DAUNAT

What DAUNAT does

DAUNAT (legal entity: SNACKING Services, RCS Saint Brieuc 429 449 457) is a French ready-to-eat snacking manufacturer founded in 1976 by Jean-Claude DAUNAT and headquartered in Guingamp, Brittany. The company produces pre-packaged sandwiches (triangle, baguette, mini formats), wraps (fresh Fraîcheur and reheatable Street ranges), salads (crudités, pasta, portable On The Go, and meal-box formats), burgers (including a Brioche Charolais beef range), quiches, pasta boxes, and desserts, organized around sub-brands such as Protéines+ (high-protein), Street Wraps, Street's Baguettes, Salad On The Go, and the B2B-focused Bien Fait range. Core production technology centers on in-house bakery workshops (GalleTtes prepared in Guingamp, breads manufactured using 100% French wheat flour without preservatives) and a network of five production factories in Brittany, Burgundy, Picardy, and the Nord region, enabling daily output of more than 500,000 meals with over 1,500 collaborators.

Name

DAUNAT

Legal name

SNACKING Services

Website

https://daunat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

DAUNAT is a French ready-to-eat snacking manufacturer founded in 1976, producing sandwiches, wraps, salads, burgers, and meal boxes from five factories in France for sale via retail grocery, travel convenience, and professional foodservice channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-to-eat packaged snacks and meals

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHAKAC

Cold Prepared Foods & Meal Components (Sides, Proteins, Family Meals)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Foodservice-to-Go & In-Store Prepared Foods (Grab-and-Go)

Keywords

• Ready-to-eat sandwiches
• Fresh packaged salads
• Snacks and wraps
• Convenience food manufacturing
• Foodservice catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Guingamp

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. B2C packaged snacks and meals: Daunat generates revenue through sale of pre-packaged fresh snacks and meals to consumers via retail distribution (supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations, travel hubs). Products include sandwiches, wraps, salads, burgers, and desserts sold under private-label and branded formats.
2. Professional foodservice (RHD): Sale of snacking products and the dedicated 'Bien Fait' range to professional foodservice operators, restaurants, and institutional caterers through commercial teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DAUNAT manufactures and distributes pre-packaged fresh snacks and ready-to-eat meals — including sandwiches, wraps, salads, burgers, quiches, pasta boxes and desserts — under its own brand and private labels. Products are sold to French consumers via retail outlets (supermarkets, hypermarkets, service stations, travel retail) and supplied to professional foodservice operators through a dedicated range.

Product overview

Daunat is a French snacking company established in 1976, pioneering mobile catering in France. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of ready-to-eat food products organized into three main categories: sandwiches (triangle, baguette, mini formats), wraps (fresh/fraîcheur and reheatable street wraps), and salads (crudités, pasta-based, portable On The Go, and complete meal boxes). Supporting categories include burgers (classic and brioche), quiches, pasta boxes, and desserts. The product lineup features multiple sub-brands including Protéines+ (high-protein range), Street Wraps and Street's Baguettes (street food inspired reheatable products), Salad On The Go (portable format), and Salade Repas (complete meal boxes). Daunat operates 5 production sites in France (Brittany, Burgundy, Picardy, and Nord regions) producing over 500,000 meals daily with 1,500+ employees. The company emphasizes French-origin ingredients including 100% French wheat flour for breads and French meat (chicken, beef, ham, bacon) across its product range.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bien Fait: A dedicated snacking range for the restaurant/food service industry (RHD - restauration hors domicile), featuring savory and sweet options.

Products and services

• Sandwiches (baguettes, club, toasted)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in carbon emissions for French-origin chicken vs EU-origin chicken
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HappyVorecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Daunat collaboration with HappyVore (the #1 plant-based traiteur brand in France according to Circana data) to create a 100% veggie salad meal with plant-based aiguillettes, emmental cheese, and balsamic sauce. The partnership addresses growing flexitarian consumer demand for quality vegetarian options in the snacking category.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Newrest: French-headquartered international travel catering group serving airlines, airports, and rail. Comparable to Daunat in the travel-hub snacking and ready-meal channel, though as an in-flight/in-station caterer rather than a retail brand.
• Elior Group: Major French contract catering and foodservice group serving B2B and B2C channels across Europe. Overlaps with Daunat's Bien Fait RHD foodservice sub-brand and competes for similar institutional and travel-hub eating occasions.
• Sodexo: Global French-origin foodservice and facilities-management group operating across corporate, education, healthcare, and leisure. Comparable to Daunat as a large-scale operator in French on-the-go and institutional meal occasions, though much broader in scope.
• Panzani: Major French pasta and prepared-meals brand (part of CVC-owned group) selling dry pasta, sauces, and ready meals through supermarkets. Comparable to Daunat's pasta-box and ready-meal sub-range and shares the French retail distribution channel.

Direct peers

• Les Crudettes: French prepared-salad brand (now part of Bonduelle group) offering bagged salads and salad meals in supermarkets. Direct overlap with Daunat's crudités and Salade Repas ranges in retail channels.
• Picard: France's leading specialty frozen-food retailer/manufacturer offering prepared meals, appetizers, and snacks. Comparable to Daunat as a French premium prepared-food brand competing for the same on-the-go and convenience-eating occasions, with a frozen rather than chilled format.
• Marie: French chilled and frozen prepared-meal brand (formerly Marie Surgelés) covering meals, pizzas, and snacks distributed through supermarkets. Directly comparable in category, retail channel, and consumer occasion to Daunat's portfolio.
• Fleury Michon: French chilled ready-meal manufacturer producing sandwiches, salads, and prepared plates for retail under both branded and private-label formats. Closest direct comparable to Daunat in product mix, distribution channel, and French retail focus.
• Brioche Pasquier: Major French industrial bakery manufacturer producing breads, viennoiseries, brioches, and sandwich breads for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable on the in-house bakery and sandwich-bread manufacturing side of Daunat's operations.
• Bonduelle: French/European leader in prepared vegetables and salads, including ready-to-eat bagged salads and meal salads. Comparable to Daunat in the prepared-salad sub-category and French retail distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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