What Biolandes does

Biolandes (legal entity: BIOLANDES SAS) is a privately held, family-owned French specialty ingredients manufacturer founded in 1980 and headquartered in Le Sen, in the Landes forest region of southwestern France. The company cultivates, sources, and processes aromatic and medicinal plants into a catalog of more than 700 natural extracts — including essential oils, absolutes, concretes, resinoids, hydrolats, vegetable oils, supercritical fluid extracts, and natural oleoresins — drawn from its own farms and a partner-grower network spanning roughly 35 countries. Production is vertically integrated through company-owned distilleries and processing units using steam distillation, hydrodistillation, cold-press, solvent extraction, and supercritical CO2 extraction, with in-house analytical laboratories controlling biological, chemical, and physical characteristics for traceability and chemotype precision.

Biolandes sells primarily on a B2B basis to enterprise customers across four segments: fine perfumery, cosmetics and personal care, aromatherapy, and food and beverage flavors. The cosmetics value chain is increasingly served through subsidiary Biocosmethic, which develops proprietary cosmetic active ingredients such as FLORAPUNTIA and is positioning around exosomal communication and cellular-interaction mechanisms. Revenue is generated through quote-based direct sales to professional buyers (formulators, R&D project managers, purchasing teams), with no public consumer retail channel, no disclosed subscription or licensing model, and pricing not publicly listed. Customers access ordering via a dedicated customer portal (Espace client). Products are offered in conventional and certified organic (ECOCERT, COSMOS BIOLOGIQUE, NOP, FR-BIO-01) variants, with Fair For Life, ISO 22000, HACCP, KOSHER, HALAL, and FEMA-GRAS/FDA/CoE compliance for relevant food-grade lines.

Commercial reach is delivered through a sales-led, event-driven go-to-market model anchored by an international trade show circuit that in 2025–2026 included Beauty World Middle East (Dubai), In-Cosmetics Asia (Bangkok), In-Cosmetics Latin America (São Paulo), Cosme Tech (Tokyo), In-Cosmetics Global (Paris), PCHI (Hangzhou), and NYSCC (New York), supplemented by a multilingual corporate website and email newsletter. The company employs between 501 and 1,000 people, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no public listing, and no named external investors. Competitive context is the global essential oils market, where it operates alongside larger flavor and fragrance houses such as Symrise AG and Givaudan as well as direct-to-consumer essential oil brands such as Young Living and doTERRA.

Name

Biolandes

Legal name

BIOLANDES SAS

Website

https://biolandes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Biolandes is a French family-owned manufacturer founded in 1980 that produces 700+ natural plant extracts — essential oils, absolutes, concretes, hydrolats, and vegetable oils — via vertically integrated farms and distilleries, selling B2B to formulators in perfumery, cosmetics, aromatherapy, and food flavors across roughly 35 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Botanical Extracts

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Extracts & Essential Oils (Botanical/Citrus/Herb/Spice Extracts) (AFAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Botanical & Herbal Extracts (Adaptogens, Polyphenols, Essential Oils, Standardized Extracts) (AFAJAKAD), Extracts, Oleoresins & Essential Oils (Spice Extracts for Flavoring) (AFAJANAJ), Natural Extracts & Botanical Concentrates for Beverages (herbal, spice, aromatic extracts) (AFAFAGAJ)

Keywords

• Natural plant extracts
• Essential oils production
• Aromatic raw materials
• Botanical ingredients supply
• Floral waters and absolues

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Sen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Natural Extract and Essential Oil Sales: B2B sales of natural extracts including essential oils, absolutes, concretes, resinoids, hydrolats, vegetable oils, waxes, and butters to manufacturers in perfumery, cosmetics, aromatherapy, and food flavors. Products sold in conventional and certified organic (BIO, COSMOS BIOLOGIQUE) variants. Customers include formulators, R&D project managers, and buyers who purchase ingredients for incorporation into their products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Biolandes cultivates, sources, and transforms aromatic plant raw materials into a portfolio of more than 700 natural extracts — essential oils, absolues, concretes, hydrolats, resinoids, vegetable oils, natural oleoresins, supercritical fluid extracts, and cosmetic active ingredients — through its own distilleries and production units in southwestern France. The company sells these extracts directly to professional B2B customers in perfumery, cosmetics and personal care, aromatherapy, and food flavors, with conventional and certified organic (ECOCERT, COSMOS), Fair For Life, NOP, KOSHER, HALAL, ISO 22000, and HACCP variants available.

Product overview

Biolandes is a French family company founded in 1980, specializing in natural botanical extracts from field to extract. The company operates a platform-plus-catalog model, offering over 700 natural extracts including essential oils, absolues, hydrolats, concretes, resinoids, vegetable oils, and specialized active ingredients. Products are categorized into core extract products (essential oils, absolues, hydrolats, concretes, resinoids, supercritical fluid extracts) and specialized offerings including food-grade ingredients with FEMA-GRAS/FDA/CoE certification, cosmetic active ingredients like FLORAPUNTIA targeting exosomal communication, and certified organic/fair trade product lines. The integrated supply chain spans from their own farms to partner growers across 35 countries, with local processing in their own distilleries and production facilities. Key applications serve perfumery, aromatherapy, food flavors, and cosmetics/hygiene industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biocosmethic: Subsidiary focused on cosmetics active ingredients and innovative cosmetic ingredient development, including products like FLORAPUNTIA.

Products and services

• Essential Oils 100% pure and natural essential oils produced by steam distillation, hydrodistillation, cold pressing, or dry distillation, selected according to biochemical profile (chemotype) for use in perfumery, cosmetics, aromatherapy, and food flavors. Available in conventional and certified organic variants. Examples include Ylang Extra from Comores and Immortelle from France.
• Absolues Concentrated aromatic products obtained by ethanol extraction from concrete, floral pomade, resinoid, or supercritical fluid extract. Used primarily in fine perfumery. Example includes Vanille E200 (Vanilla planifolia) Absolue from Madagascar.
• Hydrolats (Floral Waters) Aromatic waters obtained as the aqueous distillate remaining after steam distillation and separation of essential oils. Available in certified organic and COSMOS BIOLOGIQUE variants. Example includes Bleuet (Centaurea cyanus) hydrolat from France.
• Concretes Extracts obtained from fresh natural raw materials by solvent extraction, with solvents subsequently eliminated. Used as a feedstock for absolute production and as fragrance ingredients.
• Resinoids Extracts obtained from dried natural vegetable raw materials by solvent extraction, used as fragrance and flavor ingredients in perfumery and food flavors.
• Vegetable Oils Plant-derived oils from integrated supply chains with documented quality, traceability, and performance assurance, sold for cosmetic, personal care, and aromatherapy applications.
• Supercritical Fluid Extracts Extracts obtained by processing natural raw materials in supercritical fluid followed by separation by expansion, used to produce high-purity absolues and specialty botanical extracts.
• Natural Oleoresins Plant exudates consisting mainly of resinous compounds and volatile compounds, used as flavor and fragrance ingredients.
• Food Flavors Natural products and extracts used as flavoring ingredients for beverages, dairy products, cookies, candies, savory preparations, tobacco, and oral hygiene. Ingredients are listed in FEMA-GRAS, FDA, and CoE international food indexes.
• Food Grade Ingredients Ingredients including vanilla, cocoa, coffee, spices, mints, citrus, and fruit extracts produced in compliance with health standards at dedicated food-grade facilities, available with KOSHER or HALAL certification.
• Cosmetic Active Ingredients Innovative cosmetic ingredients developed by subsidiary Biocosmethic that target exosomal communication — a novel mechanism of action at the core of cellular interactions between keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and melanocytes — for use in skincare and personal care formulations.
• FLORAPUNTIA Latest active ingredient for cosmetics launched by Biocosmethic (Biolandes subsidiary), featuring innovative botanical formulation targeting skin wellness applications.
• Organic and Biological Certified Products Natural extracts certified by ECOCERT Greenlife in compliance with the COSMOS standard, Ecocert Cosmétique Biologique standard, and the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). Sourced from organic agriculture certified by FR-BIO-01.
• Fair Trade Certified Products (Fair For Life) Natural extracts certified under the Fair For Life fair trade standard, ensuring ethical sourcing and production practices across the supply chain.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Robertet: French family-owned producer of natural raw materials for flavors, perfumery, and aromatherapy with a comparable integrated sourcing and extraction model. Direct overlap with Biolandes' perfumery, cosmetics, and food flavor segments and similar long-standing family governance.
• Mane: French family-owned flavors and fragrances house that, like Biolandes, combines natural ingredient sourcing with extraction expertise. Comparable B2B customer base in perfumery, cosmetics, and food flavors, and similar vertically integrated operating model.
• Albert Vieille: France-based specialist in essential oils and aromatic raw materials for perfumery, cosmetics, and aromatherapy. Direct overlap with Biolandes' core essential oil and natural extract portfolio for the same professional customer base.
• Ungerer & Company: Independent flavors and fragrances producer serving perfumery, personal care, and food customers. Direct overlap with Biolandes' customer base and B2B ingredient supply model, with a comparable mid-sized specialist positioning.
• Destilla GmbH: German specialist in natural flavor extracts, essential oils, and botanical ingredients for food, beverage, and cosmetics applications. Comparable in scale and product mix to Biolandes' food flavors and natural extracts lines.
• Synthite Industries: Indian producer of spice extracts, essential oils, oleoresins, and natural food ingredients. Overlaps with Biolandes in spice/oleoresin extracts and food flavor customers, particularly for FEMA-GRAS and CoE-listed ingredients.
• Berjé: Family-owned supplier of essential oils, aromatic chemicals, and natural raw materials to the flavor and fragrance industry. Closely comparable business model, product range, and customer base to Biolandes' core perfumery and aromatherapy lines.

Broad incumbents

• Symrise: Global flavor and fragrance major serving perfumery, cosmetics, and food customers at scale. While not a specialist natural extracts pure-play, it competes for the same formulators' ingredient budgets and has a much larger R&D and distribution footprint.
• Givaudan: World's largest flavors and fragrances company, with an extensive naturals and cosmetics ingredients portfolio. Overlaps with Biolandes in botanical extracts and food flavor ingredients but operates at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): Global F&F incumbent with a Health & Biosciences naturals platform. Competes with Biolandes in cosmetic and food ingredient customers, especially those seeking natural and fermentation-derived ingredients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biolandes

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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