Le Cabanon

What Le Cabanon does

Le Cabanon en Provence, legally SAS Conserveries Provençales Le Cabanon, is a privately held French food preservation company headquartered and manufacturing at a single site in Camaret-sur-Aigues, Vaucluse, in the Provence region. The company produces and markets a portfolio of approximately 14 tomato-based and Provençal-style canned products under the Le Cabanon en Provence brand, spanning peeled whole tomatoes, tomato pulp, flavored and organic tomato purees, prepared sauces (Bolognese, Provençale, pizza, cooked onion), condiments (natural ketchup, barbecue sauce), prepared dishes (ratatouille niçoise, red beans), and fruit preserves (no-added-sugar apple purée). Its core technology is conventional industrial food preservation and canning with quality control applied across the manufacturing process, and the company emphasizes ingredient transparency, allergy-aware labeling, and recyclable packaging as functional differentiators.

The business model is B2C retail packaged-food sales: products are distributed through physical retail stores across France via a 'Où Acheter' (Where to Buy) locator on the consumer-facing website, with no disclosed pricing, no DTC e-commerce, and no enterprise/wholesale customers named. Marketing is conducted through organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook) and an email newsletter, consistent with a small-to-mid niche regional CPG brand rather than a national mass-market operator. The company is privately held, has no disclosed parent, institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and operates exclusively within the French market.

Name

Le Cabanon

Legal name

SAS Conserveries Provençales Le Cabanon

Website

https://le-cabanon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Canned Foods

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)

SIC

Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Shelf-Stable Pantry Staples (Grains, Pasta, Rice, Beans, Canned Foods) (CRADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preserved Specialty Foods Manufacturing (Olives, Antipasto, Relishes) (AFAKACAN)

Keywords

• Canned tomato products
• Provençal food preserves
• Prepared tomato sauces
• French canned foods
• Condiment manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Camaret-sur-aigues

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Le Cabanon en Provence is a French food preservation company (SAS Conserveries Provençales Le Cabanon) that manufactures and sells a portfolio of tomato-based canned products and Provençal preserves. The range includes peeled whole tomatoes, tomato pulp, organic and herb-flavored purees, prepared sauces (bolognese, Provençal, pizza), condiments (ketchup, barbecue), prepared dishes (red beans, Niçoise ratatouille), and fruit preserves such as unsweetened apple puree, distributed through retail channels in France.

Product overview

Le Cabanon en Provence is a French food preservation company (SAS Conserveries Provençales Le Cabanon) offering a portfolio of tomato-based products and Provençal preserves. The product range includes: peeled whole tomatoes and tomato pulp (core canned tomato products), tomato purees including an organic variant and a thyme-basil flavored version, prepared tomato sauces such as bolognese, Provençal sauce, and pizza sauce, condiments including ketchup and barbecue sauce, prepared dishes like red beans and ratatouille niçoise, and fruit preserves such as unsweetened apple puree. The company emphasizes quality sourcing, food safety controls, and environmental responsibility in its manufacturing processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tomates entières pelées (Peeled whole tomatoes)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bonduelle: French-headquartered global leader in canned and frozen vegetables with strong presence in canned tomatoes and prepared vegetable dishes. Direct competitor in French retail for shelf-stable and canned produce, with a comparable Provençal-adjacent positioning through the 'Géant Vert' brand.
• Mutti: Italian premium canned tomato specialist (peeled, pulp, puree, passata). Closely comparable product mix and premium positioning, competing with Le Cabanon in the same canned tomato and sauce category across European retail.
• Panzani: French pasta and tomato sauce brand (part of Ebro Foods group). Markets Bolognese, Provençale-style, and pizza sauces — direct product overlap with Le Cabanon's prepared sauce line in French retail.
• De Cecco: Italian premium pasta and pasta sauce manufacturer. Overlaps with Le Cabanon's prepared pasta sauce category (Bolognese, pizza sauce) with comparable Mediterranean heritage positioning in French retail.
• Sacla: Italian/UK premium antipasti, pesto and Mediterranean sauce brand. Comparable artisanal positioning and product overlap in Mediterranean-style sauces and Provençal-adjacent categories, distributed through European specialty retail.
• Cirio: Historic Italian canned tomato brand owned by Conserve Italia. Sells peeled tomatoes, pulps, purees, and ready-made sauces — directly overlapping Le Cabanon's core canned tomato and prepared sauce range.

Emerging players

• Jardin Bio (Léa Nature): French organic food brand under Léa Nature group, with canned tomatoes and organic prepared products. Comparable organic positioning and French retail presence, competing for the same organic shelf-stable consumer.
• La Vie Claire: French organic and natural food retailer/brand. Comparable clean-label and organic positioning to Le Cabanon's 'Purée de tomates bio' and detailed allergen labeling; an emerging channel and brand competitor for organic-conscious French consumers.

Others

• Conserves France (private-label canners): Aggregator of French private-label canning operators supplying retailer-owned canned tomato and sauce brands. They are direct manufacturing competitors for the same French retail shelf space, often competing on price rather than brand.

Broad incumbents

• Heinz: Global condiment and sauce leader (ketchup, BBQ sauce, pasta sauces). Direct overlap with Le Cabanon's condiment and sauce lines; broad incumbent with vastly larger scale and marketing budget rather than a specialty/niche focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lecabanonenprovence84
• Instagraminstagram.com/lecabanon.fr
• Xx.com/Cabanon_en_prov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-cabanon---conserves-de-provence

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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