For Mainjo

What For Mainjo does

SAS MAINJOLLE, operating as Mainjolle and doing business under that name, is a French artisanal producer and supplier of cooked charcuterie founded in 1910 by Monsieur Mainjolle at the Capucins market in Bordeaux. The company manufactures four core product lines — Charcuterie Traditionnelle (pâtés, grattons, cooked pork roasts), Charcuterie Bordelaise (Bordeaux regional specialties including tricandille), Charcuterie du Sud-Ouest (boudins, andouillettes, grenier médocain), and Saucisserie — using traditional recipes and methods preserved across generations. Production relies on HACCP-compliant food safety management with rigorous supplier controls and full raw material traceability, and is conducted at a manufacturing facility at 72 Avenue Gambetta in Confolens, Charente, with additional production at Sudagro group sites in the Médoc and near Perpignan following a 2014 fire at the original site.

Mainjolle generates revenue through one-time product sales of traditional charcuterie SKUs to mass retail and supermarket chains across southwestern France (Bordelaise, Catalane, Basque, Occitane, Provençale regions), where products are placed at the boucherie-charcuterie section. The company maintains a dual B2B/B2C go-to-market, with separate contact forms for retail professionals and individual consumers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The customer base comprises individual consumers purchasing for apéritifs, picnics, entrées, family meals, and barbecues, plus mass retail buyers sourcing regional specialty charcuterie.

Since 2013, Mainjolle has been a subsidiary of Sudagro Distribution, a holding company founded in 2012 by Laurent Vanderpotte and backed by regional investment fund IRDI SORIDEC GESTION, with registered capital of €3,450,000. Sudagro operates four regional universes (Bordeaux, Catalogne, Pays Basque, Toulouse) plus one BIO universe, comprising six regional charcuterie brands (Mainjolle, Pédelhez, Salaisons de Saint-Sauveur, Hiruak, Baïonade, and Rostain Bio), each production unit maintaining autonomous regional expertise.

Name

For Mainjo

Legal name

SAS MAINJOLLE

Website

https://mainjolle.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mainjolle is a French artisanal cooked charcuterie producer founded in 1910 in Bordeaux, supplying pâtés, boudins, grattons, and sausages through supermarket chains across southwestern France under Sudagro Distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Cooked Charcutererie

NAICS

Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Pork Further Processing (Cured, Smoked, Ham, Bacon) (AFANABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hot Dogs, Frankfurters & Bologna (Emulsified/Comminuted Meats) (AFANAEAG)

Keywords

• Cooked charcuterie
• Artisanal charcuterie
• Regional French charcuterie
• Saucisserie products
• South-West France deli

Headquarters

HQ city

Confolens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Charcuterie Product Sales: Mainjolle generates revenue through the sale of artisanal cooked charcuterie products including pâtés, grattons, boudins, and saucisserie. Products are sold through grande distribution (mass retail/supermarkets) at the boucherie-charcuterie section. This represents a traditional product sales model with one-time purchase transactions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mainjolle is a producer and supplier of artisanal cooked charcuterie and saucisserie from the South-West of France, founded in 1910 at the Capucins market in Bordeaux. The company manufactures pâtés, grattons, boudins, andouillettes, cooked pork roasts, and sausages using traditional recipes, distributed primarily through mass retail and supermarket deli counters in southwestern France under HACCP quality controls.

Product overview

Mainjolle is a traditional charcuterie company specializing in cooked charcuterie and saucisserie from the South-West region of France, founded in 1910 at the Capucins market in Bordeaux. The product portfolio consists of four main lines: Charcuterie Traditionnelle (pâtés, grattons, cooked pork roasts), Charcuterie Bordelaise (regional Bordeaux specialties including tricandille), Charcuterie du Sud-Ouest (boudins, andouillettes, prepared offal), and Saucisserie (sausage products). All products are crafted using traditional artisan methods preserved across generations, with a focus on regional recipes and quality ingredients sourced from the South-West. The products are distributed primarily through large-scale retail (supermarkets) in the Bordeaux, Catalan, Basque, Occitan, and Provençal regions.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charcuterie Traditionnelle Traditional charcuterie products including pâtés, grattons, and rôtis de porc cuits, crafted using artisan methods passed down since 1910, for retail sale through supermarket deli counters.
• Charcuterie Bordelaise Regional specialty charcuterie from Bordeaux, including tricandille bordelaise and other recipes originating from the famous Capucins market, for retail distribution in southwestern France.
• Charcuterie du Sud-Ouest South-West regional charcuterie specialties such as boudins, andouillettes, and grenier médocain, showcasing the gastronomic heritage of the region, distributed through mass retail in southwestern France.
• Saucisserie Sausage products offering variety for different meals and occasions (apéritifs, barbecues, family meals), produced using traditional South-West craftsmanship and sold through supermarket deli sections.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sudagro Group Production SitescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the 2014 fire that destroyed the Mainjolle production site, charcuterie products are produced at Sudagro group production sites in the Médoc region or near Perpignan, while boucherie products continue to be manufactured in Confolens. Each production unit remains autonomous with regional expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rostain Bio: BIO-certified charcuterie brand within the Sudagro group. Comparable to Mainjolle in distribution and category, while extending the group's positioning into organic-certified charcuterie.
• Salaisons de Saint-Sauveur: Sudagro group sister brand specializing in cured and salted charcuterie products. Directly comparable given shared group ownership, regional French positioning, and supermarket distribution model.
• Pédelhez: Sister brand within the Sudagro Distribution group producing regional charcuterie from southwestern France. Directly comparable as it shares the same parent holding, distribution channels, and artisanal positioning.
• Baïonade: Sudagro group sister brand producing regional charcuterie. Highly comparable given identical ownership structure, regional authenticity positioning, and mass-retail distribution approach.
• Hiruak: Sudagro group sister brand focused on Basque charcuterie specialties. Comparable as a regional French charcuterie brand leveraging the same group platform and grande distribution channels.

Regional players

• Brocéliande: French charcuterie brand based in Brittany. Comparable as a regionally-anchored charcuterie producer distributed in supermarkets, though its terroir and recipes differ from Mainjolle's southwestern French focus.
• Jean Caby: French charcuterie producer rooted in the Landes region with broader national distribution. Comparable as a regional-rooted charcuterie brand, though focused on a different southwestern terroir than Mainjolle's Bordeaux heritage.

Broad incumbents

• Loste: Established French charcuterie manufacturer with national presence. Comparable in product category and retail distribution, but with broader geographic reach and product range than Mainjolle's regional focus.
• Fleury Michon: Leading French charcuterie and ready-meal manufacturer with national distribution in supermarkets. Comparable as it competes for the same boucherie-charcuterie shelf space, but at significantly greater scale and brand breadth than Mainjolle.
• Herta (Nestlé): Major French charcuterie brand owned by Nestlé, distributed nationally in mass retail. Comparable as a competing charcuterie brand in the same supermarket category, though operating with industrial scale rather than regional artisanal positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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