Maison Arnaud Larher

What Maison Arnaud Larher does

Maison Arnaud Larher is a privately held French artisanal pastry and chocolate company founded in 1997 by Arnaud Larher in the Montmartre district of Paris, operating as a SARL (Société à Responsabilité Limitée). The company produces handcrafted pastries, chocolates, macarons, individual and multi-tier cakes, croquembouche, ice creams, jams, confectionery, and related sweet goods using traditional French techniques and premium ingredients including single-origin and grand cru cocoas (Chuao, Madagascar, Venezuela, Indonesia, Peru, São Tomé). Founder Arnaud Larher holds the prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF) title awarded in 2007, the highest recognition in French artisanal crafts, and the brand's product portfolio emphasizes signature creations such as Pavé de Montmartre, smoked chocolate collections, and region-themed assortments (Ma Bretagne, Coffret Grèce).

The company operates a direct-to-consumer model through four retail boutiques in the Paris metropolitan area (Caulaincourt, Damrémont, and Seine in Paris, plus Asnières-sur-Seine) and an e-commerce platform shipping to France and nine European countries, with click & collect available at all boutiques. A secondary revenue stream comes from reception and event catering, including custom wedding cakes, croquembouche, macaron pyramids (€155-€555), and bespoke celebration pieces ordered via quote. Distribution relies on owned retail, own e-commerce, and brand collaborations (notably with Laphroaig whisky and artist Alexandra Manousakis) to generate earned media and limited-edition ranges. Pricing is positioned at the premium end of the artisan segment, with individual pastries at €7.50-€8.90, individual chocolates at €4.50, chocolate boxes ranging from €8.90 (6-piece) to €142.20 (75-piece), and shipping fees of €13 for France and €20 for European destinations.

The customer base consists primarily of individual consumers purchasing for personal consumption, gifting, and celebrations, plus a smaller event-catering segment serving weddings, corporate events, and baptisms. The company is founder-owned with no external investment, no disclosed funding rounds, and no parent company. The business is supported by 11-50 employees and markets through its website, email newsletter, Facebook, Instagram, and earned media coverage in outlets such as Le Parisien.

Name

Maison Arnaud Larher

Legal name

SARL MAISON ARNAUD LARHER

Website

https://arnaudlarher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maison Arnaud Larher is a privately held French artisan pastry and chocolate house founded in 1997 in Paris by MOF title holder Arnaud Larher, selling handcrafted pastries, chocolates, macarons, and custom event cakes through four Paris-area boutiques and a France/Europe e-commerce platform to individual consumers and event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal French Pastry and Chocolate

NAICS

Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Retail Bakeries (311811), Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFAFAL

Chocolate & Confectionery Patisseries (Bonbons, Truffles, Macarons)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYTHAFAFAB

Patisseries & Viennoiserie (French-Style)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYTHAFAFAC

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYTHAFAGAD

Chocolate & Confectionery Shops

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Dessert, Ice Cream & Specialty Sweets Shops

SECONDARYCRAHAGAB

Patisseries & Dessert Boutiques

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Specialty Food Stores (Deli, Cheese, Gourmet, Bakery)

Keywords

• Artisanal French pastries
• Handcrafted chocolates
• Macarons and confectionery
• Wedding and reception cakes
• Meilleur Ouvrier de France

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail pastry and chocolate sales: One-time sales of artisanal pastries, cakes, chocolates, macarons, and other sweet treats through 4 retail boutiques in the Paris area and e-commerce platform with home delivery.
2. Reception and event catering: Custom wedding cakes, croquembouche, pyramids of macarons, and other event pastries made to order with quote-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maison Arnaud Larher is an artisan French pastry and chocolate maison that produces and sells handcrafted pastries (Tong Bonbon, Miss Clara, The Citron, Pavé de Montmartre, Flan Vanille), artisan chocolates (tablets, truffles, bonbons, regional gift boxes), macarons, individual cakes, ice creams, and confectionery. It operates four retail boutiques in the Paris metropolitan area, an e-commerce storefront shipping to France and Europe, and accepts quote-based orders for wedding and event receptions (croquembouche, macaron pyramids, tiered celebration cakes).

Product overview

Maison Arnaud Larher is a French artisan pastry and chocolate company led by Arnaud Larher, a Pâtissier Chocolatier and Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF, Best Craftsman of France) since 2007. The company operates as a traditional food products business rather than a software platform. Its product portfolio centers on handcrafted French pastries (including signature desserts like Tong Bonbon, The Citron, and Miss Clara), artisan chocolates (tablets, truffles, bonbons, and themed gift boxes), cakes (available in multiple sizes and flavors), and reception/wedding cakes (croquembouche, wedding cakes, and custom celebration cakes). Additional offerings include macarons, ice creams, jams, confectionery, and a cookbook. The company ships certain products nationally while operating four retail boutiques in Paris (Caulaincourt, Damrémont, and Seine locations) and Asnières-sur-Seine. Notable collaborations include the Laphroaig x Arnaud Larher whisky-inspired collection and Cocoa Palace/Sweet Palace collections with artist Alexandra Manousakis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Signature Pastries Individual artisan pastries including Tong Bonbon (raspberry and strawberry compote with vanilla whipped ganache), Miss Clara (vanilla and raspberry macaron), The Citron (lemon dessert), The Fraise (strawberry chocolate dessert), Tarte Citron, Flan Larher Vanille, and the Pavé de Montmartre (almond sponge cake with almond paste). Sold as individual pastries to consumers.
• Laphroaig x Arnaud Larher Mignardises Assorted small pastries (red fruit bonbons, smoked praline chocolate fondant, and Laphroaig whisky buttercream macarons) co-developed with Laphroaig Islay single malt whisky, packaged as mignardises. Limited-edition collaboration aimed at adult gift and tasting occasions.
• Artisan Cakes (Moelleux, Citron, Gianduja, Orange, Praliné Noisette, Sachet de Madeleines) Individual-sized artisan cakes including Cake Moelleux Chocolat (80% cocoa), Cake Citron, Cake Gianduja (64% cocoa), Cake Orange (with Cointreau), Cake Praliné Noisette, and sachet of 4 madeleines, available for e-commerce shipment across France.
• Reception and Wedding Cakes (Croquembouche, Gâteau de Mariage, Pièces de Prestige, La Cascadine Larher, Macaron Pyramids) Custom-made celebration pastries for weddings, baptisms, communions, and corporate receptions: traditional French croquembouche (cone of cream-filled choux), custom wedding cakes, sugar-paste tiered prestige cakes, decorative centerpiece cakes (La Cascadine Larher), and macaron pyramids in three sizes (T1 50 macarons €155, T2 100 macarons €290, T3 200 macarons €555). Quote-based pricing.
• Chocolate Gift Boxes (Coffret Classique, Ma Bretagne, Coffret Grèce, Le Fumoir, Cocoa Palace, Sweet Palace, Gingembres Confits) Assorted chocolate gift boxes sold in multiple sizes — Coffret Classique in 6/12/25/50/75-piece formats, themed regional boxes (Ma Bretagne with Breton flavors like seaweed ganache and buckwheat praline; Coffret Grèce with olive oil and almond notes), Le Fumoir (smoked chocolates over beechwood), and Cocoa Palace / Sweet Palace co-designed with artist Alexandra Manousakis.
• Single-Origin Chocolate Tablets Single-origin and grand cru dark and milk chocolate tablets made from beans sourced from Chuao (Venezuela, 74%), Amérique Latine (75%), Indonésie (75%), Madagascar (smoked, 64%), Venezuela (75%), Pérou (75% dark and 50% milk), Sao Tomé (75%), and 100% cocoa, as well as flavored tablets (fleur de sel milk, riz soufflés, bio noix de cajou, bio noisettes, éclats de caramel).
• Chocolate Truffles (Classique, Sortilèges, Cognac) and Assorted Bonbon Collections Classic chocolate truffles, enchantment-themed truffles, cognac-infused truffles, assorted ganaches (Les Ganaches J'adore), Bouchées Tendance bite assortment, Tablette Pulsion signature tablet, Tablette Le Mur des Je t'aime romantic design, and Barre Chocolat snack bars (milk caramel-noisette, milk caramel-cacahuète, dark caramel-amande-riz soufflé).
• Confectionery (Pâtes de Fruits, Fours Secs, Minis Babas, Caramels, Apéritif, Oursons Petit Nicolas) French confectionery items including pâtes de fruits (fruit pastilles in 9- or 21-piece boxes), four secs (dry cookies such as Tuiles au Parmesan), minis babas au rhum, assorted caramels in a box, savory apéritif items, and bear-shaped marshmallow-filled chocolates (Oursons Petit Nicolas) in milk and dark chocolate and gift coffret.
• Glaces (Artisanal Ice Creams) Artisanal ice creams and frozen desserts sold at the Paris boutiques.
• Confitures et Pâtes à Tartiner Jams and spreads including Pâte à Tartiner Praliné Noisette (€14.60).
• Livre Pâtisserie de Arnaud Larher (Pastry Cookbook) Pastry cookbook authored by Arnaud Larher, priced at €49.95, sold via the maison's e-commerce site.
• Plaque Chocolat Personnalisable and Chocolat Macaron Support Customizable chocolate plaque for personalized messages on birthdays, weddings, and special occasions, plus a dark chocolate cylinder serving as a decorative base for macarons.
• Galette des Rois Traditional French Epiphany cake (king's cake) produced annually for the Epiphany season, with Arnaud Larher's galette recognized by Le Parisien for 2026.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LaphroaigminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration creating an exclusive collection of pastries and chocolates inspired by the iconic Islay whisky. The Laphroaig x Arnaud Larher collection features mignardises incorporating smoky and iodized notes from the single malt whisky.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Maison Fossier: Historic French patisserie (founded 1756) specializing in biscuits, pink madeleines, and confectionery. Comparable artisanal French pastry retail concept with e-commerce and gifting focus.
• Pierre Hermé Paris: Paris-based premium patisserie and macaron house led by MOF chef Pierre Hermé. Direct competitor in the Parisian luxury pastry and chocolate segment with global boutique presence and a similar MOF-anchored brand.
• Dalloyau: Historic Parisian patisserie (founded 1802) known for signature creations and Viennoiserie where Arnaud Larher also trained. Directly comparable in classic French pastries, celebration cakes, and chocolates.
• Jean-Paul Hévin: Paris-based MOF chocolatier with boutiques in Paris and Asia. Specializes in premium chocolates and macarons, comparable in MOF-driven positioning and chocolate-led product mix.
• La Maison du Chocolat: Premium French chocolate specialist with boutiques in Paris, New York, and Tokyo. Closely comparable premium positioning, gift-box assortment, and single-origin chocolate focus.
• Fauchon: Premium French patisserie and gastronomy house where founder Arnaud Larher trained. Overlaps directly in macarons, pastries, chocolates, and luxury food gifting categories.
• Christophe Michalak: Paris-based MOF pastry chef with boutiques and a strong signature pastry/chocolate assortment. Direct MOF-peer competitor targeting similar premium clientele in Paris.
• Hugo & Victor: Parisian patisserie and chocolatier with boutiques in Paris and Tokyo. Comparable premium positioning in pastries, chocolates, macarons, and event catering.
• Ladurée: Iconic French macaron and patisserie brand with global retail footprint. Competes with Arnaud Larher in premium French pastries, macarons, and gift-ready chocolates, with a broader international boutique network.

Broad incumbents

• Lenôtre: Established French patisserie and catering brand offering pastries, chocolates, and event services. Larger portfolio and broader retail/catering reach than Arnaud Larher, operating as a broader incumbent in the same space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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