewery with growing presence in France. Comparable on craft positioning, multi-format strategy (including draft/PerfectDraft-style systems), and aggressive national retail expansion play.

Direct peers

• Ninkasi: Lyon-based French craft brewery with a similar vertically integrated model combining brewery, on-site taproom/restaurant venues, and broad distribution. Directly comparable on craft positioning, multi-venue DTC strategy, and Rhône-Alpes regional roots.
• Brasserie d'Achouffe (Chouffe): Belgian craft brewery and one of the 13 independent Duvel Moortgat sister breweries alongside Brasserie du Mont Blanc. Highly comparable as a Duvel Moortgat portfolio brand with specialty craft positioning and international distribution.
• Brasserie Castelain: Independent French craft brewery based in Bénifontaine (Hauts-de-France), producing a comparable craft beer portfolio including organic and specialty lagers/alcs. Closely comparable in size, product philosophy (regional terroir-led craft), and multi-channel retail/HORECA distribution.
• Brasserie Pietra: Corsican-based French craft brewery with similar size, premium positioning, and terroir-led identity. Comparable as a regional French craft producer with ambition to compete nationally via differentiated local story.
• Gallia Paris: Pantin-based French craft brewery with comparable product breadth and craft-led national expansion strategy. Closely comparable on premium positioning, multi-format packaging, and direct relationships with HORECA and craft retail accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Kronenbourg (Carlsberg Group): Dominant French brewer (1664, Kronenbourg brands) operating at vastly larger scale as part of Carlsberg. Relevant as the principal national competitor for shelf space, HORECA contracts, and consumer mindshare in mainstream French beer.
• Heineken Entreprise (France): French arm of Heineken operating large-scale brewing and distribution. Relevant as a broad incumbent competitor in retail and HORECA, with substantially greater promotional firepower and route-to-market reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/labrasseriedumontblanc
• Xx.com/dubrasserie
• Facebookfacebook.com/bieredumontblanc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brasserie-distillerie-du-mont-blanc

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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