What Kermene does

Kermené is a French private meat processing and charcuterie manufacturer, founded in August 1978 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mouvement E.Leclerc (France's largest retail cooperative). The company operates seven production and logistics sites across Brittany with a workforce of approximately 4,000 employees and generated €1.295 billion in FY2024 revenue, ranking as the 16th largest agri-food company in France. Its core operations encompass slaughtering (pork and beef), cutting, deboning, curing, charcuterie production, and ground beef processing, distributed across specialized facilities in Le Mené, Vildé-Guingalan, Trélivan, Saint-Léry, and Saint-Onen-la-Chapelle.

The company's revenue model is built on a captive B2B supply relationship with E.Leclerc retail stores: Kermené delivers fresh and processed meat products daily to the retailers' butcher and charcuterie counters under three private-label sub-brands — Férial (meat products), Bio Village (organic), and Saint Azay (quality butcher and charcuterie). Products range from traditional cuts and cured meats to ready-to-cook innovations including marinated minced and cubed meats, pulled pork, and pulled beef showcased at the GALEC 2024 trade show. No external retail or foodservice customers are disclosed, and pricing is not publicly available.

Kermené's competitive positioning rests on its parent-subsidiary integration with E.Leclerc, operational scale across seven sites, internal butchers' and maintenance schools, a Bientraitance animal welfare manifesto (in partnership with OABA since 2018), and proprietary R&D through the DataPorc project with Région Bretagne (announced June 2025) for pork meat quality evaluation. The company maintains a 94/100 gender equality index (2025), employs roughly 30 alternants annually, and continues to invest in regional workforce and community initiatives including a firefighter employer partnership label awarded in 2024.

Name

Kermene

Legal name

KERMENE

Website

https://kermene.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kermené is a French meat processing and charcuterie manufacturer, founded in 1978 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the E.Leclerc retail cooperative, producing fresh and processed meat products across 7 Brittany sites for daily distribution to E.Leclerc stores throughout France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat and Charcuterie Manufacturing

NAICS

Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Canned Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hog Slaughtering (Harvest & Evisceration) (AFANABAA)

Keywords

• Meat processing
• Charcuterie production
• Butcher products
• Private label manufacturing
• Fresh processed meats

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mée

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales to E.Leclerc: Kermené generates revenue through the production and sale of butcher and charcuterie products to E.Leclerc retail stores. The company operates as a key supplier within the E.Leclerc distribution network, providing fresh and processed meat products to stores daily.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Kermené is a meat processing and charcuterie manufacturer producing fresh and processed meat products — including beef cuts, ground beef, lardons, skewers, cooked charcuterie, marinated meats, pulled pork and pulled beef — for E.Leclerc retail stores across France. The company operates 7 production and logistics sites in Brittany, supplying butcher and charcuterie counters daily under private label brands Férial, Bio Village, and Saint Azay.

Product overview

Kermene is a single-product food manufacturing company specializing in butcher and charcuterie (fresh and processed meat) products for E.Leclerc retail stores. The company operates as a subsidiary of the E.Leclerc Movement and produces multiple product lines under private label brands including Férial, Bio Village, and Saint Azay. The core product portfolio encompasses fresh meats (ground beef, steaks), processed meats (lardons, sausages, charcuterie), marinated meats, and ready-to-use preparations like pulled pork and pulled beef. Products are manufactured across 7 production and logistics sites in Brittany and distributed daily to E.Leclerc stores throughout France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Férial: Brand under E.Leclerc for meat and charcuterie products
• Bio Village
• Saint Azay

Products and services

• Lardons, Brochettes, Demi-sel and Grillades Range of processed pork products including bacon cubes (lardons), kebabs (brochettes), salt-reduced products (demi-sel), and grilled meat options (grillades) manufactured at the Vildé-Guingalan production site for daily supply to E.Leclerc stores.
• Charcuterie Cuite et Viandes Cuisinées Cooked charcuterie and prepared (cooked) meat products manufactured at the Trélivan production site for E.Leclerc retail counters.
• Fresh and Frozen Ground Beef and Prepared Butcher Products Fresh and frozen minced beef (steaks hachés) along with elaborated prepared butcher products produced at the Saint-Léry site, supplied daily to E.Leclerc stores.
• Marinated Meats (Emincée et Cubée Marinée) Marinated minced and cubed meat products in various flavor profiles, presented at the GALEC 2024 trade salon for ready-to-cook retail applications.
• Pulled Pork and Pulled Beef Slow-cooked, shredded meat products ready for foodservice and retail use, featured at GALEC 2024 with recipe demonstrations including pizzas, burgers, wraps, and banh bao.
• Férial (Private Label Brand) E.Leclerc private label brand for meat products produced by Kermene, including various cuts and charcuterie preparations.
• Bio Village (Private Label Brand) Organic product range produced by Kermene for E.Leclerc, offering biological and sustainably produced meat products.
• Saint Azay (Private Label Brand) E.Leclerc brand produced by Kermene representing quality butcher and charcuterie products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplies E.Leclerc stores daily with fresh and processed meat products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Région Bretagne partnered with Kermené on the DataPorc project, an innovative initiative to help the pork industry develop innovative systems for evaluating the technological quality of meats.
• GALECminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2024Kermené participated in the national GALEC salon held October 1-2, 2024. The event themed 'C'est frais, c'est prêt' highlighted ready-to-eat catering offerings and ingredients ready to be prepared by stores. Kermené presented a selection of quality products including minced and cubed marinated meats, pulled pork and pulled beef.
• Festival Andel'irminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 April 2024First-time partnership with the Andel'ir music festival, a cultural event anchored in the local area of Côtes d'Armor. Located 20 minutes from Kermené's main site, the festival takes place in Andel near Lamballe. A Kermené stand appeared at the festival's 'Village' on Saturday afternoon.
• OABAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Kermené collaborates with OABA (Œuvre d'Assistance aux Bêtes d'Élevage et de Compagnie), an association for animal protection. This partnership supports Kermené's animal welfare commitment formalized in their Bientraitance Manifesto.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bigard: Bigard is France's largest meat processor, slaughtering and processing beef, pork, and veal. It is a direct peer to Kermene in French meat processing, operating at significantly larger scale and serving multiple retail and foodservice customers.
• Cooperl: Cooperl is a major French pork cooperative with integrated slaughtering, cutting, and charcuterie production. It competes directly with Kermene in pork processing and charcuterie, with a similar cooperative ownership model.
• Terrena (Elivia): Terrena is a French agri-food cooperative whose Elivia subsidiary handles meat processing (beef, pork, lamb). It is a direct peer in the same integrated meat processing and distribution category serving French retail and foodservice.
• Socopa Viandes: Socopa is one of France's leading beef processors, with slaughtering, cutting, and prepared beef products. It is a direct peer to Kermene in fresh and processed meat manufacturing for French retail.
• Fleury Michon: Fleury Michon is a major French prepared meat and charcuterie producer (deli meats, ready meals). It is a direct peer in cooked charcuterie and processed meat categories sold through French retail.
• Herta (Nestlé): Herta is a Nestlé-owned charcuterie and processed meat brand sold in French retail. It is a direct peer in cooked ham, deli meats, and prepared meat products competing for the same retail shelf space as Kermene.
• Charal: Charal is the consumer beef brand of the Bigard group, offering fresh and prepared beef products in French retail. It is a direct peer to Kermene in beef processing and branded meat products for French supermarkets.
• Galliance: Galliance is a French poultry and meat cooperative (Terrena group) processing chicken, turkey, and other proteins. It is a direct peer in French meat processing with a cooperative ownership structure comparable to Kermene's.

Emerging players

• Pierre Martinet: Pierre Martinet is a French prepared foods specialist (salads, ready meals, charcuterie) with growing presence in retail. It is an emerging player in the prepared meat and convenience food category adjacent to Kermene's RTE meat launches.

Regional players

• SAVEOL: SAVEOL is a Brittany-based agri-food cooperative focused on tomatoes and vegetables, also located in the same region as Kermene. It is a regional peer in the broader Breton agri-food ecosystem rather than direct meat competition, but shares geographic and cooperative context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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