CÉMOI

What CÉMOI does

CÉMOI is a French chocolate manufacturer headquartered in Perpignan, France, with chocolate-making heritage tracing back to 1814. The company operates 10 production units in France spanning chocolate transformation (Torremila/Perpignan, Tinchebray, Bourbourg, Bègles) and confectionery (Villeneuve d'Ascq, Troyes, Chambéry), plus a cocoa processing factory in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Its core technology is an integrated bean-to-bar supply chain, with direct sourcing from agricultural cooperatives and roasting executed near harvest locations. The proprietary Transparence Cacao program provides comprehensive traceability and sustainability verification across all cocoa raw materials, certified by Bureau Veritas.

The company serves four distinct customer segments: (1) retail/grocery distribution of branded products (CÉMOI, Petit Ourson Guimauve, Quadro) and private label/distributor brands through French retail chains; (2) professional users including chocolatiers, pâtissiers, restaurateurs, and collectivités; (3) industrial chocolate users in food manufacturing; and (4) co-manufacturing partners producing for globally known brands. Revenue is generated via one-time product sales across B2C retail, B2B industrial supply (transaction-based), and B2B private label/co-manufacturing service contracts. The GTM motion is sales-led across all four channels.

CÉMOI holds an extensive certification stack — IFS Food, IFS Logistics, HACCP, EU Organic, Halal, Kosher, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade/Max Havelaar, Fair for Life, RSPO — and has achieved the EcoVadis Gold Medal three consecutive years (2021-2023), placing it in the top 5% of rated companies. Since July 2021, CÉMOI has been part of Belgium's Baronie Group, a family-owned European confectionery platform with 19 production sites and 4,600 employees. Group revenue reached 945M€ in 2025, up from 760M€ in 2024, supported by ongoing capex investment including 40M€ across CÉMOI sites over a three-year period.

Name

CÉMOI

Legal name

Société Cémoi chocolatier, SAS

Website

https://cemoi.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1814

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CÉMOI is a French chocolate manufacturer producing tablets, confectionery, and seasonal products under its own brands and private labels for retail, professional, and industrial customers via ten French production sites and integrated cocoa sourcing in Côte d'Ivoire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chocolate Manufacturing

NAICS

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans (311351), Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate (311352)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Chocolate & Chocolate Confectionery (CRADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Confectionery Manufacturing (Chocolate, Candy, Gum) (AFAKAAAD), Chocolate & Candy Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Chocolate manufacturing
• Confectionery products
• Private label chocolate
• Cocoa processing
• Sustainable cocoa sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Perpignan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Finished products - Own brands: Sale of finished chocolate and confectionery products under CÉMOI brands (CÉMOI, Petit Ourson Guimauve, Quadro) to consumers through retail distribution
2. Private label / Distributor brands: Production of products under retailer/distributor brands (marque distributeur)
3. B2B chocolate supply: Supply of chocolate to industrial users and professional clients (chocolatiers, pâtissiers, restaurateurs, collectivités)
4. Co-manufacturing: Co-manufacturing services for globally known brands

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CÉMOI is a French chocolate manufacturer headquartered in Perpignan that produces and sells chocolate and confectionery products under its own brands (CÉMOI, Petit Ourson Guimauve, Quadro) to retail consumers, and supplies bulk chocolate, couvertures, and co-manufacturing services to professional chocolatiers, pâtissiers, restaurateurs, and industrial food manufacturers. The company controls an integrated cocoa supply chain from sourcing through bean-to-product transformation across multiple French production sites.

Product overview

CÉMOI is a French chocolate manufacturer offering a portfolio of chocolate products including tablets, confectionery, and seasonal items under its main brand plus sub-brands L'AUTHENTIQUE PETIT OURSON GUIMAUVE and Quadro. The company serves consumer retail (BtoC), professional users (chocolatiers, patissiers, restaurateurs, collectivités), and industrial customers, with products sold both under its own brands and as private label/manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'AUTHENTIQUE PETIT OURSON GUIMAUVE: The authentic marshmallow teddy bear candy, a classic treat since childhood.
• Quadro

Products and services

• CÉMOI branded chocolate range

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 5% of companies rated by EcoVadis for third consecutive year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AFM TéléthoncoreOthers · 1 January 201113-year partnership with AFM Téléthon. Since 2011, CÉMOI has donated over 220,000€ to the association. Annual fundraising activities include sales events, sports challenges (volleython), and corporate donations including 10% of boutique profits during Téléthon week.
• Baronie GroupcoreOthersCÉMOI has been part of the Baronie Group since July 2021. Baronie is a Belgian family-owned company and one of Europe's largest confectionery and chocolate businesses with 19 production sites and 3 warehouses in Europe, Ivory Coast and USA, employing 4,600 people.
• Bureau VeritascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for certification of Transparence Cacao sustainable sourcing program. Bureau Veritas conducted rigorous audits including review of CÉMOI standards, on-site verification in Ivory Coast cooperatives, and physical traceability verification in French factories. Received 'Preference' level recognition attestation.
• Rainforest AllianceminorOthersCertification partnership for cocoa sourcing from Rainforest Alliance certified farms meeting environmental, social and economic standards for conservation, worker welfare and local community support.
• Max Havelaar (Fair Trade)minorOthersFair Trade certification partnership ensuring fair compensation for producers and sustainable trade practices.
• Fair for LifeminorOthersCertification covering fair trade, sustainable agriculture and CSR standards for cocoa (Ecuador, Peru, São Tomé, Dominican Republic), vanilla (Madagascar), and cane sugar (Brazil).
• RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)minorOthersCÉMOI palm oil is 100% RSPO certified ensuring traceability and biodiversity respect, excluding primary forest clearing, respecting local populations, maintaining water/soil purity, reducing pollutants and CO2 emissions, and ensuring decent wages.
• GEIQ (Groupement d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification)minorOthersPartnership with GEIQ for professional inclusion and qualification, supporting 45 certifying pathways (CQP machine operator) for Chambéry site inclusion initiatives.
• GEIQ (Groupement d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification)minorOthersPartnership with GEIQ for professional inclusion programs and qualification pathways for workers.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Valrhona: Valrhona is a French premium chocolate manufacturer serving professional chocolatiers and pâtissiers worldwide — directly comparable to CÉMOI's professional/B2B segment and French manufacturing heritage (now owned by Barry Callebaut).
• Barry Callebaut: Barry Callebaut is the world's largest B2B chocolate manufacturer, producing from cocoa beans and supplying industrial, professional and gourmet customers globally — closely matching CÉMOI's integrated bean-to-product model and multi-segment B2B/B2C revenue structure.
• Cacao Barry: Cacao Barry is a premium chocolate brand (Barry Callebaut subsidiary) serving pastry chefs, chocolatiers and artisans — directly comparable to CÉMOI's professional user segment with overlapping French heritage and B2B go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Lindt & Sprüngli: Lindt & Sprüngli is a global premium chocolate maker (Lindt, Ghirardelli, Caffarel brands) with much larger scale than CÉMOI; comparable as a broad incumbent in the same chocolate category competing for premium consumer mindshare and retail shelf space.
• Nestlé: Nestlé is the world's largest food and beverage conglomerate, with major chocolate brands (KitKat, Smarties, Cailler) and a confectionery division. It competes with CÉMOI in chocolate tablets and confectionery across European retail, but as a much broader portfolio incumbent.
• Mondelez International: Mondelez is a global snack and confectionery giant owning Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Côte d'Or — a broad incumbent directly competing with CÉMOI in chocolate tablets, seasonal products and confectionery across European markets.
• Ferrero: Ferrero is a major privately-held Italian confectionery company (Nutella, Kinder, Ferrero Rocher) competing directly with CÉMOI in chocolate spreads, pralines and seasonal gifting categories across Europe.
• Mars, Incorporated: Mars is a privately-held global confectionery giant (M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Maltesers) and a broad incumbent competing with CÉMOI across chocolate countlines, seasonal products and confectionery in European retail channels.

Regional players

• Neuhaus: Neuhaus is a Belgian premium chocolate maker specializing in pralines and truffles, primarily serving the Belgian and adjacent European markets — comparable as a regional premium chocolate player with similar category focus but limited geographic overlap with CÉMOI's French stronghold.

Emerging players

• Pierre Marcolini: Pierre Marcolini is a Belgian premium bean-to-bar chocolate maker with boutique retail presence, sharing CÉMOI's bean-to-product philosophy and French-speaking market orientation, but operating at a much smaller scale in the premium specialty segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GroupeCemoi
• Facebookfacebook.com/CemoiFR
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/groupe-cemoi
• Instagraminstagram.com/cemoichocolatier

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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