Huilerie de Lapalisse

What Huilerie de Lapalisse does

Huilerie de Lapalisse is an independent, family-owned edible oil mill founded in 1898 and headquartered in Lapalisse, Auvergne, France (registered as SAS Huileries de Lapalisse, share capital €1,500,000). It produces and sells the Abel 1898 brand of specialty oils across four product ranges: Huiles Fines (fine oils), Huiles Vierges (virgin cold-pressed oils), Huiles Spéciales (flavored and application-specific oils), and Huiles Biologiques (certified organic oils), with a portfolio spanning 40+ SKUs including almond, walnut, hazelnut, hemp, avocado, macadamia, pumpkin seed, sesame, camelina, truffle, and butter-flavored (HOLEO) oils. The company also offers custom blends such as the Mélange 4 huiles (rapeseed, sunflower, high-oleic sunflower, linseed) and a rapeseed-olive blend.

The underlying capability is specialty oil pressing, blending, and flavor infusion rather than a software or platform business; technology is operational (production know-how, traceability from seed to bottle) and commercial (WooCommerce e-commerce, bilingual FR/EN storefront, recipe-led content marketing). It holds a dense certifications stack: Agriculture Biologique (AB), Ecocert, IFS food safety, PME Plus, Agri Éthique, and Fair Trade.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market: direct-to-consumer via its own e-commerce site (free delivery over €70 in mainland France, 48-hour shipping, credit card and PayPal, unit pricing €3.90-€12.85) and B2B through the password-protected Espace Pro portal serving four professional verticals: RHF (food service), GMS Retail (mass retail), IAA (food industry), and Export. Revenue is generated from one-time product sales across both channels. Recent strategic activity (May 2025) includes the supply partnership with Ecoles Ducasse and participation in the NRA Show in Chicago, signaling measured international and culinary-education expansion.

Name

Huilerie de Lapalisse

Legal name

SAS Huileries de Lapalisse

Website

https://huilerie-lapalisse.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Huilerie de Lapalisse is a family-owned French oil mill, founded 1898 in Auvergne, producing the Abel 1898 range of specialty edible oils (fine, virgin, flavored, organic) sold via B2C e-commerce and a B2B professional portal serving food service, retail, industrial, and export customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Edible Oils

NAICS

All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298), Specialty Food Retailers (4452), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Frying Oils & Foodservice Oil Blends Manufacturing (AFAKAEAI), Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC)

Keywords

• Specialty edible oils
• Cold-pressed oils
• Organic cooking oils
• Culinary oil blends
• Flavor-infused oils

Headquarters

HQ city

Lapalisse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer and B2B sales of specialty edible oils through their e-commerce platform and professional sales channel. Products sold include fine oils, virgin oils, specialty flavored oils, and organic oils in various volumes (25cl, 75cl, 1L).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Huilerie de Lapalisse is an independent, family-owned oil mill established in 1898 in Auvergne, France, producing premium specialty edible oils under the Abel 1898 brand. The portfolio spans four sub-brand collections—Huiles Fines (Fine Oils), Huiles Vierges (Virgin Oils), Huiles Spéciales (flavored Special Oils), and Huiles Biologiques (Organic Oils)—alongside custom oil blends. Products are sold both directly to individual consumers via a bilingual e-commerce storefront and to professional buyers (foodservice, retail, food industry, export) through a dedicated B2B portal.

Product overview

Huilerie de Lapalisse is an independent, family-owned oil mill established in 1898 in Auvergne, France, producing the ABEL 1898 premium oil brand. The product portfolio consists of four main sub-brand collections: Huiles Fines (Fine Oils) for versatile cooking and seasoning applications, Huiles Vierges (Virgin Oils) for cold-pressed traditional oils, Huiles Spéciales (Special Oils) for culinary-specific and flavored oils, and Huiles Biologiques (Organic Oils) for certified organic options. The company also offers specialty blends and the HOLEO butter-flavored oil. Products are distributed through B2C e-commerce and B2B professional channels including export, retail, foodservice, and food industry sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABEL 1898 Huiles Fines (Fine Oils)

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and notable.

• NRA Show (National Restaurant Association)minorOthers · 14 May 2025Annual trade show participation at McCormick Place in Chicago (May 17-20, 2025) for international exposure and B2B networking with food service industry professionals.
• Ecoles Ducasse (Alain Ducasse Culinary Schools)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuilerie de Lapalisse supplies organic hemp oil, roasted colza oil, and virgin hazelnut oil to Ducasse Schools (culinary education institutions founded by chef Alain Ducasse). This partnership positions the company in professional culinary education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Huilerie Vigean: Family-owned French oil mill (since 1930s) producing virgin, organic, and specialty edible oils. Direct comparable in scale, heritage positioning, product breadth, and distribution into French specialty retail and foodservice.
• Emile Noël: French pioneer in first cold-pressed organic oils since 1920s. Comparable as a French specialty/organic oil brand serving similar B2C and B2B customers with overlapping product range and certification profile.
• Maison Brémond 1830: Provençal specialty food producer of premium olive oils, flavored oils, and condiments for gourmet retail. Comparable as a small French heritage producer with similar specialty/flavored oil assortment and B2C gourmet focus.
• Huilerie Beaujolaise: Independent French specialty oil mill producing cold-pressed and flavored oils for retail and foodservice. Closely comparable as a small, heritage French artisanal oil producer serving overlapping B2C and B2B channels.
• La Tourangelle: French-origin specialty oil producer (now US-headquartered) making nut and seed oils for retail and foodservice. Comparable as a French-heritage artisanal oil brand competing in specialty/gourmet channels internationally.
• A L'Olivier: French specialty olive oil and flavored oil brand sold through retail and gourmet channels. Comparable product mix (flavored olive oils, premium positioning) and overlapping French specialty customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Lesieur: Major French edible oil brand (part of Avril/ Cristal Union group) covering mainstream vegetable oils. Broad incumbent operating across the same category but at mass-market scale and pricing.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness and major supplier of edible oils and food ingredients. Broad incumbent operating at industrial scale across oils/fats — relevant for IAA B2B supply dynamics and pricing.
• Puget: Leading French olive oil brand with broad retail distribution. Broad incumbent in the same edible oil category, providing scale competition across mainstream and premium shelves.
• Bonneterre: French organic/specialty food brand with broad assortment including organic oils. Overlaps with Huilerie de Lapalisse in organic-certified edible oils distributed through French organic retail and specialty channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/huileriedelapalisse
• Instagraminstagram.com/huileriedelapalisse

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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