Louis Tellier Group

What Louis Tellier Group does

Louis Tellier Group (Groupe Louis Tellier) is a privately held French manufacturer founded in 1947, headquartered in Argenteuil/Paris, that designs and produces professional kitchen utensils and pastry molds under two principal brands: Louis Tellier (professional culinary tools) and Gobel (pastry and bakery equipment). The company claims over 130 years of savoir-faire and manufactures in France using stainless steel, tin-plated steel, cast iron, aluminum, and PFAS-free non-stick coatings. Its catalog spans more than 25 product categories, including vegetable mills (an invention attributed to the brand), mandolines (including Japanese Benriner distributed under partnership), French fry cutters, slicers, peelers, raclette appliances (Brézière and ALPAGE sub-brands), the MARCEL outdoor wood-fired oven, pastry molds, meat grinders, sausage stuffers, scales, thermometers, vacuum sealers, pasta machines, and juicers.

The group generates revenue primarily through direct-to-consumer e-commerce via louistellier.fr and a dedicated B2B reseller portal at espacepro.louistellier.fr, supplemented by a network of partner retail boutiques across France. Pricing is publicly disclosed with unit pricing ranging from under €10 for small accessories to over €5,500 for high-end electric equipment; free shipping thresholds apply for relay and home delivery. Customers are segmented horizontally across four groups: professional food service and restaurants (primary), bakers and pastry chefs (primary), institutional catering (collectivités), and passionate home cooks. The company serves the French market almost exclusively and has no disclosed international expansion, no AI/software capabilities, and no public M&A or partnership activity beyond the Benriner distribution arrangement.

Name

Louis Tellier Group

Legal name

Groupe Louis Tellier

Website

https://louistellier.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Argenteuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Professional Kitchen Utensils: Louis Tellier Group generates revenue primarily through the sale of physical professional kitchen utensils and equipment. Products include vegetable mills, mandolines, slicers, food processors, scales, thermometers, slicers, and other culinary preparation tools sold directly to professionals and consumers through its e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Louis Tellier Group is a French manufacturer and distributor of professional kitchen utensils and pastry molds, sold primarily under the Louis Tellier and Gobel brands. The product portfolio spans vegetable preparation tools (vegetable mills, mandolines, cutters, slicers, peelers), meat processing equipment (grinders, sausage stuffers), pastry and bakery molds (tin-plated steel, PFAS-free non-stick, stainless steel), cooking appliances (raclette machines, outdoor wood-fired ovens), and kitchen instruments (scales, thermometers, vacuum sealers). Products are sold to professional chefs, bakers, caterers, and food service operators, as well as passionate home cooks, through a direct e-commerce platform and a B2B reseller portal, with supplementary distribution via partner retail boutiques.

Product overview

Louis Tellier Group operates two main brands: Louis Tellier (professional kitchen utensils since 1947/130+ years) and Gobel (specialist pastry molds since over a century). The product portfolio includes vegetable preparation tools (mandolines, vegetable mills, potato cutters, slicers, peelers), cooking equipment (raclette machines, outdoor wood ovens), pastry and baking molds (tin-plated steel, non-stick PFAS-free, stainless steel), meat processing equipment (meat grinders, sausage stuffers), food preservation tools (vacuum sealers), and professional kitchen instruments (scales, thermometers). Products are designed for professional chefs, bakers, caterers, restaurants, and discerning home cooks, with emphasis on French manufacturing, durability, and culinary precision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gobel: Specialist in professional pastry and bakery molds and equipment, including tinplate, non-stick, and stainless steel molds.
• MARCEL
• Brézière
• ALPAGE

Products and services

• Moulin à légumes (Vegetable Mills)

Quantifiable outcome

• 130+ years of manufacturing expertise and savoir-faire in professional culinary equipment
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lacor: Spanish manufacturer of professional kitchen utensils, cookware, and pastry equipment for hotels, restaurants, and catering. Comparable product breadth to Louis Tellier across utensils, slicers, and pastry tools.
• Paderno: Italian-origin manufacturer of professional kitchen utensils, cookware, and catering equipment. Directly comparable to Louis Tellier's vegetable mills, slicers, mandolines, and small professional kitchenware range.
• Matfer Bourgeat: French manufacturer of professional pastry, bakery, and kitchen equipment serving restaurants, hotels, and bakeries. Directly comparable to Louis Tellier's Gobel pastry line and Louis Tellier utensils, with overlapping professional customer base in France.
• Spring International: Swiss-German manufacturer of professional kitchen utensils and equipment, including whisks, ladles, slicers, and professional tools. Closely comparable to Louis Tellier's utensil line for professional kitchens.
• Pavoni Italia: Italian manufacturer of professional pastry equipment, silicone molds, and chocolate tools. Comparable to Louis Tellier's Gobel pastry business, serving pâtissiers, chocolatiers, and culinary schools.
• DeBuyer: French manufacturer of professional kitchen utensils, mandolines, cutters, pastry tools, and copper cookware. Closely comparable to Louis Tellier in product mix (vegetable preparation, pastry molds) and target customers (chefs, pâtissiers, institutions).

Broad incumbents

• Cristel: French manufacturer of premium stainless steel cookware and kitchen tools. Comparable in French heritage and premium positioning to Louis Tellier, though specialised in cookware rather than preparation utensils.
• Mauviel: French manufacturer of professional copper cookware used by chefs worldwide. Comparable in French manufacturing heritage and professional chef customer base to Louis Tellier, with broader international presence.
• Le Creuset: Iconic French premium cookware and kitchen tools brand with global distribution. Overlaps with Louis Tellier in French heritage, premium positioning, and consumer cookware but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Emerging players

• Ooni: UK-founded specialist in outdoor wood-fired and gas pizza ovens with strong direct-to-consumer global brand. Directly comparable to Louis Tellier's MARCEL outdoor oven product line, competing in the same consumer outdoor-cooking category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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