What SCOP Ethiquable does

SCOP Ethiquable is a French worker cooperative (Société Coopérative et Participative) founded in 2003 in Fleurance, Gers, that produces and distributes fair trade and organic food products. It sources from more than 100 small-producer cooperatives across 29 countries, reaching 48,990 producers directly, with an in-house team of 11 agronomists deployed in France, Ecuador, Peru, and Madagascar to sustain supply partnerships. The company employs 165 people, 112 of whom are sociétaires (employee-shareholders) under a one-person-one-vote governance model that legally prevents sale or delocalization.

Its core product portfolio spans single-origin dark and milk chocolate (including Grand Cru tablets from Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Haiti, Ecuador, Togo, India, Madagascar and Côte d'Ivoire), high-altitude Arabica coffee, tea and infusions, spices, fruit juices, cereals, legumes, cashews, and wellness products. The proprietary asset is the bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Fleurance, opened June 2022 and co-built with the Peruvian cooperative Norandino, which performs in-house fermentation, roasting, conching, and molding from raw cocoa beans — an integrated capability uncommon among European fair trade brands. Ethiquable also co-founded the 'Bio Equitable en France' label in May 2020 alongside Biocoop and 27 producer groups.

The business operates as a B2B2C packaged-goods model: finished products are sold through French mass retail (grande distribution, where Ethiquable is the 3rd brand in the organic aisle) and the Biocoop network of 637 specialist stores, complemented by direct e-commerce via boutique-ethiquable.com, a recipe platform (cuisinez.ethiquable.coop), and an on-site retail and tourism channel at the Fleurance factory. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company emphasizes that producer prices are set at roughly double commodity market rates (cocoa at 4,000–4,500 USD/T vs ~2,500 USD/T as of 2021), and 10% of annual profits are reinvested with producer communities. The company carries ESUS (Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale) accreditation and operates with a zero advertising budget, relying on editorial coverage, podcast content, social media, and event presence for demand generation.

Name

SCOP Ethiquable

Legal name

SCOP Ethiquable

Website

https://ethiquable.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SCOP Ethiquable is a French worker cooperative founded in 2003 that produces and distributes fair trade organic food — chocolate, coffee, tea, spices, and more — sourced from 100+ producer cooperatives in 29 countries and sold through French mass retail, Biocoop, e-commerce, and its own Fleurance bean-to-bar chocolate factory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fair Trade Organic Food Products

NAICS

Snack Food Manufacturing (31191)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Bakery & Confectionery Wholesale (AFAIAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health, Organic & Natural Grocery Wholesale (AFAIABAI), Natural, Organic & Health Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAK), Ethnic Bakery, Confectionery & Snacks Wholesale (AFAIAIAE)

Keywords

• Fair trade food
• Organic chocolate
• Bean-to-bar chocolate
• Cooperative food company
• Single-origin coffee

Headquarters

HQ city

Fleurance

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product sales - fair trade organic food: Core revenue from selling fair trade and organic food products (chocolate, coffee, tea, spices, nuts, fruits, cereals, legumes, oils, florals/essential oils, wellness) through retail partners and direct e-commerce. Products are sold as finished packaged goods, primarily in French supermarkets and health-food stores. The company has zero advertising/marketing budget, relying instead on editorial content, press, and word-of-mouth.
2. Direct e-commerce (boutique-ethiquable.com): Online storefront selling the full product range directly to consumers, with recipe content (Cuisinez platform) driving engagement and conversion.
3. Chocolate factory tourism and workshops: Revenue from public visits and tasting workshops at the Fleurance chocolate factory opened in June 2022, attracting over 6,000 visitors. Also sells packaged chocolate on-site. The site has received the Quality Tourism label.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SCOP Ethiquable is a French worker cooperative that manufactures and distributes fair trade and organic food products — primarily single-origin chocolate, coffee, tea, spices, fruits, cereals, legumes, and wellness products — sourced from more than 100 small-producer cooperatives in France and 29 countries in the Global South. The company operates a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Fleurance (Gers) and sells through French retail chains, the Biocoop network, its own e-boutique, and a visitor-facing factory tour.

Product overview

SCOP Ethiquable is a cooperative company that operates as a unified portfolio of fair trade and organic food products, primarily centered around chocolate (cocoa), coffee, tea, spices, fruits, cereals, and wellness products. The core offerings include single-origin dark chocolate Grand Cru tablets (70%-100% cacao from Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Haiti, Ecuador, Togo, India, Guatemala, Madagascar, Côte d'Ivoire), milk chocolate with high cacao content, premium Arabica coffees from high-altitude origins, organic teas and infusions, fair trade spices, fruit juices and purees, cereals and legumes, appetizers including cashew nuts and nut butters, and wellness products including essential oils. Key sub-brands include La Cacaosphère (specialty cocoa products for professionals and bean-to-bar makers) and Paysans d'ici (French-origin fair trade products from domestic producer cooperatives). The company operates its own chocolate factory in Fleurance, Gers (opened June 2022), positioning it as a bean-to-bar producer that controls production from cocoa origin to finished tablet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paysans d'ici: Sub-brand dedicated to French domestic fair trade and organic products. Covers a range of French agricultural products including fruits, vegetables, cereals, legumes, dairy, and preserves from French peasant farmer cooperatives.

Products and services

• Chocolat Noir Grand Cru (Dark Chocolate Grand Cru) Premium single-origin dark chocolate tablets sourced from fair trade and organic producer cooperatives. Offerings include various cacao percentages (70%-100%) from origins such as Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Ecuador, Togo, India, Guatemala, and Madagascar.
• Chocolat au Lait (Milk Chocolate) Organic and fair trade milk chocolate tablets with high cacao content, made in France using French organic milk powder from the Biolait cooperative. Includes specialty flavors like dark milk, caramel with sea salt, and hazelnut.
• Café Arabica d'Altitude (High-Altitude Arabica Coffee) Fair trade and organic coffee sourced from high-altitude terroir regions. Available from origins including Ecuador, Congo, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Bolivia. Offered as whole beans or ground.
• Thé et Infusions (Tea and Infusions) Fair trade organic teas and infusions including green tea, black tea, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Oolong, and rooibos from South Africa. Also includes herbal infusions from French producers under the Paysans d'ici line.
• Fruits et Jus (Fruits and Juices) Fair trade and organic fruit products including pure juices, nectars, and fruit purees from Madagascar (litchi, pineapple, passion fruit, mango), as well as French fruit products from producer cooperatives.
• Épices (Spices) Fair trade organic spices including pepper (black, white, green, wild), cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, coriander, turmeric, curry, garam masala, and nutmeg from origins such as India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia.
• Apéro (Appetizers) Fair trade organic appetizer products including cashew nuts (raw, roasted, seasoned), almonds, peanuts and peanut butter, and potato chips. Includes products from Burkina Faso's Ethicajou cashew supply chain.
• Céréales et Légumineuses (Cereals and Legumes) Fair trade organic cereals and legumes including rice, quinoa, bulgur, couscous, sesame seeds, chia seeds, lentils, chickpeas, and split peas. Includes products from Cambodia, Ecuador, Tunisia, and France.
• Bien-être (Wellness) Fair trade organic wellness products including essential oils, vegetable oils, floral waters, and oil macerates. Products sourced from Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and France.
• La Cacaosphère Bio Equitable Specialty cocoa products including couverture chocolates, cocoa beans for bean-to-bar production, and raw materials. Focus on peasant agriculture, agroforestry, and local/native cocoa varieties.
• Paysans d'ici Line of fair trade organic products sourced exclusively from French farmers and producer cooperatives. Includes jams, fruit purées, juices, lentils, flours, herbs, and infusions from French terroir regions.
• Chocolate factory visits and tasting workshops Public visits and tasting workshops at the Fleurance (Gers) bean-to-bar chocolate factory, offering consumers immersive, educational experiences around chocolate making, terroir, and fair trade.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48,990 producers in 29 countries benefit directly from fair trade projects
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BiolaitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Biolait is a French organic dairy farmer groupement (cooperative). Ethiquable partnered with Biolait and Ingredia Prospérité Fermière to launch France's first fair trade, organic, labeled milk powder supply chain for chocolate production. Biolait farmers supply organic milk processed into powder by Ingredia for use in Ethiquable's chocolate factory in Fleurance. Contracts are multi-year with stable, remunerative pricing above commodity rates.
• Ingredia Prospérité FermièrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022French PME specialized in dairy processing. Partners with Ethiquable and Biolait to produce organic milk powder from French pasture-fed cows, specifically adapted for chocolate manufacturing. The three-way partnership created a novel French fair trade and organic milk powder supply chain.
• NorandinocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Norandino is a Peruvian organization of small-scale cocoa producers. Ethiquable co-constructed its Fleurance chocolate factory with Norandino, making it a co-investment in shared value addition. Norandino supplies single-origin Peruvian cocoa and is a key strategic partner for the bean-to-bar production model. Ethiquable pays 4000-4500 USD/T, roughly double the market price. The partnership includes multi-year purchase commitments and agronomy support.
• AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVSF is an NGO specializing in international agricultural development. Ethiquable appears alongside AVSF in industry advocacy for the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and fair trade supply chains. Both organizations co-advocate for small-producer-friendly EU regulations and share expertise on sustainable cocoa and coffee supply chains.
• BiocoopcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBiocoop is a French cooperative network of 637 organic and fair trade retail stores. Ethiquable products are distributed through Biocoop, and both companies co-founded the 'Bio Equitable en France' label (association of 27 farm groups, 26 organic companies, and Biocoop, launched May 2020) to certify and promote French fair trade products.
• WindcoopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWindcoop is a cooperative initiative for low-carbon maritime transport using wind-powered shipping. Ethiquable has partnered with Windcoop to explore sustainable transport solutions for its international cocoa and ingredient shipments, reducing the carbon footprint of its supply chain.
• Ethicajou (Sénégal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEthiquable helped create and develop Ethicajou, a cashew processing cooperative in Senegal. The partnership established an in-country cashew processing operation, creating rural jobs and higher farmer income compared to raw export. The cashew supply chain is entirely traced and provides new products for Ethiquable (cashew nuts, cashew butter, roasted cashews).
• FAPECAFES (Équateur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAPECAFES is an Ecuadorian cooperative of small coffee, cocoa, plantain, and fruit producers. Ethiquable sources multiple products from FAPECAFES and has supported the construction of a chips factory led by the Agropia cooperative (sister organization), showcasing infrastructure co-development in producing countries.
• AGROPIA (Pérou)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative in Peru producing potatoes, physalis, and other Andean products. Ethiquable has supported the inauguration of a chips processing plant built in partnership with AGROPIA, enabling local value-added processing and new market access.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cémoi: One of France's largest chocolate manufacturers with broad mass-market and private-label exposure. Comparable as a French chocolate incumbent with in-house manufacturing and retail distribution, but without Ethiquable's fair-trade or organic positioning.
• Valrhona: French premium B2B chocolate maker owned by Savencia, supplying pastry chefs and chocolatiers worldwide. Comparable on bean-to-bar single-origin know-how and chocolate manufacturing, but operates as a B2B fine-cocoa incumbent rather than a retail fair-trade brand.
• Bjorg Bonneterre Eticom: French organic food brand (part of the Ecotone group) selling biscuits, drinks, and pantry staples through mainstream French retail. Direct competitor in the French organic grocery aisle, particularly in coffee, tea, and cereals where product overlap is high.

Direct peers

• Kaoka: French bean-to-bar organic and fair trade chocolate maker owned by Ethiquable's sister network of producer cooperatives. Kaoka and Ethiquable are the two flagship French fair-trade bean-to-bar chocolate brands with overlapping single-origin cocoa sourcing, retail distribution, and B2B/B2C models.
• Tony's Chocolonely: Dutch mission-driven chocolate brand focused on 100% slave-free cocoa sourcing and large-scale retail distribution across Europe. Comparable to Ethiquable on ethical chocolate narrative and bean-to-bar ambition, but at much larger scale and with significant paid-marketing investment.
• Equal Exchange: US-based worker-cooperative importing fair trade coffee, chocolate, bananas and snacks from small producer cooperatives. The most direct structural analog to Ethiquable's SCOP model and multi-category fair-trade product range.
• Divine Chocolate: UK-headquartered fair trade chocolate company co-owned by Kuapa Kokoo, a Ghanaian cocoa cooperative. Closely mirrors Ethiquable's cooperative-sourcing, single-origin chocolate positioning and ethical brand story, though distribution is concentrated in the UK/US.
• Alter Eco: French-founded fair trade and organic chocolate and pantry brand selling single-origin bars (chocolate, quinoa, rice) through French and international retail. Directly comparable to Ethiquable on product mix (chocolate + grains), fair-trade sourcing, and distribution model.

Emerging players

• Patagonia Provisions: Mission-driven US food brand from Patagonia focused on regenerative organic supply chains across grains, snacks and pantry. Comparable to Ethiquable on the mission-led sourcing narrative and organic positioning, though product mix and geography differ.

Others

• Biocoop: French cooperative network of 637 organic and fair-trade retail stores and Ethiquable's largest specialty distribution partner. Comparable as a French cooperative model and a key channel for Ethiquable's products, but operates as a retailer rather than a competing brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ethiquable
• YouTubeyoutube.com/SaveursQuiOntDuSens
• Facebookfacebook.com/ETHIQUABLE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ethiquable
• Instagraminstagram.com/ethiquable

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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