Name

Groupe Routhiau

Legal name

Jean Routhiau

Website

https://groupe-routhiau.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooked Meat and Poultry Manufacturing

NAICS

Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing (311991), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepared Meat Meals (RTE/RTH) (AFANAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Prepared Meat & Seafood Entrées with Sides (Complete Meals) (AFANAFAI), Shelf-Stable/Retort Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (AFANAFAE)

Keywords

• Cooked meat products
• Confited poultry
• Foodservice manufacturing
• Meat cooking expertise
• B2B food production

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-fulgent

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foodservice and B2B product sales: Manufactures and commercialises a wide range of premium fresh and frozen cooked meat and poultry products to professional food service operators (restaurants, caterers, wholesalers, hotels, bakeries, butchers), large-scale retail distribution (GMS), and agro-food industries. Product mix is 55% fresh and 45% frozen.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Routhiau (operating under the Jean Routhiau brand) manufactures and commercialises a wide range of premium fresh and frozen cooked meat and poultry products — including a patented rosette-shaped beef carpaccio, pre-cooked charcuterie meats, confited meats, slow-cooked dishes, hand-shaped stuffed meats, and snacking products. It supplies these B2B exclusively to food-service professionals (restaurants, caterers, wholesalers, hotels, bakeries, butchers), large-scale retail (GMS, Home Service, Freezer Centers), and agro-food industrials through co-development partnerships.

Product overview

Jean Routhiau is a French food products company specializing in the cooking of meats and poultry, offering a diverse portfolio of premium fresh and frozen culinary solutions for food service professionals, distribution, and the food industry. The product range includes Carpaccio (patented rosette beef carpaccio), cooked meats, confited meats, meats and cooked dishes, stuffed meats, and snacking products. The company operates across two sites in Vendée (22,000 m²) with over 250 employees, achieving 15% export sales with 55% fresh and 45% frozen products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carpaccio (Beef Carpaccio with patented rosette process) A selection of the best beef muscles, including heritage-breed options, finely sliced and offered in adaptable formats and packaging; manufactured via a proprietary patented rosette process and distributed frozen for professional kitchens.
• Viandes cuites (Cooked Meats) Pre-cooked ready-to-serve charcuterie meats, cuts, and culinary aids across chicken, duck, beef, and turkey varieties, available fresh or frozen IQF, for use in salads, sandwiches, wraps, and boards in professional kitchens.
• Viandes confites (Confited Meats) Products prepared using slow, gentle cooking with traditional confiting in duck fat, poultry fat, beef fat, or pork fat adapted to each species, available fresh or frozen, including quick and easy-to-use culinary aids.
• Viandes et plats cuisinés (Meats and Cooked Dishes) Recipes with or without accompaniment prepared using low-temperature slow cooking to preserve flavours and textures, including traditional French recipes and exotic variations, offered in multi-portion or single-portion packaging; new appertised glass-jar individual cooked-dish format included.
• Viandes farcies (Stuffed Meats) Select poultry stuffed with coarse-grain charcuterie stuffings, manually shaped by dedicated chef-charcutiers and offered frozen; presented for festive dishes and receptions.
• Snacking Visually appealing and generous meat-based products designed for appetizers, snacks, boards, and on-the-go consumption, offered frozen for fast-food and snacking operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• IFS higher-level certification achieved and maintained across both Vendée production sites totalling 22,000 m².
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Agro-food Industries (Industries agro-alimentaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJean Routhiau engages in partnership-based product development with agro-food industrial clients, creating personalised product offerings tailored to each client's specifications, requirements, and end-customer needs. This co-development model is presented as a core part of the company's offering for the industrial segment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Michel Cuisset: French prepared meat and charcuterie specialist serving the food service industry with cooked and stuffed meats — a close comparable in premium cooked meat categories.
• LDC: Major French poultry processor (Cuisimer, Loué, Le Gaulois brands) comparable to Jean Routhiau in the cooked and prepared poultry space, with similar B2B foodservice and retail distribution across France and Europe.
• Rougié: French premium poultry and foie gras specialist, serving food service professionals and gourmet retail — a direct comparable in premium cooked poultry and charcuterie for professional kitchens.
• Galliance: French poultry cooperative processing and selling cooked and prepared poultry products to food service and retail — direct competitor in B2B poultry space.
• Arrivé (Bell Food Group): French poultry processor (part of Bell Food Group) producing cooked and prepared poultry for retail and food service. Comparable in product mix and B2B distribution.

Others

• Lesieur (Avril Group): French food manufacturer under Avril Group, serving food service and retail with prepared food products. Adjacent prepared-foods peer rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Socopa (Bigard Group): French processed meat manufacturer within the Bigard group, supplying cooked meats, charcuterie, and prepared meat products to retail and food service — a broader but comparable operator.
• Fleury Michon: Large French prepared-meal and charcuterie producer with broad retail and food service presence. Comparable in cooked meat and ready-meal categories but broader in scope and scale.
• Herta: Nestlé-owned French prepared meats brand (sausages, hams, cooked meats). Overlaps with Jean Routhiau in cooked and prepared meat products but operates at much broader scale across retail.
• Labeleyrie / Labeyrie: French premium prepared-food specialist (foie gras, smoked salmon, cooked meats). Comparable premium positioning and B2B/B2C omnichannel distribution for food service and retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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