What Maison Corsiglia does

Maison Corsiglia (legal entity: CORSIGLIA SA, a French Société Anonyme with €306,000 of capital registered in Marseille) produces and sells premium candied chestnuts (marrons glacés), chestnuts in syrup, and candied fruit peels. The company was founded in 1896 in Aubagne, France, where it continues to manufacture, and has been operated across six generations of the Corsiglia family. Its core technology is a traditional artisanal candying method — notably the use of tulle during syrup absorption to limit uptake while preserving authentic chestnut flavor — combined with hand-cutting of citrus peels and long, multi-batch candying cycles. Inputs are positioned at the premium end of the category, including Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar, Corsican chestnuts from Collobrières and IGP-certified Corsican citrus (pomelo, clémentine).

The product portfolio is organized into three categories: (i) Fine Grocery (Épicerie Fine), consumer-ready jarred products such as candied chestnuts, chestnut creams, griottes and Corsican clémentines in syrup; (ii) Laboratory Products (Produits de Laboratoire), professional-grade ingredients including chestnut paste, chestnut purée, hazelnut and Sicilian pistachio pastes, citron/orange pastes, Suprême Marrons (a Mont-Blanc finishing preparation), éclats de marrons glacés, and a 2024 Kit Panettone for professional bakers; and (iii) Candied Fruits in conventional and organic (BIO) variants, spanning orange, lemon, citron, grapefruit, ginger, griottes, Corsican clémentines and specialty mixes such as cubes mélange panettone and dextroseed lamelles/aiguillettes. Differentiated shelf life (3 years for marrons glacés, 5 years for chestnut paste 4/4 format) without pre-opening refrigeration supports both retail and professional inventory cycles.

The commercial model is a B2B-led / B2C-enabled hybrid. The primary customer segment is professional artisans — pâtissiers, chocolatiers, glaciers and traiteurs — served via direct sales in bulk carton formats (2kg, 5kg, 10kg). Secondary channels are épiceries fines / specialty retailers and direct-to-consumer e-commerce through the multilingual (FR/EN) corsiglia.fr website, supplemented by newsletter, Facebook and Instagram (@corsiglia_marronsglaces). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Geographically, the operating footprint is France-first with broader European reach, supported by a presence at Sirha 2025 to access the international hospitality buyer base. The legal entity is privately held, family-owned, with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, external investors or active funding rounds.

Name

Maison Corsiglia

Legal name

CORSIGLIA SA

Website

https://corsiglia.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maison Corsiglia is a sixth-generation French confectionery company, founded 1896 in Aubagne, producing premium marrons glacés, chestnut pastes, purées, and candied citrus and fruits. It primarily serves professional pâtissiers, chocolatiers and glaciers alongside fine-food retailers and consumers across France and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Confectionery

NAICS

Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113), Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing (31134)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Confectionery Manufacturing (Chocolate, Candy, Gum) (AFAKAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sugar Confectionery (Gummies, Hard Candy, Chews) (CRADABAB)

Keywords

• Candied chestnuts
• Marrons glaces
• Confectionery ingredients
• Candied fruit peel
• Artisan pastry supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Aubagne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maison Corsiglia is a six-generation French artisanal confectioner founded in 1896 in Aubagne, France, that produces marrons glacés (candied chestnuts), chestnuts in syrup, and candied fruit peels. The company sells a consumer Fine Grocery line of jarred products to gourmet buyers and a Laboratory Products / bulk Candied Fruits line to professional artisans such as pastry chefs and chocolatiers, plus an Organic-certified range.

Product overview

Maison Corsiglia is a French confectionery company founded in 1896, specializing in premium chestnut-based products and candied fruits. The company operates as a unified product portfolio organized into three main categories: Fine Grocery (Épicerie Fine) featuring consumer-ready products like candied chestnuts, chestnut creams, and candied fruits in glass jars; Laboratory Products (Produits de Laboratoire) offering professional-grade ingredients for patisseries, ice cream makers, and chocolatiers including pastes, purées, and candied chestnut pieces; and Bulk Candied Fruits in both conventional and organic (BIO) varieties. The products span multiple product lines including the core Marrons Glacés (candied chestnuts), Marrons au Sirop (chestnuts in syrup), and an extensive range of citrus and fruit candied products, with recent innovation in the Kit Panettone Corsiglia for professional bakers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Suprême Marrons: Premium chestnut preparation product line including Suprême Marrons 4/4 and Suprême Marrons 5/1 for Mont-Blanc finishing

Products and services

• Fine Grocery (marrons glacés, chestnuts in syrup, candied fruit peels in jars) Retail jars of marrons glacés, chestnuts in syrup, and candied fruit peel sold directly to individual gourmet consumers.
• Laboratory Products (professional ingredients) Bulk professional-grade confectionery ingredients supplied to pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and other artisans for use in their own production.
• Candied Fruits (bulk) Bulk candied fruits sold to professional artisans and wholesale buyers for use in pastry, confectionery, and bakery production.
• Organic range Organic-certified version of Maison Corsiglia's chestnut and candied-fruit offerings, targeted at buyers seeking certified-organic confectionery ingredients or retail products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shelf life of 3 years for marrons glacés without refrigeration required before opening
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pernigotti: Italian confectionery brand specializing in chocolate, nougat, and bakery ingredients. Comparable as a European premium confectionery ingredient supplier serving professional gelato, pâtisserie, and bakery customers—an adjacent but overlapping category to Corsiglia's laboratory product line.

Direct peers

• Weiss Confiserie Artisanale: French artisanal confectioner producing chocolates, pâtes de fruits, and traditional sweets in Saint-Étienne since 1882. Comparable given similar heritage French confectionery positioning, artisanal production, and overlap with the professional pâtisserie and gourmet retail segments Corsiglia serves.
• Boissier: French heritage confectionery house producing chocolates, candied fruits and fine pastries with comparable artisanal positioning and multi-channel distribution. Comparable as a France-based premium confectionery peer targeting both gift and gourmet retail segments.
• Niederegger: German heritage marzipan and confectionery specialist (Lübeck, est. 1806). Comparable as a multi-century European heritage confectionery peer with analogous artisanal production, premium gift positioning, and dual B2B/B2C distribution into pâtisserie supply chains.
• Meert: Iconic French pâtisserie-confiserie house in Lille since 1761, producing chocolates and confections. Comparable as a heritage French artisanal confectionery peer with overlapping gifting, fine-food retail, and professional pastry segments.
• Clément Faugier: Historic French producer of marrons glacés and chestnut cream based in Ardèche. Directly comparable as the leading domestic specialist competitor in the same chestnut-based confectionery category serving both professional kitchens and consumers.
• La Maison Fossier: French heritage biscuit and confectionery maker (Reims, est. 1756) producing rose biscuits, madeleines, and traditional French sweets. Comparable as another multi-generational French heritage confectionery peer with overlapping fine-food retail and gifting channels.
• Sabaton: Long-established French candied fruit and marron glacé producer based in Apt, Provence. Closest direct competitor given overlapping product range (candied fruits, marrons glacés), artisanal heritage positioning, and shared professional and retail customer base.

Broad incumbents

• St Michel Biscuits: Larger French industrial biscuits and confectionery group (St Michel, Bonne Maman, Galettes) operating in adjacent pantry and gifting categories. Comparable as a broad incumbent in French fine-food retail that competes for the same shelf space and consumer occasion, though not a chestnut specialist.

Regional players

• Caffarel: Historic Italian chocolate and gianduja producer (Turin, est. 1826). Comparable as a regional European heritage confectionery peer with similar craft traditions, premium gifting positioning, and professional pâtisserie supply model—though primarily chocolate rather than chestnut-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maisoncorsiglia
• Instagraminstagram.com/corsiglia_marronsglaces
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corsiglia-facor

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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