Agis SA

What Agis SA does

Agis SA is a French prepared-food (traiteur) manufacturer headquartered in Avignon that produces ready-to-eat meals, appetizers, Asian specialties, regional French dishes, and festive gastronomy for sale through the deli (traiteur) and fresh-packaged sections of French supermarkets and grocery stores. Founded in 1987 on the back of an early innovation in sous vide cooking (cuisson sous vide) intended to preserve authentic recipe flavors at scale, the company has expanded into five distinct product ranges — Envie d'Apéro, Envie d'Asie, Envie d'un bon petit plat, Envie de Saveurs Régionales, and the festive "Instants de Fêtes" sub-brand — and now operates more than 800 employees across three specialized production sites (Avignon for cooked dishes and festive products, Herbignac for Asian specialties, Tarare for production and logistics) plus a dedicated logistics platform. Distribution is concentrated in France and runs entirely through retail-grocery channels, where Agis sells both its own "Explorateur et Gastronome" branded lines and store-brand (marque distributeur) ranges launched in 1989.

The company has been a 100% subsidiary of the French agri-food conglomerate LDC Group since 2005, with LDC providing procurement scale, shared IT services, and distribution reach; AGIS retains operational independence and its own brand identity, rebuilt in 2021 around the "Explorateur et Gastronome" positioning. Its proprietary technology base is anchored in its founding sous vide cooking know-how and modern production facilities designed to high hygiene and food-safety standards, complemented by a consumer-complaint management system that performs lot-number, expiration-date, and barcode traceability validation. The business model is product-led growth through traditional retail-grocery channels, monetized via unit sales of branded and private-label prepared foods at retailer-determined price points; ESG and quality signals include 62% French-sourced meat and poultry, 21% energy and 8% water reductions over three years, a 62 kW on-site photovoltaic installation offsetting an estimated 158 tonnes of CO2 annually, and an 89/100 gender-equality index score.

Operationally, Agis signals stability rather than disruption: average employee tenure of 11.5 years, 210 permanent contracts signed over the past three years against a €670,000 training budget, 150,000 meals donated annually to food banks, and recurring community engagement (e.g., the 2025 L'Avignonnaise breast-cancer solidarity race). The company carries share capital of €8,117,600, no public listing, no disclosed AI/data capabilities, and no disclosed API or integration surface. Its strategic posture is best characterized as a mature, well-resourced French mid-market traiteur leveraging a parent's scale while preserving a distinct, internationally-flavored brand voice.

Name

Agis SA

Legal name

AGIS SA

Website

https://agis-sa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

French traiteur (prepared-food) manufacturer, founded in 1987 in Avignon, producing ready-to-eat deli meals, Asian specialties, festive gastronomy, and store-brand ranges for French supermarket deli and fresh-packaged sections. Wholly-owned by LDC Group since 2005, the company operates 800+ employees across three production sites and one logistics platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Prepared Delicatessen Foods

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen prepared meals & entrées manufacturing (AFAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Entrées & Complete Meals (CRADADAA), Frozen Ethnic & International Meals (CRADADAE)

Keywords

• Prepared deli meals
• Fresh packaged foods
• Asian specialty foods
• Festive gourmet dishes
• French traiteur products

Headquarters

HQ city

Avignon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ready-to-eat meal sales: Agis generates revenue through the sale of prepared meals and deli products distributed through retail grocery channels. Products range from traditional French cuisine to Asian specialties, aperitifs, and festive gastronomy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Agis SA produces and distributes fresh prepared meals and deli (traiteur) products in France, spanning Asian specialties, world-flavored appetizers, everyday French meals, regional French recipes, and festive gourmet dishes. The company operates three production workshops (Avignon for cooked dishes and festive products, Herbignac for Asian specialties, Tarare for logistics) and distributes through the traiteur section of supermarkets and food stores. The portfolio is built on sous vide cooking technology pioneered at founding in 1987.

Product overview

AGIS SA is a French food manufacturing company operating as a food traiteur (caterer/prepared food producer) with the brand positioning 'Explorateur et Gastronome' (Explorer & Gastronome). The company produces a unified portfolio of five distinct product ranges: (1) 'Envie de Gastronomie' featuring festive gourmet dishes with premium ingredients for year-end holidays; (2) 'Envie d'Asie' offering Asian specialties inspired by cuisines from India to Japan; (3) 'Envie d'Apéro' providing world-flavored appetizer products; (4) 'Envie d'un bon petit plat' delivering everyday prepared meals; and (5) 'Envie de Saveurs Régionales' featuring traditional regional French recipes. All products are developed using traditional French culinary expertise combined with international inspirations, produced across three specialized manufacturing facilities (Avignon for cooked meals and festive products, Herbignac for Asian specialties, and Tarare for logistics).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Instants de Fêtes: A festive product range featuring gourmet dishes made with noble and quality ingredients, available for end-of-year holidays.

Products and services

• Envie de Gastronomie (Instants de Fêtes) Festive gourmet product range featuring premium dishes made with noble and quality ingredients (e.g., venison with Saint-Emilion wine sauce, duck with honey, sea bream with hollandaise sauce), targeted at the year-end holiday season for consumers in France.
• Envie d'Asie Asian specialty product range inspired by traditional cuisines from India to Japan, including China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Features nems (spring rolls), beignets, cod fritters, Bo Bun, and Asian platters for French consumers.
• Envie d'Apéro Appetizer product range featuring flavors from Lebanon, India, Thailand, and Réunion, offering authentic recipes with diverse international flavors for aperitif occasions among French consumers.
• Envie d'un bon petit plat Prepared meal product range inspired by traditional French cuisine, featuring quality dishes such as sea bream fillet with vegetables and semoule, made with selected ingredients for everyday meals of French consumers.
• Envie de Saveurs Régionales Regional French recipe product range featuring traditional and authentic dishes such as crêpes, galettes (buckwheat pancakes), quiches, Pasta Box, and Saint-Jacques scallop shells for French consumers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% of meat and poultry supplies sourced from France
• +2 more outcomes

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

One partnership is on record.

• L'AvignonnaiseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2025Annual solidarity event partnership where 12 AGIS employees participated in the race supporting Ligue contre le cancer du sein (Breast Cancer League). Event gathered 700 runners, 1,800 walkers, and 90 volunteers. AGIS has been supporting this initiative each year.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Picard Surgelés: Premium French frozen-meal retailer and producer with broad ranges including ethnic, festive, and traditional cuisine. Closely comparable in product breadth, premium positioning, and seasonal festive assortment (similar to Agis's Instants de Fêtes).
• Fleury Michon: Leading French prepared-meals and charcuterie producer selling through supermarket deli and packaged aisles. Most direct comparable: similar retail-grocery GTM, similar product breadth across traditional French meals, and a shared focus on premiumization and convenience.
• Daunat (Broceliande): French traiteur brand specializing in fresh sandwiches, salads, and prepared meals for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable business model (sous-vide and fresh prepared), customer base (French supermarkets and convenience), and product positioning around everyday convenience meals.
• Traiteur de Paris: French prepared-meal specialist focused on premium and festive ready meals for retail and foodservice. Comparable in festive gourmet positioning and prepared-meals manufacturing, serving overlapping retail and out-of-home channels in France.
• Marie Surgelés (McCain Foods): French frozen prepared-meals brand offering ethnic, traditional, and family-meal ranges through retail grocery. Overlaps with Agis on ready-to-eat ethnic (Asian) and traditional French dishes, though distributed via frozen rather than fresh cabinets.

Broad incumbents

• Bonduelle: Large French/European vegetable and prepared-food group with broad portfolio including canned, frozen, and fresh prepared salads. Overlaps with Agis in prepared/ready-to-eat and French retail distribution, but is diversified across vegetable categories rather than focused on traiteur.
• Les Crudettes (Bonduelle): French prepared-salads and fresh-vegetable brand now under Bonduelle, sold via supermarket deli/prepared sections. Comparable retail-grocery channel and fresh prepared-meals positioning, though concentrated in salads rather than full cooked meals.

Regional players

• Toupargel: French frozen-meal retailer and producer focused on home-delivery and regional retail. Adjacent in frozen/ready-meal manufacturing for French consumers, with a regional delivery-led model that overlaps with parts of Agis's festive and family-meal positioning.
• Cojean: French fresh prepared-meals chain and producer serving urban consumers via own-store and retail distribution. Comparable on fresh, healthy, premium positioning and French retail presence, though primarily foodservice rather than grocery traiteur.

Others

• Sodexo (foodservice segment): Global foodservice and prepared-meals provider with significant French operations serving B2B and B2C channels. Comparable as a large-scale prepared-meals operator, though primarily foodservice-driven rather than retail grocery traiteur like Agis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AGIS-EXPLORATEUR-ET-GASTRONOME
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agis-groupe-ldc

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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