What Maison Masse does

Maison Masse is a French family-owned gourmet food company founded in 1884 by Pierre-Achille Masse as a courtier in fresh products at the Halles de Paris, and now operated through the SAS holding entity SOFIMAS (capital €648,000, RCS 337 779 409). The company specialises in premium French gastronomic products with foie gras and truffles as anchor categories, extending through an 'Éditeur de Goût' curatorial line into specialty mushrooms, Dauphiné ravioles, Auvergne pork, black garlic, smoked salmon, premium oils and conserves. It serves a dual customer base: individual gastronomes via the maison-masse.com direct-to-consumer e-commerce boutique, and food industry professionals — chefs, artisans, caterers, butchers — through a dedicated B2B professional portal with regional account support. The Trophée Masse, a 35+ year culinary competition spanning six French regional selections and 17 editions (most recent launched at Sirha in January 2025), functions as a flagship community and brand-building engine.

The operational backbone is a four-laboratory network spanning Rungis, Lyon, Strasbourg, and Nantes, where products — including foie gras lobes — are manually selected against criteria of taste, maturity, weight, and resting time. HACCP methodology is embedded across all sites with veterinary approvals and unannounced state veterinary inspections. Logistics rely on a refrigerated cold-chain with separate transport streams for frozen versus dry/fresh products, a 5-business-day B2C lead time, and free delivery above €150 TTC across mainland France (excluding Corsica and islands). Supply is curated via exclusive or partnership arrangements, most notably Routes de Terre as the sole truffle supplier across France, alongside Maison Boutarin (Drôme IGP black garlic), Maison Laborie (Auvergne pork since 1932), La Mère Maury (Dauphiné ravioles, IGP Label Rouge, Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant), and Alexis Muñoz olive oils.

Maison Masse generates revenue through two distinct one-time-purchase sales streams: B2C e-commerce at per-unit or per-kilogram pricing (ranging from ~€4.50 for small accessories to €106 for 1kg foie gras mi-cuit), and B2B professional sales under separate terms with regional team support. Marketing combines an active editorial blog, Instagram (maisonmasse), Facebook (foiegrasmasse), and the Trophée Masse as an event-driven channel. Distribution is domestic-only (mainland France), with no disclosed international e-commerce or export activity. The company is family-controlled under SOFIMAS, with Sabine Masse listed as the responsible publisher; no external institutional investment or public listing is evidenced in the source material.

Name

Maison Masse

Legal name

SOFIMAS

Website

https://maison-masse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maison Masse is a French family-owned gourmet food company founded in 1884, specialising in premium foie gras, truffles, and curated artisan ingredients. It serves B2C gastronomes via e-commerce and B2B professional chefs through four regional laboratories and a national cold-chain distribution network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Gourmet Foods

NAICS

Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Foodservice / HORECA Produce Wholesale (AFAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

DTC Perishable Subscription Delivery (Meat/Seafood/Produce/Dairy) (AFAIAMAF)

Keywords

• Gourmet food products
• Foie gras producer
• Truffle distribution
• Artisan food sourcing
• Specialty food retailer

Headquarters

HQ city

Rungis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2C E-commerce Product Sales: Direct online sales of gourmet food products (foie gras, truffles, mushrooms, confits, preserves, ravioles, spices, caviar, etc.) to individual consumers (epicureans and gastronomes). Products are priced per unit or per kilogram with per-transaction one-time purchases. Delivery fees apply below €150 TTC threshold.
2. B2B Professional Product Sales: Sales to food industry professionals (chefs, artisans, caterers, butchers) through a dedicated professional space with tailored service, pricing, and support from regional teams across France.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maison Masse is a French gourmet food company that selects, processes, and distributes premium artisan gastronomic products — principally foie gras and truffles — sourced from small French producers and sold to both individual consumers (via e-commerce boutique) and food industry professionals (chefs, caterers, artisans via a dedicated professional space). Products are manually curated in four company laboratories across France (Rungis, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nantes) and delivered under refrigerated cold-chain logistics across mainland France.

Product overview

Maison Masse is a French gourmet food company specializing in premium gastronomic products since 1884, operating as a food products retailer and distributor rather than a software platform. The product portfolio centers on foie gras (available as fresh, mi-cuit, conserve, terrine, and pâté), truffles (fresh, frozen, and preserved in various cuts), and specialty mushrooms including morels and the unique Champignons du Pot collection. The offering extends through the 'Éditeur de Goût' (Taste Publisher) concept to curated products including duck confits, smoked salmon, specialty ravioles from La Mère Maury (Dauphiné IGP Label Rouge), premium oils and condiments from brands like Leblanc and Alexis Muñoz, black garlic from Maison Boutarin (Drôme IGP), Auvergne pork from Maison Laborie, Ramon Pena seafood conserves, and Saint-Malo babas. The company also organizes the Trophée Masse, a prestigious 35+ year culinary competition across six French regions. Products are sold both to professionals (restaurants, caterers, food service) and individual consumers via e-commerce with cold-chain logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foie Gras (Fresh, Mi-Cuit, Conserve, Terrine, Pâté)

Quantifiable outcome

• The Trophée Masse competition attracted 93 jury members totaling 76 Michelin stars and 9 MOF titles across 28 candidates in the previous edition, demonstrating the competition's prestige and reach within the professional chef community.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Routes de TerrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoutes de Terre is the exclusive producer partner for Maison Masse's truffle range across all of France. The company offers truffles in conserve available year-round, including the melanosporum variety in whole, pieces, broken, peel, and juice formats. Routes de Terre's products are available exclusively through Maison Masse in France, representing a core strategic supply partnership for the truffle category.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hédiard: Iconic Parisian gourmet food retailer founded in 1854, specializing in luxury French delicacies (foie gras, truffles, confits, sweets) with DTC and international distribution. Highly comparable heritage brand positioning and product portfolio to Maison Masse.
• La Mère Poulard: Heritage French gourmet brand (founded 1888) known for Mont Saint-Michel omelets, biscuits, and specialty foods with retail boutiques and DTC channels. Comparable heritage positioning and French gastronomy identity.
• Fauchon: French luxury gourmet food retailer founded in 1886 with DTC e-commerce, gift boxes, and a focus on foie gras, caviar, chocolates, and specialty ingredients. Comparable heritage positioning and premium DTC model with broader international footprint.
• Maison de la Truffe: Parisian truffle specialist operating boutique, restaurant, and DTC distribution with a similar focus on fresh truffles, truffle conserves, and truffle-derived products. Direct competitor in the truffle category and partially comparable curation model.
• Comtesse du Barry: French premium foie gras and gourmet specialty food company with a comparable DTC boutique and B2B/HORECA distribution model. Closest direct competitor in the foie gras, confit, and charcuterie categories with overlapping artisan producer sourcing.
• Delpeyrat: French foie gras and charcuterie producer (established 1870) selling premium pâtés, foie gras, and cured meats via retail and B2B foodservice. Direct comparable in the foie gras and charcuterie vertical with similar HORECA and retail reach.
• Sabaton: French truffle specialist based in Provence with a focus on Tuber melanosporum and related varieties, supplying HORECA and retail. Direct competitor in the truffle category with overlapping product formats (frozen, conserve, juice).

Broad incumbents

• Galeries Lafayette Gourmet: Premium gourmet food hall within the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann department store, offering a wide assortment of French delicacies including foie gras, truffles, and pastries. Operates as a broader incumbent premium food destination rather than a specialist curator.
• La Grande Épicerie de Paris: Premium Parisian grocery inside Le Bon Marché department store (LVMH-owned), offering a much broader gourmet assortment including Maison Masse-type products. Functions as a broader incumbent gourmet retailer rather than a specialist curator.

Others

• Rougié: Major French foie gras and specialty poultry producer (part of Euralis group) supplying B2B foodservice and culinary professionals globally. Adjacent/upstream player in the same supply chain rather than direct retail competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/foiegrasmasse
• Instagraminstagram.com/maisonmasse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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