Savencia

What Savencia does

Savencia SA (formerly Bongrain SA, rebranded in March 2015) is a France-headquartered, publicly listed dairy and food group operating across three segments: Retail (branded consumer cheese and dairy products), Food Service (professional solutions for restaurants, hotels, and catering), and Ingredients & Nutritional Solutions (B2B dairy ingredients for food manufacturers). The group runs a portfolio of more than 30 brands spanning specialty cheeses (Caprice des Dieux, Le Rustique, Saint-Agur, Chavroux, RichesMonts, Papillon, Burgo de Arias, Polenghi, Milkaut, Rogue Creamery), premium chocolate under Valrhona, and adjacent categories such as plant-based dips (Hope Foods), charcuterie (Bordeau Chesnel), and surimi seafood (Coraya). Its underlying technology is rooted in specialty cheese-making and dairy processing expertise supported by upstream milk collection — Savencia is the 3rd largest milk collector in France with 8,500+ producer relationships and 100% French-origin milk — combined with regional manufacturing and branded distribution across 140+ countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

The business model generates revenue through branded consumer retail sales, B2B ingredients supply, and food service distribution, with cheese products contributing 57.7% and other dairy products 45.8% of consolidated revenue. Go-to-market is multi-channel: consumer retail via supermarket chains, direct field sales for food service professionals, and ingredient sales to food manufacturers. The company monetizes through long-standing commercial agreements with major retailers (Lidl France, Intermarché, Auxo/Casino-Intermarché) and benefits from AOP-protected designations, brand heritage, and vertical integration from milk collection through branded finished goods. The group employs approximately 20,000 people globally, is led by CEO Olivier Delaméa (since September 2022) and Chairman Alex Bongrain, and is listed on Euronext Paris (ticker FR0000120107) under the family-controlled Bongrain shareholding structure. 2025 revenue was €6.957 billion with €74.7 million in net profit.

Name

Savencia

Legal name

Savencia SA

Website

https://savencia.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Savencia is a France-headquartered public dairy and food group operating across retail, food service, and B2B ingredients with 30+ brands including Valrhona, Caprice des Dieux, and Saint-Agur, selling in 140+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products and Cheese Manufacturing

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512), Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (311514)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese (Natural & Processed) (CRADACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy Spreads, Dips & Cream Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAL), Butter, Cream & Dairy Fats (CRADACAD), Infant Formula & Specialized Dairy Nutrition Manufacturing (AFAKAKAJ), Yogurt & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Kefir, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese) (CRADACAB)

Keywords

• Specialty cheese production
• Dairy ingredients B2B
• Premium chocolate brands
• Food service dairy
• Milk collection sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Viroflay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cheese Products: Sale of branded cheese products including specialty cheeses, soft cheeses, hard cheeses, and goat cheeses under multiple brand names. Represents 57.7% of consolidated revenue.
2. Other Dairy Products: Includes butter, cream, yogurt, and dairy ingredients for food service and industrial customers. Represents 45.8% of consolidated revenue with strong momentum in specialty ingredients internationally.
3. Food Service: Premium food service offerings through strategic merger with Savencia Gourmet's chocolate activities, targeting premium foodservice expansion valued at 394 million euros including debt.
4. Ingredients & Nutritional Solutions: B2B sales of dairy ingredients and nutritional solutions to other food manufacturers and processors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Savencia Fromage & Dairy is a French dairy group that manufactures and sells specialty cheeses, dairy products, premium chocolate, and dairy ingredients under a portfolio of 30+ brands. The company operates across three business segments: Retail (consumer cheese and dairy sold through supermarkets), Food Service (professional dairy solutions for restaurants, hotels, and catering), and Ingredients & Nutritional Solutions (industrial dairy ingredients for food manufacturers). Production capabilities span specialty cheeses including Roquefort, Camembert, goat cheeses, and blue cheeses, plus premium chocolate through Valrhona and infant nutrition through Modilac.

Product overview

Savencia Fromage & Dairy is a diversified dairy and food company operating across three main business segments: Retail (consumer cheese and dairy products), Food Service (professional foodservice solutions), and Ingredients & Nutritional Solutions (industrial ingredients for food manufacturers). The company operates a multi-brand portfolio strategy with approximately 35+ distinct cheese and dairy brands spanning multiple geographies (France, Europe, Americas, Asia). Core cheese brands include Valrhona (premium chocolate), Caprice des Dieux, Le Rustique, Saint-Agur, Saint-Albray, Chavroux, Fol Epi, St Moret, RichesMonts, and Elle & Vire. Regional brands include Burgo de Arias (Spain), Polenghi (Brazil), Milkaut and Santa Rosa (Argentina), Rogue Creamery and Ile de France (USA). The company has expanded through acquisitions including Hope Foods (plant-based, 2021), Williner (Argentina, 2023), Quatá Alimentos (Brazil, 2025), and a strategic merger with Savencia Gourmet's chocolate activities (2025). Savencia also operates non-dairy activities through Savencia Holding in charcuterie (Bordeau Chesnel, Saint Agaûne) and seafood (Coraya surimi products).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Valrhona: Premium chocolate and pastry ingredients
• Caprice des Dieux
• Le Rustique
• Saint-Agur
• Chavroux
• Tartare
• Quatá
• Glória
• Hope Foods
• Polenghi
• Burgo de Arias
• Rogue Creamery
• Norohy
• Bordeau Chesnel
• Saint Agaûne
• Coraya

Products and services

• Valrhona Premium chocolate brand offering high-quality chocolate products, cocoa sourcing partnerships, and sustainable and ethical production practices; targeted at professional pastry chefs, chocolate makers, and premium consumer markets.
• Caprice des Dieux French cheese brand featuring soft-ripened cheese products for retail consumers across France and international markets.
• Le Rustique French cheese brand offering Camembert-style and other traditional French cheese varieties for everyday consumer use.
• Saint-Agur French blue cheese brand known for its distinctive blue-veined cheese targeting retail consumers seeking premium specialty cheese.
• Chavroux French goat cheese brand offering fresh and aged goat cheese products for retail consumers and food service applications.
• Elle & Vire French dairy brand offering butter, cream, and cheese products for retail consumers and professional kitchens.
• Modilac Baby formula and infant nutrition brand offering specialized infant and young child nutrition products through retail and pharmacy channels.
• Rogue Creamery American artisan cheese brand known for Rogue River Blue Cheese (winner of World's Best Cheese 2019), serving premium retail and specialty cheese markets in the United States.
• Burgo de Arias Spanish fresh cheese brand established in 1991, known for fresh cheeses (quesos frescos), serving Iberian retail and food service markets.
• Polenghi Brazilian dairy brand offering cheese and processed cheese products for retail consumers in Brazil and Latin American markets.
• Quatá Alimentos (Quatá and Glória brands) Brazilian cheese and dairy manufacturer with brands Quatá and Glória, operating in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro; serves Brazilian retail and dairy markets following acquisition in January 2025.
• Hope Foods Plant-based dips and spreads brand acquired in October 2021, manufactured at Louisville, Colorado facility, serving the fast-growing US plant-based food market.
• Food Service Solutions Professional foodservice products and solutions for restaurants, hotels, and catering businesses; the 2025 merger with Savencia Gourmet's chocolate activities (€394 million) accelerated premium foodservice expansion with chocolate and dairy offerings.
• Ingredients and Nutritional Solutions Industrial dairy ingredients and nutritional solutions for B2B food manufacturers and processors, offering butters, creams, cheeses, dairy proteins, and specialty ingredients with international momentum.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of employees declare Savencia is a company where it is truly great to work (Great Place To Work survey 2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AOP France MilkboardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2025SAVENCIA Fromage & Dairy and AOP France Milkboard strengthen their partnership, working together on protected designation of origin dairy products and supporting the AOP ecosystem in France.
• AgrialcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Unprecedented partnership announced between SAVENCIA and Agrial, two major players in the French dairy sector, to collaborate on sustainable dairy farming practices and milk collection.
• OP SOLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2024OP SOL and Savencia Fromage & Dairy committed to sustainable dairy sector in South-West France through partnership for milk collection and agricultural practices.
• OP SOLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2023Partnership for sustainable dairy farming in South-West France, supporting milk producers and environmental practices.
• Auxo (Casino and Intermarché group)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 January 2022Auxo Achats Alimentaires (Casino and Intermarché group) and Savencia finalized agreement for dairy sector valorization under Egalim2 law in context of unprecedented inflation in commercial negotiations 2022.
• Lidl FrancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 February 2021Lidl France and Savencia Fromage & Dairy committed to valorizing the dairy sector for third consecutive year, ensuring fair price for milk producers.
• Lidl FrancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 March 2020Lidl and SAVENCIA Fromage & Dairy engaged in partnership for dairy sector valorization, signing agreement to ensure fair compensation for dairy farmers.
• Intermarché/NettocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 January 2020Second consecutive year partnership for dairy sector valorization, extended to distributor brand products.
• SODIAALcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2019SODIAAL and SAVENCIA Fromage & Dairy announced new governance for their joint venture CF&R, a common subsidiary in cheese operations.
• Valrhona Solidarity FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The Valrhona Solidarity Fund supports young people in realizing projects for a fair future in cocoa and chocolate, with 26 projects supported since 2019.
• Terra LactaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2013Partnership between Bongrain SA (now Savencia) and Terra Lacta cooperative to develop marketing, commercial, and industrial synergies in dairy sector.
• Bien Nourrir l'Homme Endowment FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Endowment fund created by Savencia Group supporting employee-driven projects for food access, food education, and local agricultural infrastructure development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agrial: Major French agricultural cooperative with significant dairy operations including cheese, butter, and cream. Savencia's recent strategic partner for sustainable dairy farming, and a direct competitor across French retail cheese and dairy categories.
• Bel Group: French cheese specialist behind The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin, and Kiri. Directly competes with Savencia in branded processed and specialty cheese across global retail, with overlapping foodservice and ingredient operations.
• Müller: German dairy processor (Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller) with major cheese, butter, and dairy ingredient operations across Europe. Comparable scale in branded cheese and foodservice ingredients; competitor in German and broader European markets.
• Glanbia: Global nutrition and dairy group with strong cheese, whey protein, and dairy ingredients businesses for B2B customers. Highly comparable on the Ingredients & Nutritional Solutions segment where Savencia serves food manufacturers globally.
• Sodiaal: France's leading dairy cooperative and joint venture partner with Savencia in CF&R (cheese operations). Operates brands like Yoplait, Candia, and Entremont; competes head-to-head in French cheese and dairy, and is both a competitor and supplier via the CF&R JV.
• Hochland: German family-owned cheese manufacturer specializing in processed and cream cheese (e.g., Patros, Almette). Direct competitor in branded spreadable and processed cheese segments where Savencia competes via St Moret, Tartare, and Bresso brands.
• Lactalis: World's largest dairy group and Savencia's closest French-headquartered competitor. Both produce cheese, butter, cream, and dairy ingredients; Lactalis owns brands like Président, Galbani, and Parmalat that directly overlap with Savencia's portfolio (Elle & Vire, Caprice des Dieux, Saint Agur) across retail and foodservice channels globally.

Broad incumbents

• Arla Foods: Scandinavian dairy cooperative and one of Europe's largest dairy producers. Comparable in cheese, butter, and dairy ingredients with global distribution; broader portfolio including milk, yogurt, and whey proteins makes it a broader incumbent competitor.
• Danone: French-headquartered multinational dairy leader with broad portfolio (yogurt, dairy alternatives, infant nutrition, waters). Comparable via dairy processing scale, French origin, and foodservice presence; less specialized in cheese but a major competitive force across shared retail channels.

Regional players

• Valio: Finnish dairy cooperative with strong cheese, butter, and ingredient portfolio primarily serving Nordic and Baltic markets. Comparable in specialty cheese and B2B ingredients; competes regionally rather than across Savencia's broader global footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A7 records

Investments1 record

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