Corico Groupe LDC

What Corico Groupe LDC does

Groupe LDC is a privately held, family-owned French food-manufacturing group founded in 1968 from the merger of the Lambert, Dodard and Chancereul families, later joined by the Guillet (1989) and Huttepain (2001) families. The group is the N°1 player in French poultry and the N°1 in French prepared foods (traiteur), operating a multi-brand portfolio that spans flagship poultry brands (Loué, Le Gaulois, Maître CoQ), leading traiteur brands (Marie, Pierre Martinet, Traditions d'Asie), and a long tail of regional and specialty brands (Reghalal, Doux, Poule et Toque, Canard Passion, Voléna, Régalette).

Operationally, LDC runs a vertically integrated agri-food platform covering animal feed and cereal collection, chick hatching, live poultry production, slaughtering and cutting, and downstream prepared-foods manufacturing. The group operates more than 120 production sites and 17 logistics centers across France, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Wales and Germany, with approximately 28,500 employees and FY2024 revenue of €6.3 billion.

Commercially, LDC serves three primary channels: large-scale French grocery (GMS) under both proprietary and distributor brands; the Restauration Hors Domicile (RHD) channel through subsidiaries such as ESPRI Restauration, SAS Guillet and Marie Surgelés; and traditional wholesale (boucheries, charcuteries, traiteurs) via Volfrance, with a smaller direct-to-consumer retail presence (Le Marché de Beaufeu). The go-to-market is sales-led, executed via field sector managers, national key-account teams and telesales. Annual capex of more than €347M and more than 2,700 permanent hires per year fund continued modernization, geographic expansion and bolt-on M&A. The group's stated mission centers on French food sovereignty, animal welfare and territorial anchoring, with decentralization designed to preserve a "human-scale" operating culture across subsidiaries.

Name

Corico Groupe LDC

Legal name

Groupe LDC

Website

https://recrutement.ldc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Groupe LDC is a French family-owned food manufacturer and N°1 in French poultry and prepared foods, producing and marketing poultry, traiteur and snacking products under brands such as Loué, Le Gaulois, Maître CoQ and Marie across 8 European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Processed Poultry & Prepared Foods

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (424440), Food Manufacturing (311), Other Food Manufacturing (3119), Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (11232)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Broiler Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Giblets & Poultry Specialty Parts Processing (Gizzards, Livers, Necks, Frames) (AFANAJAG), Poultry Wholesale (Whole Birds, Parts) (AFAIADAC), Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO), Food & Beverage DTC (CRAFACAD)

Keywords

• Poultry processing
• Prepared food manufacturing
• Frozen ready meals
• Foodservice supply
• Halal poultry products

Headquarters

HQ city

Monsols

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vente de produits alimentaires: Fabrication et commercialisation de volailles, plats cuisinés, produits traiteurs sous marques propres (Loué, Le Gaulois, Maître Coq, Marie, Pierre Martinet, Traditions d'Asie) et marques de distributeur (MDD). Distribution en GMS, restauration, et vente directe.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corico Groupe LDC is a French family-owned agro-food manufacturer that produces, transforms and markets poultry products (chicken, turkey, duck, guinea fowl) and prepared foods (traiteur). It operates one of France's largest poultry production platforms with over 120 production sites, sells under flagship brands such as Loué, Le Gaulois, Maître CoQ, Marie, Pierre Martinet and Traditions d'Asie, and distributes through supermarkets, foodservice and traditional retail.

Product overview

LDC Groupe is a French poultry and prepared foods manufacturer operating as a multi-brand platform. In poultry, the group holds the N°1 position in France through brands Loué, Le Gaulois, and Maître CoQ, complemented by regional brands (Doux, Poule & Toque, Reghalal, Canard Passion). In prepared foods, LDC leads the French market via Marie, Pierre Martinet & Traditions d'Asie for frozen and specialty products, supported by subsidiaries AGIS (world cuisine), Les Délices de Saint Léonard (pizzas/snacking), and La Toque Angevine (fresh prepared foods). The group also operates upstream activities (Galina Vendée for hatching, Amont LDC for animal feed and eggs) and a prepared products division (DPE) manufacturing breaded items, nuggets, and confits. The company operates over 120 production sites across France, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Wales, and Germany with approximately 28,500 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Loué: Premium poultry brand, one of the group's flagship poultry brands alongside Le Gaulois and Maître CoQ.
• Le Gaulois
• Maître CoQ
• Marie
• Pierre Martinet
• Traditions d'Asie
• Reghalal
• Poule-et-Toque
• Doux
• Voléna
• Canard Passion
• Régalette

Products and services

• Le Gaulois poultry products

Quantifiable outcome

• N°1 français et un des leaders européens volaille
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Les Délices de Saint-LéonardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Acquis par LDC en janvier 2024, Les Délices de Saint-Léonard (270 collaborateurs) fabrique pizzas, sandwichs, crêpes et snacking. Croissance et intégration au groupe LDC.
• AGIScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005AGIS, fondée en 1987, est une filiale du Groupe LDC depuis 2005. Spécialisée dans les plats cuisinés et produits exotiques, elle compte 1000 collaborateurs et 220 M€ de CA. Filiale intégrant le portefeuille traiteur du groupe LDC.
• SBV (Société Bretonne de Volaille)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBV est une filiale bretonne du pôle Volaille du groupe LDC, représentant plus de 4300 salariés répartis sur 12 sites de production et une plateforme logistique en Bretagne. Leader de la restauration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

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• Moy Park: Moy Park is a leading UK and Irish poultry processor owned by Pilgrim's Pride, supplying fresh and added-value chicken to retail and foodservice. It is a direct European peer to Groupe LDC, competing in branded fresh poultry, further-processed products, and foodservice channels across the British Isles.
• Plukon Food Group: Plukon is one of Europe's largest poultry processors, operating across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Poland, and Spain. It directly competes with Groupe LDC in poultry slaughtering, fresh poultry, and value-added prepared chicken products across continental Europe.
• Charal (Bigard Group): Charal is the French market leader in fresh and prepared beef, owned by Bigard Group, the leading French meat processor. It is a direct French competitor to LDC in retail packaged meat and prepared meat products, sharing similar GMS, RHD, and brand-led distribution channels in France.
• PHW Group (Wiesenhof): PHW Group is Germany's largest poultry company, vertically integrated from breeding to branded products under the Wiesenhof brand. It directly competes with Groupe LDC in European poultry processing, branded fresh poultry, and value-added prepared poultry products across Germany and export markets.
• 2 Sisters Food Group: 2 Sisters Food Group is the UK's largest food manufacturer, with significant poultry and prepared foods operations serving UK retail and foodservice. It is a direct European peer to LDC in poultry processing and branded prepared poultry and meal solutions, although concentrated in the British market.

Broad incumbents

• Tyson Foods: Tyson Foods is one of the world's largest poultry and prepared foods producers with vertically integrated operations across feed, live production, processing, and branded value-added products (Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm). It is a broad incumbent in the same category as Groupe LDC, offering overlapping capabilities at much larger scale across the Americas.
• Maple Leaf Foods: Maple Leaf Foods is a leading Canadian vertically integrated protein producer with strong prepared foods and poultry operations. As a broad incumbent in branded protein and prepared meals, it is comparable to LDC in business model (integrated, brand-led, retail-and-foodservice) though geographically distinct.

Regional players

• Terrena (La Nouvelle Agriculture): Terrena is a major French agricultural cooperative active in poultry, pork, dairy, and prepared foods, with brands like Père Dodu. It competes with LDC in French poultry, charcuterie, and traiteur, primarily serving the French market through GMS and foodservice channels.

Emerging players

• Cranswick plc: Cranswick is a leading UK producer of premium fresh and added-value pork, poultry, and prepared foods, primarily supplying UK retail. It is comparable to LDC in its branded prepared-foods focus and vertical integration, though more concentrated in pork and UK retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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