Adelphe
Adelphe is a French non-profit éco-organisme serving 42,000 member companies across wines & spirits, health products, and food trades, collecting mandatory eco-contributions and redistributing funds into packaging reduction, reuse, and recycling programs under France's REP framework.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Adelphe does
Adelphe is a French éco-organisme (eco-organization) operating under France's Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) regulatory framework for packaging waste. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris, Adelphe is a non-profit société anonyme that serves approximately 42,000 member companies across three primary verticals: wines and spirits, health products, and food trades. The organization was integrated into Citeo, France's largest packaging eco-org, and its membership base spans major enterprises (including Marie Brizard, Joseph Drouhin, Sanofi, Bayer, and Mayoly) alongside thousands of artisan food-trade businesses accessed through partnerships with confederations such as CGAD, CNBPF, CFBCT, and FFF.
The organization's core activity is collecting mandatory eco-contributions from producers based on the quantity of packaging they place on the French market, then redistributing these funds into packaging reduction, reuse, and recycling programs. Adelphe has mobilized €100M for such programs, including €28M committed through 2029 specifically for reuse infrastructure development across four French regions. Its service portfolio includes several proprietary digital tools: WinePilot (a carbon-footprint assessment tool co-developed with FoodPilot and BIVB), Easy Info-Tri (sorting guidance for consumers), Tree (environmental assessment), and Cockpit Conformité (a regulatory compliance dashboard for members).
Adelphe generates revenue through mandatory eco-contributions from member companies, structured either by packaging quantity or via simplified flat-rate pricing for artisan businesses. The organization co-develops industry-wide initiatives with parent Citeo, including the R-Cœur standardized lightweight wine bottle, and operates the ReUse national reuse program. Beyond compliance services, Adelphe runs industry engagement programs such as the Concours Millésime and extends its regulated scope into professional packaging via the CITEO PRO category approved in 2026.
Adelphe firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Adelphe
- Legal name
- Adelphe, société anonyme
- Website
- https://adelphe.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Adelphe is a French non-profit éco-organisme serving 42,000 member companies across wines & spirits, health products, and food trades, collecting mandatory eco-contributions and redistributing funds into packaging reduction, reuse, and recycling programs under France's REP framework.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Adelphe is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Adelphe business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Eco-contributions (Éco-contributions): Adelphe collects eco-contributions from member companies based on the quantity and type of packaging they put on the French market. These contributions fund collection, sorting, recycling by local authorities, and the organization's operations. The fees vary by sector (e.g., boulangerie-pâtisserie: €0.0079 per transaction, boucherie-charcuterie-traiteur: €0.0223, crèmerie-fromagerie: €0.0216). Member companies must declare annually and pay contributions that enable end-of-life management of their packaging.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Annual | Simplified artisan rate - Boulangerie-Pâtisserie |
| Unit Pricing | Annual | Simplified artisan rate - Boucherie-Charcuterie-Traiteur |
| Unit Pricing | Annual | Simplified artisan rate - Crèmerie-Fromagerie |
| Unit Pricing | Annual | Simplified artisan rate - Autres commerces de bouche |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
Adelphe product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Adelphe is a French éco-organisme that collects eco-contributions from companies placing household packaging or graphic papers on the French market in the wines & spirits, health/pharmaceutical, and food trades, and channels those funds into household packaging recycling, reuse, and awareness initiatives. Its services include compliance declarations, a member portal (Mon Espace Adelphe), sector-specific tools (WinePilot, Tree, Cockpit Conformité, Easy Info-Tri), and reuse/recovery programs (ReUse, Bouteilles R-Cœur, EncoRE Plus de réemploi), alongside ecodesign advisory.
Product overview
Adelphe is an eco-organization (éco-organisme) operating under France's Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) framework since 1992, managing household packaging and graphic paper eco-contributions for 42,000 member companies. Its core offering is a multi-module service platform anchored around 5 service areas: écoconception (ecodesign/reduce-reuse-recycle), financing programs, responsible communication tools, regulatory monitoring, and annual declaration management. The flagship client portal Mon Espace Adelphe centralizes access to annual declarations, invoicing, and three named digital tools — Easy Info-Tri (sorting label creation), Tree (recyclability evaluation), and Cockpit Conformité (regulatory compliance dashboard). Adelphe also operates the Millésime competition platform, the WinePilot carbon assessment tool co-developed with FoodPilot, the ReUse national reuse initiative, and R-Cœur standardized reusable wine bottles — all targeting the wines & spirits sector alongside broader multi-sector services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Adelphe EPR membership (household packaging & graphic papers eco-contributions) Mandatory B2B membership service for companies placing household packaging or graphic papers on the French market in the wines & spirits, health/pharmaceutical, and food trades sectors; covers eco-contribution collection, declarations, and regulatory reporting under France's Extended Producer Responsibility framework.
- Mon Espace Adelphe (member portal) Self-service member portal for declaring packaging volumes, paying eco-contributions, and managing regulatory reporting for household packaging and graphic papers.
- Easy Info-Tri Consumer-facing sorting information tool that helps households identify how to sort packaging in the wines & spirits, health/pharmaceutical, and food trades (Adelphe's regulated scope).
- WinePilot Sector-specific compliance and eco-design tool for wine producers, supporting eco-contribution declarations and packaging ecodesign within the wines & spirits scope.
- Tree (système Tree) Sorting/awareness system related to graphic papers and household packaging within Adelphe's regulated scope.
- Cockpit Conformité Regulatory compliance dashboard providing members with a consolidated view of their EPR compliance status and obligations under Adelphe's scope.
- ReUse (Réemploi / ReUse program) Adelphe program supporting member companies in the integration of reuse packaging systems within the wines & spirits, health/pharmaceutical, and food trades.
- Bouteilles R-Cœur Wine bottle recovery/reuse service targeting bulk wine bottles in the wines & spirits sector to support France's reuse objectives.
- EncoRE Plus de réemploi Re-employment program helping member companies transition packaging toward greater reuse across Adelphe's regulated sectors.
- Concours Millésime Sector competition/program in the wines & spirits scope that recognizes packaging eco-design or waste reduction efforts.
- Ecodesign advisory (Conseil écoconception) Expert advisory service (e.g., delivered through roles such as Experte écoconception) helping member companies redesign packaging for reduced environmental impact within EPR compliance.
Quantifiable outcome
- 42,000 member companies supported
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use Adelphe
Customer profileNamed customers19 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Adelphe technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Adelphe partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
26 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.
- Snitem (Syndicat National de l'Industrie des Technologies Médicales)majorMedical technology industry union partnership for health sector packaging diagnostics and ecodesign support.
- CGAD (Confédération Générale de l'Alimentation en Détail)corePartnership to simplify environmental compliance for food trade artisans. CGAD represents artisan businesses including 34,000 bakery-pastry shops, 16,405 butcher-charcuterie businesses, and 4,200 cheese shops.
- CNBPF (Confédération Nationale de la Boulangerie et de la Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Française)majorBakery and pastry confederation partner for artisan compliance program, providing simplified declaration processes for members.
- CFBCT (Confédération Française de la Boucherie, Boucherie-Charcuterie, Traiteurs)majorButcher and charcuterie confederation partner for artisan compliance program.
- FFF (Fédération des Fromagers de France)majorCheese professionals federation partner for artisan compliance program.
- FoodPilotcoreCo-developed WinePilot digital tool for calculating and reducing carbon footprint in the wine and viticultural sector. FoodPilot specializes in food and beverage industry sustainability solutions.
- BIVB (Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne)coreBurgundy wine interprofession partner for WinePilot deployment. The BIVB represents 3,600 domains, 270 negociant houses, and 16 cooperative cellars in Burgundy. First region to deploy WinePilot since March 2024.
- CiteocoreCiteo is Adelphe's parent company (maison-mère). Adelphe operates as a subsidiary within the Citeo group, which includes Citeo Ménager et Papier, CITEO PRO, and CITEO Soin et Hygiène. Citeo provides oversight and coordination across French eco-organization activities.
- LEEM (Les Entreprises du Médicament)majorPharmaceutical industry association co-editing blister recyclability guide and supporting sector transformation.
- Syndicat Général des Vignerons des Côtes du RhônemajorHost partner for Millésime 2026 competition awards ceremony in Avignon. Provides coup de cœur prize.
- Syndicat des Vins de LoireminorWine sector professional organization partner for Millésime competition.
- BIVB (Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne)minorBurgundy wine interprofession partner for Millésime competition.
- UMVIN (Union des Marques de Vins et Spiritueux)minorWine and spirits brands union partner for Millésime competition.
- Les Spiritueux de FranceminorFrench spirits association partner for Millésime competition.
- Coopération AgricoleminorAgricultural cooperative association partner for Millésime competition.
- Comité ChampagneminorChampagne industry committee partner for Millésime competition.
- Anivin de FranceminorFrench wine interprofession partner for Millésime competition.
- Inter Loire (Vins de Loire)minorLoire Valley wine interprofession partner for Millésime competition.
- CIVB (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)minorBordeaux wine council partner for Millésime competition. Jointly awards coup de cœur prize with Adelphe.
- Pays d'OcminorOc Country wines interprofession partner for Millésime competition.
- FFVA (Fédération Française de la Vigne et du Vin)minorFrench vine and wine federation partner for Millésime competition.
- VeralliamajorGlass manufacturer partner for reusable bottle development (e.g., Café de Paris project, AIR 300G bottle). Provides lightweight and recycled glass packaging solutions.
- LOOPmajorReuse system operator involved in Café de Paris reusable bottle project for GMS distribution.
- Bout à BoutmajorReuse operator for bottle washing and collection in reuse loops. Partner in multiple reuse projects including Domaine du Salut and Café de Paris.
- France ConsignemajorDeposit return system operator for reuse certification and collection network. Domaine du Salut bottles certified apt for reuse under France Consigne specifications.
- C10 Comptoir des VignesminorNational wine merchant network partner for Domaine du Salut reuse bottles distribution.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Adelphe competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ERP (European Recycling Platform): ERP is a pan-European producer responsibility organization offering compliance services across multiple WEEE and packaging streams in dozens of countries. It is comparable to Adelphe as a regulated, member-funded recycling scheme, but operates at the broader European level rather than just France.
- GreenDot: GreenDot is a pan-European compliance scheme providing EPR services for packaging, WEEE, and batteries across multiple jurisdictions. It is structurally comparable to Adelphe as a member-funded compliance intermediary, though broader in geographic scope and product coverage.
- Citeo: Citeo is Adelphe's parent company and the leading French eco-organization for household packaging. While Adelphe sits within the Citeo group, Citeo itself operates the broader household packaging mandate and is the most direct comparator for Adelphe's regulated compliance and recycling operations.
Direct peers
- Corepile: Corepile is the French eco-organization for portable batteries and accumulators. It operates under the same EPR legal structure as Adelphe, with member companies required to declare and contribute to a national collection and recycling scheme — a direct operational analogue.
- Eco-DDS: Eco-DDS is the French eco-organization for the collection and treatment of household chemical waste (DDS). It uses the same EPR-approved model as Adelphe to collect eco-contributions from member companies and channel them into waste management infrastructure.
- Screlec: Screlec is another French eco-organization focused on waste batteries and accumulators. It operates under the same EPR framework as Adelphe and competes in the same regulatory ecosystem of French éco-organismes agrées.
- Valdelia: Valdelia is the French eco-organization for professional furniture waste. It mirrors Adelphe's regulated eco-contribution model but in the professional/professional-furniture stream, making it a structural analogue under the same EPR framework.
- Récylum: Récylum is the French eco-organization for lighting equipment waste (WEEE). It operates under the same EPR framework as Adelphe and provides member-financed collection and recycling infrastructure for lamps and luminaires.
- Cyclamed: Cyclamed is the French eco-organization responsible for collecting and recycling medicines from households. It is a direct adjacency to Adelphe: same EPR regulatory framework, same B2B member contribution model, same waste compliance mission, but applied to pharmaceutical packaging — a sector where Adelphe is actively expanding.
- Eco-Mobilier: Eco-Mobilier is the French eco-organization for furniture and bedding waste. It uses the same EPR registration, declaration, and eco-contribution model as Adelphe, with mandatory participation from companies placing household furniture on the French market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Adelphe social profiles
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Adelphe leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Adelphe subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Adelphe funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Adelphe M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Adelphe
What does Adelphe do?
Adelphe is a French éco-organisme that collects eco-contributions from companies placing household packaging or graphic papers on the French market in the wines & spirits, health/pharmaceutical, and food trades, and channels those funds into household packaging recycling, reuse, and awareness initiatives. Its services include compliance declarations, a member portal (Mon Espace Adelphe), sector-specific tools (WinePilot, Tree, Cockpit Conformité, Easy Info-Tri), and reuse/recovery programs (ReUse, Bouteilles R-Cœur, EncoRE Plus de réemploi), alongside ecodesign advisory.
Is Adelphe a public or private company?
Adelphe is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Adelphe founded?
Adelphe was founded in 1993. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Adelphe based?
Adelphe is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
How does Adelphe make money?
One revenue line is on record: eco-contributions (Éco-contributions).
Who are Adelphe's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are ERP (European Recycling Platform), GreenDot and Citeo. Direct peers are Corepile, Eco-DDS, Screlec, Valdelia, Récylum, Cyclamed and Eco-Mobilier.
Does Adelphe have an API?
No public API is recorded for Adelphe.