Groupe Alainé

What Groupe Alainé does

Groupe Alainé is a privately held, family-owned French multimodal logistics group headquartered in Mâcon, generating €400M in annual revenue across five integrated service lines: Transport (road freight with 800 owned vehicles plus 400 contracted carriers, including tanker, refrigerated, and special-load capabilities), Logistics (630,000 m² of BREEAM-certified warehousing using WMS REFLEX, AutoStore robotics, transstockeurs, and shuttle conveyors), Forwarding (pan-European multimodal rail-road brokerage marketed as France's leading multimodal operator), Overseas (air, maritime FCL/LCL, and customs brokerage across 30+ approved locations handling 10,000+ declarations annually), and Washing (certified food-grade and pharmaceutical cleaning across 7 agencies).

The group serves enterprise B2B clients across at least seven verticals - agro-alimentary, manufacturing, large-scale retail, beverage and wine, construction and public works, fuel distribution, and pharmaceuticals - via direct enterprise field sales and dedicated account management, with a customer self-serve portal. Revenue is generated primarily through contract-based transport fees, long-term warehouse leases, per-activity logistics fees, brokerage commissions, customs transaction fees, and per-service washing fees.

Technology infrastructure centers on operational systems rather than AI: WMS REFLEX for stock management, an internal TMS for transport coordination, AutoStore robotic storage for high-density picking, and EDI Transporteur integration. The sustainability stack - EcoVadis Platinum (top 1%), ISO 9001/14001/22000, OEA Full, BREEAM VERY GOOD, ADEME Objectif CO2, Oleo100 renewable fuel, electric heavy trucks, and 123,000 m² of photovoltaic panels - functions as both a regulatory moat and a sales tool for clients with Scope 3 decarbonization mandates. The company operates from 25+ sites across France and 6+ European countries, employs 1,500 people, and is currently led by Chairman Franck Alainé following family succession that began with founder Marcel Alainé in 1945.

Name

Groupe Alainé

Legal name

Groupe Alainé

Website

https://alaine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Alainé is a family-owned French multimodal logistics group generating €400M in revenue across transport, warehousing, forwarding, overseas, and vehicle-washing services for enterprise B2B clients in agro-alimentary, retail, manufacturing, and beverage verticals across France and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mâcon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transport services: Road transport services including national and international freight, tanker transport (food, hydrocarbons, AdBlue), refrigerated transport, and special loads (indivisible masses). Revenue generated through contract-based transport agreements with industrial and agro-alimentary clients. Fleet of 800 engine vehicles plus 400 permanent contracted carriers.
2. Logistics and warehousing: Storage solutions with 630,000 m² of warehouse space, including co-packing, e-commerce fulfillment, custom packaging, quality control, excise duty management, EDI transport integration, and reverse logistics. Revenue from long-term lease contracts and per-activity logistics fees.
3. Pan-European forwarding (multimodal): Transport brokerage across Europe with daily departures to major economic hubs. Multimodal transport combining road, rail, and waterway. Revenue from commission on arranged shipments and service fees.
4. Overseas and customs: International freight forwarding covering air, maritime (FCL/LCL), customs brokerage, and inland/rail transport. Services include over 10,000 customs declarations per year and customs warehouse storage. Revenue from transaction fees per declaration and freight volume.
5. Vehicle and container washing: Cleaning services for trucks, trailers, and containers including steam cleaning, sterilization, kosher cleaning, and pharmetile cleaning. Over 35 operators across 7 agencies nationwide. Revenue from per-service washing fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Groupe Alainé provides road freight transport, contract warehousing, multimodal freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and vehicle/container washing services for industrial, agro-alimentary, retail, and beverage sector clients across France and Europe. The group operates an integrated five-division model (Transport, Logistics, Forwarding, Overseas, Washing) backed by 800 engine vehicles, 630,000 m² of warehouse capacity, and 1,500 employees.

Product overview

Groupe Alainé is a family-owned logistics and transport group with 80 years of history operating five complementary divisions: Transport Services (road freight with 800 vehicles, 33% decarbonized), Logistics Services (630,000 m² of BREEAM-certified warehousing with WMS REFLEX), Forwarding Services (France's leading multimodal operator with 700 P400 trailers), Overseas Services (international shipping and customs with 30+ locations), and Washing/Cleaning Services (vehicle cleaning across 7 agencies). The company generated €400 million in revenue with 1,500 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Services Road transport services for enterprise clients, including palletized groupage, full loads, truck-trailers, bulk food transport via multimodal tankers and food-grade bulk powder trailers, multi-compartment tankers, dedicated industrial rental, GMS (large-scale retail) distribution, and custom rental. Fleet comprises 800 engine vehicles with 33% decarbonized, plus 400 permanent contracted carriers, 1,200 semi-trailers, and 700 P400 trailers for rail-road multimodal transport across France and Europe.
• Logistics and Warehousing Services Warehouse storage and supply chain management services for retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing clients, utilizing WMS REFLEX warehouse management system, transstockers, shuttle conveyors, and AutoStore robotic storage. Offers 630,000 m² of BREEAM VERY GOOD certified warehouse space with co-packing, e-commerce fulfillment, custom packaging, quality control, excise duty management, EDI transport integration, and reverse logistics capabilities.
• Forwarding and Multimodal Brokerage Services Pan-European transport brokerage and multimodal logistics services positioned as France's leading multimodal operator. Offers daily departures to major European economic hubs within 24/48 hours using a network of 700 P400 rail-road trailers, 400 permanent carrier relationships, and combined road-rail-waterway transport. Multimodal forwarding removes 11 million km from roads annually and achieves 80% GHG reduction vs road-only transport.
• Overseas and Customs Brokerage Services International freight forwarding covering air freight, maritime FCL/LCL container shipping, customs brokerage, customs procedures, and inland/rail transport to major European ports. Operates across 30+ customs-approved locations across France and handles more than 10,000 customs declarations per year under OEA Full (Authorised Economic Operator) accreditation, which provides priority treatment in customs controls throughout the European Community.
• Vehicle and Container Washing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,477 tonnes of CO₂ saved in 2024 through Oleo100 renewable fuel
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV: Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics provider with a major European road freight and forwarding franchise following its Schenker integration. Competes with Groupe Alainé across pan-European forwarding, contract logistics and customs services, but at vastly greater scale.
• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global logistics provider with European road, rail, air and ocean freight forwarding, plus contract logistics. Direct comparator on multimodal European forwarding and contract logistics services prior to and pending its integration with DSV.
• CEVA Logistics: Global third-party logistics provider owned by CMA CGM with strong contract logistics, road and forwarding operations in France and Europe. Comparable to Groupe Alainé on integrated supply-chain solutions for industrial and consumer clients.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Swiss-based global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with multimodal European capabilities. Overlaps with Groupe Alainé's Overseas and Forwarding divisions on cross-border road, rail, sea and air services for industrial customers.
• Geodis: France-based global logistics operator offering road, warehousing, forwarding and contract logistics. Geodis is a much larger incumbent with overlapping multimodal capabilities and serves many of the same industrial, retail and consumer customers as Groupe Alainé across Europe.
• Bolloré Logistics: French-headquartered multimodal logistics provider offering road, sea, air forwarding and contract logistics globally. Overlaps with Groupe Alainé's Overseas division on international freight forwarding and customs brokerage for French import-export clients.

Direct peers

• STEF: French-headquartered temperature-controlled transport and logistics specialist with comparable scale and a similar mix of road transport, warehousing and added-value services. STEF overlaps directly with Groupe Alainé on refrigerated transport and food-grade logistics for agro-alimentary clients across France and Southern Europe.
• ID Logistics: French contract logistics specialist focused on warehousing, co-packing and e-commerce fulfillment. Closely comparable to Groupe Alainé's logistics division, with similar value-added services (co-packing, reverse logistics, EDI integration) and a strong French/European retail and consumer client base.
• Dachser: German family-owned logistics company with deep European road freight, contract logistics and air & sea forwarding operations. Dachser's integrated European network and family-owned status make it one of the closest structural and operational analogues to Groupe Alainé.
• Norbert Dentressangle (XPO Transport Europe): Historically French road transport and logistics group now part of XPO, with comparable tanker, refrigerated and general freight capabilities in France and Iberia. Direct overlap with Groupe Alainé on transport services for industrial, agro-alimentary and retail clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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