Moulins Dumee

What Moulins Dumee does

Moulins Dumée is a French family-owned flour milling company headquartered in Gron, Yonne (89), tracing its lineage as millers in Sens to 1703 and producing approximately 150,000 tonnes of wheat per year at a daily capacity of 520 tonnes. The company's modern Gron factory, opened in September 2015 with 11,500 tonnes of wheat storage and full computerization connecting administrative, logistics, and production systems, sits among the ten largest flour mills in France. Its core products span panifiable flours (including Label Rouge Sénone), composed/blond-mix specialty flours (16+ ready-to-use mixes such as Brioche, Céréales, Campagne), organic BIO flours milled by three methods, pastry flours, and custom industrial flours for biscuit and food manufacturers. The operation is supported by an in-house laboratory conducting systematic quality testing (protein, Zeleny, Hagberg, alveograph, mycotoxin) and a small R&D team of two bakers who develop recipes, validate applications, and provide client training.

Revenue is generated through unit-pricing of bagged (25kg) and bulk flour delivered to roughly 1,000 artisan baker clients, industrial food manufacturers, and export markets, with the go-to-market built around a 15-person field sales force covering defined French territories. Exports reach francophone markets in West Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and French overseas territories via maritime container shipping with integrated customs handling. The company supplements flour sales with services — training sessions at its on-site workshop (fournil), marketing/POS support through the Blonde de Pain store concept, and professional accompaniment for client business development — that deepen client relationships but are not separately billed. Ownership is fully family-held via SAS FHDR (Florence and Hervé de Romémont and their children) following a 2025 capital reorganization, with Hervé de Romémont serving as Président du Directoire and Gérald Dumée as Président du Conseil de Surveillance.

The business model is asset-intensive industrial commodity production differentiated through certified quality (FSSC 22000, ECOCERT BIO, FCA, CRC, Label Rouge), proximity-sourced wheat (10 suppliers within 80–100 km), a long-established brand heritage, and high-touch customer service. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is accessed only through the client extranet or direct sales contact. Capital intensity is significant: a new factory was commissioned in 2015, capacity was expanded by ~16% in 2022 via additional cylinder machines, and a robotic warehouse for automated order preparation was implemented in January 2026. The firm reports no public revenue figures and operates without external institutional equity beyond a 2014 minority investment from Unigrains and IDIA Capital Investissement that was unwound through the 2025 family consolidation.

Name

Moulins Dumee

Legal name

MOULINS DUMEE

Website

https://moulins-dumee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1703

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Moulins Dumée is a French family-owned flour miller (founded 1703) producing panifiable, composed, organic, and industrial flours from a modern Gron facility at 520 tonnes/day, serving roughly 1,000 artisan baker clients domestically and exporting to francophone African markets, with integrated training, R&D, and marketing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour Milling

NAICS

Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112), Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

Keywords

• Flour milling
• Bread-making flours
• Artisan bakery supplies
• Industrial flour production
• Organic grain milling

Headquarters

HQ city

Gron

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flour Sales - Artisan Bakers: Sale of panifiable flours, composed flours (Blonde-Mix range with 16 ready-to-use flours), bio/organic flours, pastry flours and improvers, and industrial flours to approximately 1,000 artisan baker customers. Products delivered in 25kg bags or bulk. Includes technical support, training, and ongoing customer accompaniment through 15 commercial representatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moulins Dumée operates a large-scale flour milling facility producing panifiable (bread-making) flours, composed/mix flours under the Blonde-Mix range, organic flours, pastry flours, and custom industrial flours. The company supplies approximately 1,000 artisan baker clients across defined French territories through a 15-person commercial team, complemented by training, marketing, and professional advisory services. The facility produces 520 tonnes of wheat flour per day with 11,500 tonnes of wheat storage capacity, exporting to West Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and French overseas territories.

Product overview

Moulins Dumee is a flour milling company offering a comprehensive portfolio of flour products and services for artisan bakers, industrial food manufacturers, and organic markets. The core product lines include Farines panifiables (bread-making flours) such as Sénone (Label Rouge certified) and Tradition; Farines composées (compound/mix flours) under the 'Blonde-Mix' range with 20+ varieties including Brioche, Céréales, Complet, and specialty breads; Farines pâtissières (pastry flours) including US Blanc, Gruau Rouge, and US Bleu; Farines industrielles (industrial flours) for biscuit and food manufacturing; and Farines BIO (organic flours) including Epeautre, Seigle, Khorasan. The company supplements its product offerings with services including baker training programs, marketing support with point-of-sale advertising, and professional development assistance. The products are distributed through a team of 15 commercial representatives to approximately 1,000 artisan baker clients and industrial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blonde de Pain: The company's flagship consumer-facing brand and store concept for artisan bakers, featuring the 'blonde de pain' label used on communication supports, product data sheets, point-of-sale advertising, and promotional items. Sold or installed via convention, the brand includes signage, storefront fascia, and marketing materials.

Products and services

• Panifiable (Bread-Making) Flours Core bread-making flour range (Sénone Label Rouge, Tradition, Faveur, Blondie, Gentiane, Prestige, Aster) packaged in 25kg bags or delivered in bulk to artisan bakers and industrial customers.
• Blonde-Mix Composed Flours

Quantifiable outcome

• Automation allows orders placed before 11am to be automatically processed through robotic warehouse for same-day delivery preparation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PEV EnvironnementminorOthers · 1 July 2019PEV Environnement provides eco-grazing services using herbivores (sheep) to maintain green spaces on Moulins Dumée's land reserve adjacent to their production site. This ecological alternative to mechanical mowing reduces carbon footprint and eliminates chemical products while preserving biodiversity. The approach allows progressive, gentle mowing without destroying insects and small fauna. The partnership was covered by France 3 Bourgogne and L'Yonne Républicaine news outlets.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Nutrixo (Grands Moulins de Paris): Nutrixo operates Grands Moulins de Paris, one of France's largest flour millers serving artisan and industrial bakers with branded and private-label flours. Direct French competitor to Moulins Dumée with overlapping artisan bakery and industrial customer base.
• InVivo / Soufflet (later acquired by InVivo): Soufflet (now part of InVivo) is a major French agricultural and milling group with significant flour milling capacity serving bakers and industrial food manufacturers. Direct competitor in the French flour milling market with similar product range.
• Grands Moulins de Strasbourg: Historic French flour mill in eastern France producing bread-making flours, specialty flours, and mixes for artisan bakers and industrial clients. Comparable scale and product range to Moulins Dumée with overlapping artisan bakery distribution model.
• Molino Quaglia: Italian artisanal flour miller producing specialty and traditional flours for pizza, bread, and pastry professionals with strong R&D and quality control. Closely comparable in scale, premium positioning, and B2B artisan/professional customer focus.
• Minoteries Giraudeau: Independent French family flour miller serving artisan bakeries and industrial customers with bread-making flours and specialty mixes. Direct competitor in the mid-size French milling segment with similar customer base and product range.

Broad incumbents

• Vivescia: French cooperative group with substantial flour milling operations through its Viviens Pâturiers subsidiary, serving both artisan and industrial bakery markets across France. Larger, broader cooperative with adjacent grain sourcing and milling operations.
• Axéréal: French agricultural cooperative with grain collection, flour milling (via Axiane Meunerie), and bakery ingredients operations. Comparable French regional milling footprint with integrated upstream grain sourcing, similar to Moulins Dumée's Yonne-basin supply model.
• King Arthur Baking Company: US-based premium flour brand serving artisan and home bakers with branded specialty flours, training, and recipe support. Comparable premium/quality positioning and customer-accompaniment model, though at much larger retail scale and US-only footprint.

Emerging players

• Shipton Mill: UK-based traditional stoneground flour miller producing organic and heritage grain flours for artisan bakers. Comparable premium specialty/organic positioning and artisan-customer focus, though at smaller scale and UK-only.
• Doves Farm: UK organic and heritage grain flour miller producing specialty flours including gluten-free, ancient grains, and artisan baking flours for retail and foodservice. Comparable organic certification and specialty flour focus, but with more retail-direct and gluten-free orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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