Enilia Ensmic

What Enilia Ensmic does

Enilia Ensmic, legally Campus de l'Alimentation ENILIA-ENSMIC, is a public agricultural educational institution operating from a single campus in Surgères, Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), France. It was formed by the historical combination of ENILIA (founded 1906 for the dairy industry) and ENSMIC (founded 1924 for milling and cereals) and today trains approximately 230 secondary, apprentice, and adult students per year across food-processing trades. Its student body reports an 85% exam success rate and a 98% professional integration rate within six months of graduation, and it serves more than 100 partner companies in the dairy, cereal, seafood, chocolate, and ice cream sectors.

The campus delivers credentials from vocational CAP diplomas through BTS higher-technician certificates, supplemented by apprenticeship (CFA) and continuing professional education (CFPPA) pathways. Teaching is supported by specialized physical infrastructure including a pilot mill (Moulin Pilote), a biotechnology laboratory for cereal analysis, technology halls for second-transformation processing, and a sensory evaluation laboratory. These same facilities are commercialized to food-industry clients through an enterprise-services arm offering technical assistance, pilot production, laboratory analysis, and sensory testing. A retail boutique (Epicerie Gourmande) sells student- and locally-produced food products.

The institution is owned and funded by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty (Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire), with revenue drawn from state budget allocations, apprenticeship taxes (taxe d'apprentissage), CFPPA continuing-education fees, and enterprise technical-services contracts. It operates within the public Réseau Education Agricole network, holds QUALIFORMAGRI training-quality certification (valid 2025-2027), and is expanding its curriculum for the 2026 school year with three new programs — CAP Pâtissier, Titre professionnel de Fromager, and BAC Pro Métiers du Commerce et de la Vente — under the direction of Campus Director Christophe Roux.

Name

Enilia Ensmic

Legal name

Campus de l'Alimentation ENILIA-ENSMIC

Website

https://enilia-ensmic.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Enilia Ensmic (Campus de l'Alimentation ENILIA-ENSMIC) is a French public agricultural high school in Surgères that trains roughly 230 students annually in dairy, cereal, seafood, chocolate, and ice cream processing through initial education, apprenticeship, and continuing professional programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Food Industry Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional & Commercial Kitchen Training (Schools/Healthcare/Corporate) (EDAOAKAL)

Keywords

• Vocational food education
• Food industry training
• Agricultural apprenticeship programs
• Dairy and cereal processing
• Food quality certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Surgères

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Initial Education: Public secondary and higher education funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, offering CAP, BAC Pro and BTS programs
2. Apprenticeship Training: CFA (Centre de Formation des Apprentis) programs combining campus instruction with company-based training, funded through apprenticeship taxes
3. Continuing Professional Education: CFPPA (Centre de Formation Professionnelle Continue) offerings for adult learners, including certification and qualifying programs
4. Enterprise Technical Services: Paid services including pilot mill operations, technical assistance, cereal analysis, and sensory evaluation for food industry companies

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Campus de l'Alimentation ENILIA-ENSMIC delivers vocational and higher education diplomas and certifications (CAP, Brevet Professionnel, BAC Pro, BTSA Bioqualim, BTS Bioqualité, Titre Professionnel) in food transformation industries including dairy, cereals, chocolate, ice cream, pastry, agrofood operations, and food quality analysis. The campus supplements its academic programs with paid industry services through a pilot mill, biotechnology laboratory, food technology halls, and sensory evaluation laboratory, and runs an on-site gourmet shop (Epicerie Gourmande) selling products from its training operations.

Product overview

ENILIA-ENSMIC Campus de l'Alimentation is a public agricultural educational institution providing vocational and higher education in food transformation industries. The campus operates as a unified platform offering multiple interconnected educational programs and industry services. The core educational offerings include vocational diplomas (CAP in Chocolaterie, Glacier, Pâtissier, Operator in Agrofood Industries), professional certificates (Brevet Professionnel, Titre Professionnel de Fromager), Baccalaureate Professional programs (PIPAC, Commerce et Vente), and Higher Technician Certificates (BTSA Bioqualim, BTS Bioqualité). Supporting these academic programs, the campus provides industry-facing technical services including a pilot mill (Moulin Pilote), biotechnology laboratory, technology halls for food processing, and sensory evaluation laboratory. The campus also operates a retail gourmet shop (Epicerie Gourmande) and offers continuing professional education through apprenticeship (CFA) and adult training (CFPPA) programs. The institution was established by combining ENILIA (founded 1906 for dairy industry) and ENSMIC (founded 1924 for milling and cereal industries), now under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CAP Chocolaterie-Confiserie State-recognized CAP diploma program training students in chocolate and confectionery production techniques, delivered on the ENILIA-ENSMIC campus.
• CAP Glacier Fabricant CAP diploma program (available in apprenticeship and continuing-education tracks) focused on artisan ice cream production.
• CAP Pâtissier State-recognized CAP diploma in Pastry Arts, launching at the 2026 school year to train pastry professionals.
• CAPA Opérateur en Industries Agroalimentaires CAP agricole diploma program training operators for production-line roles in agrofood processing industries.
• Brevet Professionnel Conducteur de ligne de production alimentaire Brevet Professionnel diploma for food production line supervisors, delivered via apprenticeship.
• Titre professionnel de Fromager Professional Title (Titre Professionnel) certification in Cheesemaking, launching in 2026 to train professional cheesemakers.
• BAC Pro PIPAC - Production en Industries Pharmaceutiques, Alimentaires et Cosmétiques Bac Pro diploma training technicians for production roles in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries.
• BAC Pro Métiers du Commerce et de la Vente option A Bac Pro diploma in Commerce and Sales (option A) preparing students for retail and commercial-sales positions, with the 2026 launch expanding availability.
• BTSA Bioqualim / BTS Bioqualité Two higher-education diplomas - BTSA Bioqualim (school-based, with dairy/food/milling specializations) and BTS Bioqualité (apprenticeship) - training bioquality and food-industry quality-control technicians.
• Apprentissage (CFA) CFA apprenticeship delivery channel offering CAP, BP and BTS programs through work-study arrangements alternating campus instruction with company-based practice.
• Formation Continue (CFPPA) Continuing professional education services for adults offering qualifying and certifying programs (CAP, Brevet Professionnel, Titre Professionnel, BTS, CQP), VAE validation, and customizable short courses.
• Services aux Entreprises (Prestations) Enterprise technical services offering food-industry companies access to the campus's pilot mill, biotechnology laboratory, technology halls, and sensory evaluation laboratory for technical assistance, product development, and analysis work, plus VAE validation, innovation/research support, marchés publics, and taxe d'apprentissage channels.
• Moulin Pilote Pilot-scale milling facility used for both training and paid technical services to food industry companies for grain processing and milling projects.
• Halls Technologiques Technology halls handling second transformation of cereal, dairy, seafood and other food products for hands-on training and industry testing.
• Laboratoire de biotechnologies Biotechnology laboratory offering cereal analyses and biotechnology services to food industry companies.
• Laboratoire d'évaluation sensorielle Sensory evaluation laboratory delivering food-product sensory analysis and testing services for the food industry.
• Epicerie Gourmande On-campus gourmet shop selling locally produced and student-made food products from the campus's training operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% examination success rate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 100+ Partner CompaniescoreOthersOver 100 companies in the food processing industry partner with ENILIA-ENSMIC for apprenticeship training, student placement, and collaborative workforce development initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ISARA Lyon: Larger private non-profit higher education institution in agronomy, food science, and environmental science. Overlaps with ENILIA-ENSMIC in food industry workforce development but serves a broader student base and offers engineering-level degrees.
• Ferrandi Paris: Leading French culinary and hospitality school in Paris. Overlaps with ENILIA-ENSMIC in food craft training (pastry, chocolate, ice cream) but more focused on culinary arts and hospitality than industrial food processing.
• AgroSup Dijon: National agronomic higher education and research institution under the Ministry of Agriculture. Engages in food science training and industry R&D, with similar government backing but at graduate engineering level.
• Oniris Nantes: Public higher education institution under the French Ministry of Agriculture combining veterinary and food science engineering training. Overlaps in food industry workforce development but at degree level rather than vocational.
• ESA Angers (École Supérieure d'Agriculture): Major agricultural and food science higher education institution in western France. Comparable in addressing French agrifood workforce needs, but broader scope and engineering-degree focus.

Direct peers

• ENIL Saint-Lô (ENIL Normandie): Regional ENIL site in Normandy, dairy and food processing vocational school under the same public agricultural education system. Directly comparable governance, programs, and target student segments.
• ENIL La Roche-sur-Foron: Regional ENIL site in Haute-Savoie operating under the same national agricultural education network. Provides dairy and food processing training with comparable public funding model.
• ENIL Mamirolle (ENIL Franche-Comté): Another regional ENIL site in the national agricultural education network, providing dairy and food industry vocational training with pilot facilities. Same governance structure and similar programs to ENILIA-ENSMIC.
• CFPPA / CFA National Network: Continuing Professional Training Centers (CFPPA) and Apprenticeship Centers (CFA) constitute the same national network as ENILIA-ENSMIC's CFA-CFPPA division. They offer overlapping adult continuing education and apprenticeship programs in food processing across France.
• ENIL Aurillac (ENIL École Nationale d'Industrie Laitière): Regional ENIL site under the same French Ministry of Agriculture agricultural education network, focused on dairy industry training. Operates the same CAP/BTS/apprenticeship/continuing education model as ENILIA-ENSMIC, making it the closest structural peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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