Adelice Land

What Adelice Land does

Terre adélice is a French artisanal ice cream and sorbet manufacturer founded in 1996 by Xavier and Bertrand Rousselle in Ardèche, and headquartered in Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. The company produces a portfolio of frozen desserts — ice creams (glaces), sorbets (with 60–70% raw fresh-fruit content when possible), ice cream log cakes (bûches glacées), and regional Eyrieux-valley desserts — organized into multiple flavor collections (Le Voyage, La Délicatesse, La Douceur, L'Audace, La Célébration, Le Raffinement) plus the Goûtez l'Ardèche© regional sub-brand. Production is based on traditional turbine methods using Valrhona chocolate, regional whole milk from Laiterie Carrier, and locally sourced ingredients; the full range has been 100% organic (Bio) certified since January 1, 2020.

The company generates revenue through three channels: (1) direct-to-consumer retail at six owned glacier salons across France (Lyon, Le Moulinon, Évian-les-Bains, Annecy, Nice, Sarlat-la-Canéda); (2) e-commerce via terre-adelice.eu delivering across mainland France with a €40 minimum order, fulfilled through logistics partner Chronofresh; and (3) a B2B professional division serving restaurants, hotels, and food service operators through a dedicated portal (pro.terre-adelice.eu), offering individual frozen desserts, custom flavor creation services, and food-pairing consultations. The customer base is split between individual consumers seeking premium organic products and food service professionals seeking differentiated menu items. Following a 2021 transformation into a 'libérée' (liberated) company with shared governance, and a 2022 capital opening to confiseur Sabaton, the firm completed a generational succession in October 2023 with Mélaine Laval as Directrice Générale and Bastien Laval as President. The company operates as a Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) with a share capital of €167,535 and an 11–50 employee headcount range.

Name

Adelice Land

Legal name

SOCIETE TERRE ADELICE

Website

https://terre-adelice.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Terre adélice is a French artisanal ice cream and sorbet manufacturer founded in 1996, producing a 100% organic range sold through six glacier salons, mainland France e-commerce, and a B2B professional division serving restaurants and hotels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts

NAICS

Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520), Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing (311813)

SIC

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Ice Cream & Gelato Shops (THAFAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ice Cream, Frozen Desserts & Novelties Manufacturing (AFAKAKAE)

Keywords

• Artisan ice cream
• Organic sorbets
• Frozen desserts
• Ice cream manufacturing
• B2B food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Ice Cream and Sorbet Sales: Direct sales of artisanal 100% organic ice creams and sorbets to consumers through 6 glacier salon locations across France
2. E-commerce Sales: Online ordering and delivery of ice cream and sorbet products to consumers across mainland France via terre-adelice.eu, with minimum order of 40€ TTC
3. Professional/B2B Sales: Sales to restaurants, hotels, and other food service professionals through dedicated professional offerings including custom flavor creation and individual frozen desserts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Terre adélice manufactures and sells 100% organic artisan ice creams and sorbets produced at its facility in Ardèche, France, with formulations incorporating 60-70% raw fresh fruit when possible and using regional milk and Valrhona chocolate. The company distributes products through six owned glacier salons across France, an e-commerce site delivering to mainland France, and a B2B professional division serving restaurants and hotels with individual frozen desserts and custom flavor creation.

Product overview

Terre adélice is an artisan ice cream and sorbet manufacturer based in Ardèche, France. The company operates a portfolio of core frozen dessert products including artisan ice creams (glaces) and sorbets, with fruits comprising 60-70% of compositions. Products are organized into multiple flavor collections (Le Voyage, La Délicatesse, La Douceur, L'Audace, La Célébration, Le Raffinement) and the regional Goûtez l'Ardèche© branded line. The offering extends to seasonal products like bûches glacées (ice cream log cakes) and desserts glacés de L'Eyrieux. For professionals, Terre adélice provides individual frozen desserts, custom flavor creation services, and food-pairing consultations. All products are 100% organic certified since January 1, 2020, using regional whole milk, Valrhona chocolate, and local agricultural products. The company operates physical glacier salons in Lyon, Le Moulinon, Évian-les-Bains, Annecy, Nice, and Sarlat-la-Canéda, in addition to a B2B professional division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Goûtez l'Ardèche©: A collective brand of signature flavors featuring regional Ardèche products, including unique flavors like hay ice cream.

Products and services

• Glaces (Artisan Ice Creams) Artisan ice creams made with regional whole milk and Valrhona chocolate, incorporating raw fruits that represent 60-70% of the composition when possible. Sold to consumers through glacier salons and e-commerce and to food service professionals.
• Sorbets Artisan sorbets made with 60-70% fresh fruits incorporated raw, providing intense natural flavors with no artificial additives. Distributed via the same channels as ice creams.
• Parfums Goûtez l'Ardèche© A signature collection of flavors under the regional Goûtez l'Ardèche© collective brand, showcasing local Ardèche products and producers, including unique regional flavors such as hay ice cream.
• Bûches Glacées (Ice Cream Log Cakes) Frozen dessert log cakes designed for sharing at festive occasions and celebrations.
• Desserts Glacés de L'Eyrieux Frozen desserts originating from the Eyrieux valley region in Ardèche.
• Desserts Glacés Individuels (Professionals) Individual frozen desserts designed for professional clients including restaurants, hotels, and caterers, distributed through the B2B professional division at pro.terre-adelice.eu.
• Créations Parfums (Custom Flavor Creation for Professionals) Custom flavor creation service for professional partners and restaurant clients, allowing B2B customers to co-develop signature ice cream flavors for their menus.
• Gamme Le Voyage A flavor collection featuring exotic and travel-inspired tastes, part of the company's curated flavor portfolio.
• Gamme La Délicatesse A flavor collection featuring delicate and refined taste profiles.
• Gamme La Douceur A flavor collection featuring gentle and sweet taste profiles.
• Gamme L'Audace A bold flavor collection featuring daring and innovative taste combinations.
• Gamme La Célébration A celebratory flavor collection designed for special occasions.
• Gamme Le Raffinement A refined flavor collection featuring sophisticated taste profiles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% organic product range achieved

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ardelaine (SCOP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Partnership with Ardelaine, a SCOP (worker cooperative) in Saint-Pierreville celebrating 50 years of operation. The collaboration was featured in a France Bleu radio broadcast 'Circuits courts en Drôme Ardèche' in June 2025, highlighting virtuous links between local businesses.
• Sabaton (Confiseur)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic partnership with confiseur Sabaton announced in January 2022. Les Echos reported that Sabaton opened capital to Terre adélice, forming an alliance between the Ardèche ice cream maker and the confectioner. The partnership combines expertise in both product categories and represents a capital partnership.
• CHRONOFRESHminorOthersLogistics partner for product delivery. Chronofresh SAS, located at 3 bd Romain Rolland, 75014 Paris, handles fresh and frozen product deliveries for e-commerce orders with temperature-controlled chain.
• ValrhonaminorOthersPremium chocolate supplier used for ice cream production, noted as part of the company's commitment to quality ingredients.
• Laiterie CarrierminorOthersDairy supplier located in Vals les Bains, providing regional milk for ice cream production.
• Chocolaterie MorinminorOthersChocolate supplier located in Donzère, providing local chocolate ingredients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Amorino: Amorino is a French artisanal gelato chain with multiple retail locations across France and internationally, offering premium positioning similar to Terre adélice's glacier salons. Both operate in the French premium artisanal ice cream/gelato category with comparable price points and consumer segments, though Amorino is significantly larger in scale and global footprint.
• Mölk: Mölk is a French artisanal ice cream brand with a similar premium, natural-ingredient positioning and multiple retail locations in France. The two companies compete for the same health-conscious French consumer seeking organic and high-quality frozen desserts, with comparable pricing and product philosophy around natural ingredients.

Others

• Valrhona: Valrhona is a premium French chocolate supplier used by Terre adélice as a key ingredient source for its ice cream production. As an upstream supplier and one of the most prestigious chocolate brands in French gastronomy, Valrhona shares the premium positioning ethos and is a key enabler of Terre adélice's quality differentiation.
• Sabaton: Sabaton is a French confectioner (confiseur) based in Drôme that became Terre adélice's strategic capital partner in February 2022. While not a direct competitor, Sabaton is highly relevant as a co-investor and strategic ally with complementary premium sweet expertise, enabling cross-category product development opportunities.

Broad incumbents

• Magnum: Magnum is a Unilever-owned premium ice cream bar brand with global retail presence. While primarily a packaged goods brand rather than a scoop shop operator, it competes with Terre adélice in the premium indulgence ice cream category, including through B2B foodservice channels (hotels, restaurants) similar to Terre adélice's professional division.
• Ben & Jerry's: Ben & Jerry's is a Unilever-owned premium ice cream brand known for its values-driven positioning (organic, fair trade, social causes), overlapping with Terre adélice's organic and ESG credentials. Though much larger and global, Ben & Jerry's competes for the same ethically-minded premium ice cream consumer, particularly through scoop shops.
• Nestlé Ice Cream: Nestlé operates a global premium and mainstream ice cream business (including Mövenpick, Nestlé Ice Cream) competing with Terre adélice across both retail and foodservice channels. As a broad incumbent with industrial-scale production, Nestlé represents the mass-market counter-position to Terre adélice's artisanal model, particularly relevant in B2B professional channels.
• Häagen-Dazs: Häagen-Dazs is a global premium ice cream brand owned by General Mills with massive scale, multiple retail scoop shops, and extensive distribution. It competes with Terre adélice for premium ice cream occasions but operates at vastly larger scale with industrial production rather than artisanal methods, positioning as a mass-premium alternative.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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