Delical

What Delical does

Delical is a French medical nutrition brand that develops, manufactures, and markets oral nutritional supplements (Compléments Nutritionnels Oraux – CNO) and food for special medical purposes (Denrées Alimentaires Destinées à des Fins Médicales Spéciales – DADFMS) for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition (dénutrition). Its portfolio of over 80 products across 40+ flavors spans dairy drinks, fruit-flavored drinks, dessert creams, fermented products, soups, purées, rice puddings, biscuits, fruit desserts, protein and fiber powders, and thickening and gelling agents. Products are formulated with optimized protein blends (milk and pea protein) achieving chemical indices above 100 per AFSSA reference, with condition-specific variants for dysphagia (IDDSI levels 3–4), dialysis (electrolyte-restricted formulations), diabetes (low glycemic index ~34), fiber deficiency, and lactose intolerance. Manufacturing is based in Torcé, France.

The brand operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lactalis Nutrition Santé (LNS), a French SASU (registered capital €1,925,410) controlled by Lactalis Group, one of the world's largest dairy companies. Delical is headquartered at 600 Rue du Chalonge, Zone d'Activités du Haut Montigné, 35370 Torcé, and its operating geography is limited to France, with distribution through retail and hospital pharmacies. The company employs 11–50 people. Two digital channels support the GTM: a consumer-facing site with educational content on malnutrition, product guidance, and recipes using Delical products, and an "Espace Pro" portal offering clinical resources, product selection tools, and a CNO dosage calculator for pharmacists, dietitians, nurses, and physicians. Anne Supplisson serves as Directrice Générale of LNS.

Revenue is generated through wholesale product sales to pharmacies and healthcare distributors; end pricing is set at the pharmacy level or governed by French reimbursement frameworks for medical nutrition indications. No public pricing, revenue figures, app, API, or platform products are disclosed. Delical is privately held within the Lactalis Group, has no recorded external funding rounds, and the input data shows no recent acquisitions, executive changes, or international expansion.

Name

Delical

Legal name

LACTALIS NUTRITION SANTE

Website

https://delical.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Delical, a French brand under Lactalis Nutrition Santé, develops oral nutritional supplements and food for special medical purposes (80+ products) to combat malnutrition, serving elderly, oncology, dialysis, and dysphagia patients through French pharmacies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Nutrition

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Other Snack Food Manufacturing (311919)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Nutrition & Meal Replacement (RTD, Bars, Powders) (CRADAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Better-for-You / Functional Snacks (Low Sugar, Keto, Probiotic, Fortified) (CRADABAM)

Keywords

• Oral nutritional supplements
• Medical nutrition foods
• Clinical nutrition formulas
• Special medical purpose foods
• High-protein nutritional drinks

Headquarters

HQ city

Torcé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Oral Nutritional Supplement Product Sales: Delical generates revenue through the direct sale of its oral nutritional supplement products (CNO) to pharmacies, pharmacy chains, and healthcare distributors. Products include drinks, creams, desserts, soups, purées, biscuits, fiber and protein powders, and thickening agents. The company offers both hospital (circuit hôpital) and retail (circuit ville/pharmacy) packaging formats. Revenue is derived from repeat product purchases by patients with prescriptions or recommendations from healthcare professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Delical develops, manufactures, and distributes oral nutritional supplements (Compléments Nutritionnels Oraux / CNO) and food for special medical purposes under the Lactalis Nutrition Santé umbrella. Its product range serves patients who require clinical nutrition support and is sold through pharmacies, with a parallel professional information channel aimed at healthcare professionals.

Product overview

Delical is a comprehensive oral nutritional supplement (Compléments Nutritionnels Oraux - CNO) brand under Lactalis Nutrition Santé, offering over 80 products and 40 flavors specifically designed to combat malnutrition (dénutrition) in patients. The product portfolio includes dairy-based drinks (Boisson Lactée), fruit-flavored drinks, dessert creams (La Floridine), fermented products (Le Brassé), soups (Les Veloutés), purées, rice puddings, biscuits (Nutra'Cake), fruit desserts (Nutra'Pote), protein and fiber powders, specialized renal formulas, gelified waters, and thickening agents. Products address various clinical needs including protein-energy malnutrition, swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), lactose intolerance, diabetes-controlled diets, renal dialysis patients, and digestive transit issues. Most products are manufactured in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ products and 40+ flavors available
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nestlé Health Science: Global leader in medical nutrition offering oral nutritional supplements (Peptamen, Impact, Resource), tube feeds, and disease-specific formulas. Direct competitor to Delical across elderly malnutrition, oncology, and dysphagia indications, with broader international reach and deeper clinical evidence base.
• Abbott Nutrition: Major medical nutrition player with the Ensure and Glucerna product lines for oral nutritional supplementation, including specialty formulations for diabetes, oncology, and renal patients. Competes head-to-head with Delical in pharmacies and hospital channels across Europe.
• Danone Nutricia: Nutricia (Danone Specialized Nutrition) offers Fortimel, Cubitan, and Diasip oral nutritional supplements targeting the same elderly malnutrition, oncology, and diabetes populations as Delical. Strong European pharmacy footprint and complementary dysphagia portfolio (Nutilis).
• Fresenius Kabi: German medical nutrition specialist offering the Fresubin range of oral nutritional supplements and tube feeds. Closely comparable to Delical in formulation philosophy, disease-specific SKUs (renal, oncology, diabetes), and pharmacy-channel distribution across European markets.
• B. Braun: Medical devices and pharmaceuticals company with a nutrition division offering oral nutritional supplements and clinical nutrition products (Nutricomp). Competes with Delical in hospital pharmacy channels across Europe, particularly in Germany and adjacent markets.
• Mead Johnson Nutrition: Specialized nutrition company (Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary) with medical nutrition and metabolic disorder portfolios. Comparable to Delical in its focus on clinically formulated, prescriber-driven nutrition for vulnerable populations, though with stronger pediatric legacy.

Regional players

• Pileje: French micronutrition and health nutrition laboratory offering oral supplements (Lactibiane, etc.) through pharmacy and practitioner channels. Comparable to Delical in French market presence and pharmacy GTM, though focused more on probiotics and micronutrition than medical-grade oral nutrition.
• Nutergia: French nutritional health laboratory offering food supplements, fortified drinks, and targeted nutrition products distributed via pharmacies. Operates in the same French pharmacy ecosystem as Delical, with overlap in protein, energy, and micronutrition categories.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Consumer Health: Large diversified consumer health company with nutritional supplements and medical nutrition adjacencies (e.g., SUPRADYN, Cal-D-Vita). Relevant comparable as a broad incumbent with pharmacy distribution and reimbursement capabilities in France.

Emerging players

• Dr. Schaer: South Tyrolean specialty nutrition company with medical nutrition, gluten-free, and dysphagia-focused product lines (e.g., Mevalia). Comparable to Delical in disease-specific nutrition formulation and European pharmacy distribution, with growing presence in texture-modified foods for dysphagia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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