What Jean Floc'h does

Jean Floc'h is a France-based private pork meat processing group founded in 1938, headquartered in Locminé, Brittany. The group operates as a vertically integrated processor spanning slaughtering (48,000 pigs/week), fresh cutting, frozen IQF processing (FlowFreeze/Gyrofreeze systems), canned/preserved production, and a broad charcuterie range, supported by 14 industrial sites and around 2,100–2,500 employees. The company generates approximately €1.2 billion in annual group revenue, equivalent to 12% of French pork sector production and 250,000 tonnes of annual output.

The group's business model is B2B, organized across three primary commercial segments — Restauration (catering/HoReCa including hospitals, retirement homes, school cafeterias), Distribution (mass retail with private label/MDD capability), and Industrie (PAI semi-finished meat ingredients for food manufacturers) — plus a smaller butcher-shop channel and international export to Europe, Asia, and Africa. It sells through seven geographical sales zones with dedicated commercial representatives and key account managers, supplemented by trade show presence (SIAL Paris 2026) and digital catalogs in French, English, and Chinese. Revenue is generated through one-time transaction-based sales of branded and private-label products across fresh, frozen, canned, and delicatessen formats.

Underlying capabilities include ultra-short production lines with processing adjacent to cutting, IQF freezing technology, low-temperature vacuum cooking (sous-vide), and 12,000-pallet cold storage capacity. The group operates multiple subsidiary brands (Viandes Clermont, Quillard & Fils, CAP Solutions Culinaires, Chambost, Le Saloir du Périgord) and is differentiated by certifications (IFS, BRC Food, ISO 50001, Label Rouge, Viande de Porc Français, Bleu Blanc Coeur) and 50+ years of recipe heritage. Approximately 90% of raw materials are sourced from Brittany, and 97% of employees hold permanent contracts.

Name

Jean Floc'h

Legal name

Jean Floc'h

Website

https://jean-floch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Jean Floc'h is a French private pork meat processor (€1.2 billion revenue, 12% of French pork production) supplying fresh, frozen, canned, and charcuterie products to foodservice, mass retail, food manufacturers, and butcher shops across 14 industrial sites, with one-third of revenue from international exports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pork Meat Processing

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pork Processing & Packing (AFAKALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hog Slaughtering (Harvest & Evisceration) (AFANABAA), Pork Fabrication & Primals Cutting (Carcass Breakdown) (AFANABAB), Pork Further Processing (Cured, Smoked, Ham, Bacon) (AFANABAE), Sausage & Ground Pork Manufacturing (Fresh & Cooked) (AFANABAF), Cooked/Ready-to-Eat Pork Products (Fully Cooked, Sliced, Diced) (AFANABAG), Pork Export Processing & Compliance (USDA/FSIS, EU/China Specs) (AFANABAI), Refrigerated Meat & Seafood (Processed/Packaged) (CRADACAK)

Keywords

• Pork meat processing
• Delicatessen production
• Frozen pork products
• Canned meat products
• Food industry supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Moréac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Meat Products: Fresh pork meat sold to mass distribution, catering, and butcher shops. Products include pork cuts, sausages, and fresh preparations. Revenue generated through direct sales to retailers and foodservice operators.
2. Frozen Products: IQF frozen pork meat and delicatessen products. Frozen storage and processing capabilities with 12,000 pallet capacity. Sold to distribution and industry segments.
3. Canned/Preserved Products: Canned meats, terrines, and preserved delicatessen products in various formats (cans, verrines, traditional jars). Sold through mass distribution.
4. Delicatessen Products: Cooked and dry-cured meats, sausages, hams, and prepared meat products. Includes private label capabilities for mass distribution (MDD/marque de distributeur).
5. Industrial/PAI (Semi-finished Products): Supply of semi-finished and ready-to-use meat ingredients to food industry manufacturers. Custom specifications for processed food producers, caterers, and snacking businesses.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jean Floc'h is a vertically integrated French pork meat processor that slaughters, cuts, and processes pork into fresh cuts, charcuterie/delicatessen, IQF frozen products, canned meats, and PAI semi-finished meat ingredients. The company supplies catering/HoReCa operators, mass retail distribution (branded and private label), food industry manufacturers, and butcher shops across France and export markets in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Pork Products (Porc frais)

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes 48,000 pigs per week across two main facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LIGER (Locminé Innovation et Gestion des Énergies Renouvelables)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJean Floc'h is a founding partner of LIGER, a renewable energy center near Locminé. The company is the largest supplier of organic materials to this facility, which transforms biowaste into green energy through anaerobic digestion and biomass processes. This partnership supports the group's sustainable transformation commitments and decarbonization efforts.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bigard: Bigard is France's largest meat processor (multi-species, beef-heavy but with significant pork and charcuterie). It competes head-to-head with Jean Floc'h in mass distribution, foodservice, and butcher channels and shares the same private/family-owned governance profile.
• Elivia: Elivia is a French beef and pork processor formed from the merger of Socopa and Tendriade, part of the Terrena group. It is a direct competitor in French meat processing, supplying retail and foodservice with pork, beef, and charcuterie products.
• Kermené: Kermené is the pork and charcutiere subsidiary of the Leclerc retail cooperative, operating slaughtering and processing in Brittany. It mirrors Jean Floc'h's geographic and product footprint but is captive to the Leclerc retail network.
• Cooperl: Cooperl is a major French pork cooperative covering slaughtering, cutting, and processed pork/charcuterie products with a similar vertical integration model. It is one of Jean Floc'h's closest direct competitors in the French pork market and overlaps heavily across retail and foodservice channels.

Regional players

• Bell Food Group: Bell Food Group is a Swiss-listed meat processor and charcuterie producer with operations across Switzerland and parts of Europe. Comparable vertical integration and retail/foodservice channel mix, but predominantly serving German-speaking Europe.
• Tönnies: Tönnies is Germany's largest pork processor with slaughtering, deboning, and processed pork. It is comparable in scale and export reach but focused on German and broader European markets rather than French retail.
• Danish Crown: Danish Crown is Europe's largest pork cooperative and a major exporter. Comparable in vertical integration (slaughter to processed) and export orientation but operates primarily out of Denmark rather than competing directly in French retail.

Broad incumbents

• Herta (Nestlé): Herta is Nestlé's charcuterie brand in France (cooked ham, sausages, deli meats). It is a broad-incumbent competitor in mass-retail charcuterie with a multinational parent's scale and brand investment.
• Groupe Madrange: Madrange is a historic French charcuterie processor (jambon, saucisson) supplying mass retail. It competes with Jean Floc'h's Bernard and Chambost brands in cooked and dry-cured ham categories.
• Fleury Michon: Fleury Michon is a French listed charcuterie and prepared-meals incumbent with national distribution in retail and foodservice. Overlaps with Jean Floc'h in cooked ham, charcuterie, and catering but does not operate slaughtering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/groupeJeanFloch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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