Minoterie Sauvin

What Minoterie Sauvin does

Minoterie Sauvin is a sixth-generation family-owned wheat mill founded in 1848 and headquartered in Patornay, Jura, France. The company processes approximately 100 tonnes of wheat per 24 hours using modern Bühler milling equipment (installed 2008), an internal quality laboratory fitted with Chopin alveograph, Inframatic, and Hagberg controllers, and a test bakery (fournil d'essai) for batch validation. Wheat is sourced locally from cooperatives in the Centre Est region and stored without insecticide treatment using ventilation technology deployed since 1986.

The product portfolio spans three core lines: bakery flours (including Label Rouge certified T65 Daudette TF), organic flours (ECOCERT certified since 2005, including stone-milled Bio Comtois T80), and specialty/industrial flours for pasta, puff pastry, and certified organic applications. The company also distributes complementary bakery supplies (seeds, salt, improvers) and operates a regional bakery business brokerage service. Brand extensions include the La Gustive national brand co-founded in 2014 with nine other independent regional mills, and the Fleur du Jura retail label for small packagings.

Commercial activity is primarily B2B and relationship-driven, with the core customer base consisting of artisan bakers across Jura and Burgundy-Franche-Comté served through a company-owned truck fleet and a technical sales team (Jérôme Fouchey, Caroline, Christian). Secondary channels supply food-industry manufacturers, restaurants, and pizzerias directly, while 1, 2, and 5kg consumer packagings are distributed via supermarkets and proximity stores. Pricing is unit-based with no public disclosure, and the €300,000 SAS share capital indicates a small, self-funded private operator with no external investors.

Name

Minoterie Sauvin

Legal name

MINOTERIES SAUVIN

Website

https://sauvin.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Minoterie Sauvin is a sixth-generation family-owned flour mill in Patornay, Jura, France, producing bakery, organic, and specialty flours from locally sourced wheat. It serves primarily artisan bakers across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté via direct delivery, with secondary food-industry and retail channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour Milling

NAICS

Flour Milling (311211), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grain-Based Mixes & Doughs Manufacturing (pancake/waffle mixes, baking mixes, dough bases) (AFAKABAF)

Keywords

• Flour milling
• Bakery flour
• Organic flour
• Specialty flour
• Artisan baking supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Patornay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flour sales to artisan bakers: Primary revenue from producing and selling flour to artisan bakers. Flour sold in 25kg bags. Direct relationship with customers through technical sales team and company-owned delivery fleet.
2. Small packaging flour retail: Flour packaged in 1, 2, and 5kg bags sold through supermarkets and proximity stores to individual consumers and restaurants.
3. Industrial flour supply: Supplying flour to food industry for various applications including pasta, pastries, and certified organic products.
4. Bakery business brokerage: Assisting artisan bakers with buying and selling bakery businesses (fonds de commerce) in the region.
5. Trading products: Sale of complementary bakery products including seeds, salt, and panification supplements from partner suppliers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Minoterie Sauvin is a family-owned wheat flour mill that processes locally sourced wheat into bakery flours, organic flours, specialty flours, and industrial flours, sold in 25 kg bags to artisan bakers and food industry, and in 1/2/5 kg packagings to retail and food service. The mill runs at 100T/24h crushing capacity, holds organic and Label Rouge certifications, and offers the La Gustive sub-brand co-founded with nine other independent regional millers.

Product overview

Minoterie Sauvin is a family-owned flour manufacturer founded in 1848, currently in its 6th generation under Didier Sauvin. The company operates as a single unified production facility with a diversified product portfolio centered around flour production. The core offering consists of bakery flours (Farines Boulangères), organic flours (Farines Biologiques), and specialty flours (Farines Spéciales), all produced from locally-sourced wheat. Products are sold in various formats: 25kg bags for professional bakers, small packagings (1kg, 2kg, 5kg) for retail and foodservice, and bulk quantities for industry. The company also offers the La Gustive sub-brand—a national brand created with 9 other independent millers—and complementary trade products (seeds, salt, improvers). Industrial customers receive customized flour solutions, while artisan bakers benefit from commercial support including bakery business brokerage services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Gustive: A national brand created in 2014 through the association of 10 independent and regional millers. Offers flour products with high baking value and store support for artisan bakers to differentiate from national franchise chains.

Products and services

• Farines Boulangères (Bakery Flours) Range of high-quality bakery flours including conventional, traditional, 100% Jurassienne, and Label Rouge varieties, sourced from premium wheat cultivated in the Jura region. Sold primarily in 25 kg bags to artisan bakers.
• Farines Biologiques (Organic Flours) Organic flours produced from locally sourced bio-Comtois wheat, available via stone mill or cylinder mill processes, representing sustainable regional sourcing.
• Farines Spéciales (Specialty Flours) Specialty flours including whole grain, multi-cereal blends, authentic rustic varieties, and gourmet options for bakery applications requiring differentiated flavor and nutritional profiles.
• Farines pour l'Industrie (Industrial Flours) Industrial flour products including extra-fine flour for fresh pasta, T45 for quenelles, puff pastry preparations, and certified organic flours supplied to food manufacturers.
• Petits Conditionnements (Small Packagings) Flour packaged in 1 kg, 2 kg, and 5 kg bags sold through supermarkets, proximity stores, restaurants and pizzerias under brands including La Fleur du Jura.
• La Gustive brand range Sub-brand product line including La Gustive Prestige T65, La Gustive Bio T65, and La Gustive Bio T80, offering premium traditional and organic flours distributed through the La Gustive national network.
• Farine T65 Daudette TF Label Rouge Label Rouge certified traditional French flour representing the highest quality standard for artisanal bakery production.
• Farine de Meule Bio Comtois T80 Stone-milled organic flour from the Comtois region, produced on traditional millstones for authentic taste and texture.
• Produits de Négoce (Trade Products) Complementary bakery products supplied alongside flour, including grains, seeds (poppy, sesame), salt (with and without anti-caking agents), packaging materials, and panification supplements.
• Améliorants Chambre Froide (Cold Room Improvers) Cold room improvers such as Rhéol Artic PC and Rhéol Mégaliss supplied to professional bakeries for cold-retardation processes.
• Service Achat et Vente de Fonds de Boulangerie Commercial brokerage service assisting bakers with buying and selling bakery businesses (fonds de commerce) in the region, including consultation on acquisitions, sales, and new installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100T wheat processed per 24 hours
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Gustive (10 independent regional mills)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Sauvin is one of 10 independent regional millers who created the La Gustive brand in 2014. This national brand offers high baking quality flours and store support to help artisan bakers differentiate from franchise chains. The collaboration provides innovative products, consistent quality, and valorizes artisan baker know-how.
• GIE Bio-ComtoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agricultural cooperative supplying organic wheat from Franche-Comté region. Partnership ensures local organic sourcing within 50km of the mill, supporting short supply chains and traceability.
• Cooperatives of Centre Est region (Jura - Côte d'Or)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agricultural cooperatives providing wheat with quality agreements and specifications (cahier des charges) ensuring certified seeds, traced cultivation methods, and balanced fertilizer use.
• ECOCERTminorOthersOrganic certification body that certified Minoterie Sauvin for organic agriculture production since 2005.
• Association Nationale de la Meunerie FrançaiseminorOthersNational milling association whose Plan de Surveillance Alimentaire program Minoterie Sauvin participates in for pesticide residues, heavy metals, microbiology, and mycotoxin testing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Minoterie Foulon: Independent regional mill in eastern France producing traditional and organic flours for the artisan bakery channel. Directly comparable in customer base and product mix.
• Minoterie Forest (Moulins de Brasseuil): Independent French regional mill producing bakery, specialty, and organic flours for artisan bakers. Comparable size, B2B artisan focus, and multi-generational family ownership.
• Minoterie du Palais: Regional French flour mill serving artisan bakers and food industry with conventional and specialty flours. Comparable regional-scale, family-style operation.
• Minoterie Paulic: French independent regional mill with a similar artisan-baker customer focus and traditional/specialty flour portfolio, operating from western France.
• Minoterie Burger: Long-established independent French regional mill serving artisan bakers with conventional, organic, and specialty flours. Similar GTM and product/market profile to Sauvin.
• Minoterie Girardeau: French family-owned regional mill focused on artisan bakers with bakery-quality, traditional, and specialty flours. Closely comparable in scale, customer segment (artisans), and product range to Minoterie Sauvin.

Broad incumbents

• Grands Moulins de Paris: Historic French milling brand and part of Vivescia's Axiane network. Serves artisan and industrial bakery customers with a nationwide footprint, competing with Sauvin for premium bakery accounts.
• Axiane Meunerie (Vivescia): Major French milling business within the Vivescia cooperative group, operating multiple mill sites nationwide. Provides industrial, specialty, and artisan flours overlapping Sauvin's range at much larger scale.
• Moulins Soufflet (InVivo Moulin): One of France's largest industrial flour millers, part of the InVivo group. Competes in the same flour market as Sauvin but at a national/industrial scale and broader portfolio.

Others

• Bühler Group: Swiss supplier of milling equipment used by Minoterie Sauvin (installed 2008). Not a competitor but the technology vendor whose Bühler equipment defines the mill's processing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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