What Raynal Roquelaure does

Raynal et Roquelaure is a French food processing company founded in 1876 in Capdenac, Aveyron, specializing in pre-cooked canned dishes and preserved foods rooted in French regional cuisine. The company pioneered the concept of appertized prepared dishes, with its original product being Pâté Doré, and today produces a portfolio spanning cassoulets (Toulouse, Castelnaudary, duck), lentils, beans, flageolets, sausages, pâtés, and other regional cooked vegetables. Operations run through two production facilities in southwest France — Capdenac in Aveyron (16,300 m², approximately 230 employees) and Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot in Lot-et-Garonne (20,000 m², approximately 70 employees) — employing over 300 people across 36,300 m² of combined floor space.

The business model is direct-to-consumer via French retail (supermarkets and grandes surfaces), with products sold in formats ranging from 300g glass jars to 1,260g metal cans at everyday price points. Core technology is appertization (heat sterilization/canning) for shelf-stable food safety without preservatives, supplemented by blockchain-based QR-code traceability for French haricot bean sourcing in cassoulet products and the Origin'Info transparency initiative. Manufacturing is certified to IFS Food and BRC Food international food-safety standards (obtained in 2014). The product portfolio is organized into four sub-brands: La sélection or (premium South-West range), Le terroir artisanal (traditional regional recipes), Les Bocaux (individual glass-jar portions), and Les légumes cuisinés (prepared legumes), with a fifth category covering pâtés including the historic Pâté Doré.

Raynal et Roquelaure has operated as a subsidiary of Cofigeo group since 1972, leveraging group infrastructure while maintaining its heritage brand identity. Customer segments are individual French consumers seeking convenient, ready-to-heat traditional regional cuisine, alongside enthusiasts of authentic terroir cooking. Distribution is exclusively domestic through French supermarkets and retail chains, with no disclosed export footprint. The company supports brand engagement through factory visits in partnership with the Office de Tourisme du Pays de Figeac, and maintains a long-running presence across TV (since 1982), radio (since 2005), cinema (since 1945), social media, and event sponsorship (Tour de France, 1954).

Name

Raynal Roquelaure

Legal name

RAYNAL ET ROQUELAURE

Website

https://raynal-roquelaure.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

French canned-food producer founded in 1876 making cassoulets, lentils, pâtés, and regional prepared dishes from two southwest France facilities, selling to French consumers through national retail as a Cofigeo subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Capdenac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Canned prepared meals and cooked vegetables: Sale of canned/cooked dishes including cassoulets, lentils, beans, sausages, pâtés, and other French regional specialties through retail distribution channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Raynal Roquelaure manufactures and distributes canned and jarred pre-cooked regional French dishes (cassoulets, lentils, white beans, flageolets, sausages, pâtés, duck and chicken dishes) from two production sites in southwest France. The company sells primarily through French supermarkets and retail stores under sub-brands including La sélection or, Le terroir artisanal, Les Bocaux, Les pâtés, and Les légumes cuisinés, with an emphasis on French-origin ingredients and traditional recipes dating back to 1876.

Product overview

Raynal & Roquelaure is a French food processing company founded in 1876, specializing in pre-cooked canned dishes and preserved foods manufactured in France. The company operates two production facilities in the South-West of France (Capdenac in Aveyron and Sainte-Livrade in Lot et Garonne). Their product portfolio consists of four main sub-brands: (1) La sélection or - a premium range of South-West French cuisine dishes; (2) Le terroir artisanal - traditional regional recipes with guaranteed French-origin ingredients; (3) Les Bocaux - individual portion meals in glass jars; and (4) Les légumes cuisinés - prepared legumes including lentils, white beans, and flageolets in various preparations (Provençale, Auvergnate, with smoked bacon, sun-dried tomatoes and basil). Their signature products include multiple cassoulet varieties (Toulouse, Castelnaudary, Duck), Toulouse sausages with lentils, Montbéliard sausages, Petit Salé, Poulet Basquaise, Bourguignon de Canard, and the historic Pâté Doré. The company emphasizes French origin ingredients, traditional recipes, and has implemented blockchain traceability for their bean sourcing in select cassoulet products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La sélection or
• Le terroir artisanal
• Les Bocaux
• Les pâtés
• Les légumes cuisinés
• Lentilles cuisinées À la Provençale
• Lentilles cuisinées À l'Auvergnate
• Lentilles Mijotées Lardons Fumés et Carottes
• Lentilles Mijotées Tomates Séchées et Basilic
• Haricots blancs cuisinés À l'Auvergnate
• Flageolets cuisinés À l'Auvergnate
• Cassoulet au Canard
• Cassoulet de Castelnaudary Au Confit de Canard
• Cassoulet de Toulouse Pur Porc
• Cassoulet Toulousain Cuisiné à la graisse de canard
• Petit Salé à l'Auvergnate Lentilles cuisinées
• Saucisses de Montbéliard Lentilles cuisinées
• Saucisses de Toulouse Lentilles cuisinées
• Poulet à la crème Cuisiné aux cèpes
• Bourguignon de Canard Cuisiné au vin rouge
• Parmentier de Canard et sa purée de patate douce
• Poulet Basquaise au Piment du Pays Basque et son riz
• Pâté Doré Rôti au four

Quantifiable outcome

• Atelier Capdenac: 16,300 m², Atelier Sainte Livrade: 20,000 m²
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CofigeocoreOthers · 1 January 1972Groupe auquel appartient Raynal et Roquelaure depuis 1972. Entreprise d'origine aveyronnaise intégrée au groupe Cofigeo.
• OVHminorOthersSociété d'hébergement du site web raynal-roquelaure.fr
• DISKOminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgence en charge du contenu et de la conception/réalisation du site web raynal-roquelaure.fr. Basée au 2 place Colonel Fabien 75019 Paris.
• Office de Tourisme du Pays de FigeacminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartenaire pour les visites d'entreprise. L'un des 6 guides-conférenciers accueille et accompagne les visiteurs pendant environ 2h dans les locaux de Raynal et Roquelaure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Panzani: Nestlé-owned French pasta, rice, and canned sauces brand — adjacent incumbent sharing French retail channels and consumer base, with overlapping cooked-vegetable side-dish positioning.
• Fleury Michon: Large French prepared meals and charcuterie incumbent operating across fresh, frozen, and ambient formats — broader product portfolio but overlapping target market and retail distribution.
• Bonduelle: Major European canned and frozen vegetable group that owns Cassegrain — overlaps on canned legumes, cooked vegetables, and French supermarket channels, with materially larger scale.
• Herta: Nestlé-owned French prepared meats and charcuterie brand — broader incumbent with overlap on pâté, sausage, and prepared protein categories in French retail.

Direct peers

• Tipiak: French prepared foods company offering cassoulet, paella, and traditional dishes for retail and foodservice — directly comparable in canned French regional cuisine with similar retail channel exposure.
• William Saurin: French prepared dish specialist (cassoulet, hachis parmentier, couscous) and sister brand within the Cofigeo group — the closest direct competitor sharing parent ownership, channel, and category focus.
• Hénaff: French family-owned pâté, charcuterie, and traditional Breton prepared food producer — directly comparable in the pâté product category and French heritage positioning.
• Cassegrain: Iconic French canned vegetable and prepared dish brand (now part of Bonduelle group) — direct peer in the canned cassoulet, lentils, and cooked vegetable category sold through French supermarkets.
• La Belle Chaurienne: French specialist in cassoulet and Castelnaudary-style preserved dishes, with national supermarket distribution — comparable cassoulet-focused product line and target shopper.

Emerging players

• Saupiquet: French canned fish, legumes, and prepared vegetable brand — partial overlap in canned legumes (lentils, beans) and French supermarket channel positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/raynal_et_roquelaure/?hl=fr

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Investors

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