Charcuterie Herrscher

Name

Charcuterie Herrscher

Legal name

Herrscher

Website

https://choucroute-alsace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Charcutererie

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

Keywords

• Artisanal charcuterie
• Alsatian butchery
• Event catering
• Traiteur services
• Specialty meat products

Headquarters

HQ city

Colmar

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail charcuterie and butcher products: Direct retail sales of artisanal charcuterie, butcher products, and Alsace gastronomy specialties to individual consumers at the physical storefront.
2. Catering/Traiteur services: Event catering services for corporate and private events (30+ people), including preparation, delivery, and on-site service. Menu customization available.
3. Restaurant: Restaurant operation under the "Bonaventure by Herrscher" brand, serving evening and weekend dining.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Charcuterie Herrscher is a traditional Alsatian artisan butcher and charcuterie shop that produces and retails a range of cured meats, sausages (including Knack d'or-awarded knacks), pâté en croûte (silver-award), and regional specialties such as in-house Fleischschnackas. Beyond retail, the business operates a full-service traiteur (catering) division serving corporate and private events of 30+ people with preparation, delivery, and on-site service, and runs an affiliated restaurant, Bonaventure by Herrscher, for evening and weekend dining and event hosting.

Product overview

Charcuterie Herrscher is a traditional Alsatian butcher and charcuterie shop founded in 1955, offering a unified portfolio of artisanal meat products and catering services. The core offerings consist of traditional butcher and charcuterie products (including award-winning items like Knack d'or and Pâté en croûte d'argent), a full-service catering division for events, and signature regional specialties like Fleischschnackas. The company operates from a single location in Colmar, combining retail charcuterie with on-site restaurant and event catering capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bonaventure: Restaurant operated by Herrscher, located in Colmar, available for events in the evenings and weekends.

Products and services

• Boucherie Charcuterie (Butcher & Charcuterie) Traditional Alsatian butcher and charcuterie retail offering including sausages, cured meats, and prepared meats (such as knacks and pâté en croûte). The retail line has been recognized with prestigious awards including the Knack d'or and the Pâté en croûte d'argent, and is sold directly to consumers at the Colmar storefront.
• Service Traiteur (Catering Service) Full-service catering for corporate and private events, including preparation, delivery, and on-site service. Available for events of 30+ people (corporate events of 50+ people), with menu customization to match taste and budget, and flexibility for evening and weekend bookings at the company's Bonaventure restaurant in Colmar.
• Fleischschnackas Traditional Alsatian meat pastries, handcrafted in-house as a signature regional specialty featured in the company's artisanal product line.
• Bonaventure by Herrscher (Restaurant) In-house restaurant under the Bonaventure by Herrscher brand, located at the Colmar headquarters. Serves evening and weekend dining and is available as a venue for hosting private events organized through the traiteur division.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hugo Desnoyelle: French artisan charcutier and caterer with a storefront and event services, known for traditional pâtés en croûte and cured meats. Directly comparable to Herrscher in craft product focus, B2C retail + B2B catering structure, and competitive positioning around artisanal quality.
• Maison Fossier: Historic French artisan food brand (founded 1756) specializing in regional specialties (pink biscuits, confectionery) with retail, mail-order, and corporate gifting channels. Comparable to Herrscher as a long-established regional artisan food house leveraging heritage brand equity for both retail and event/seasonal demand.
• Maison Vérot: Paris-based artisan charcuterie and traiteur recognized for traditional French craftsmanship, multiple retail locations, and a catering arm. Closely comparable to Herrscher in product category (charcuterie + traiteur), business model (retail + catering + on-site dining), and positioning as a craft/award-driven regional specialist.

Broad incumbents

• Fauchon: Iconic French luxury food brand offering pâtés, charcuterie-adjacent gourmet products, catering, and restaurant operations at national scale. Comparable to Herrscher in premium artisan positioning and multi-channel (retail + traiteur + restaurant) model, though operating at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Hédiard: Historic French specialty food retailer (gourmet, charcuterie-adjacent products, catering, hampers) with established brand recognition. Comparable to Herrscher as a heritage-driven French specialty food house operating retail, catering, and event-gifting channels, but at national/international scale.
• Fleury Michon: Major French industrial charcuterie producer (jambon, pâtés, prepared meats) serving supermarket and foodservice channels nationally. Comparable to Herrscher as a charcuterie supplier but at industrial scale — represents the competitive set against which Herrscher's artisan positioning is differentiated.

Others

• Bistrots & Traiteurs de France: Industry network/franchise of independent French caterers and traiteurs offering event services nationwide. Comparable to Herrscher's traiteur division as a B2B event-catering channel operator, representing a potential partnership/distribution structure for scaling the catering arm.

Regional players

• La Charcuterie du Val d'Ajol: Traditional artisan charcuterie producer in the Vosges/Grand Est region of France with retail and mail-order channels. Comparable to Herrscher as a neighboring regional artisan charcuterie house competing in the same northeastern France specialty meat category.
• Maison de l'Alsace (branded retail concept): Paris-based retail concept promoting Alsatian gastronomy and artisan products (charcuterie, wines, pastries). Comparable to Herrscher as an Alsace-region food brand leveraging regional identity to drive specialty/retail demand, though operating as an aggregator/retailer in Paris rather than a producer.

Emerging players

• La Belle Charcuterie (artisan e-commerce): Emerging French artisan charcuterie brands offering direct-to-consumer online ordering and curated regional product boxes. Comparable to Herrscher in craft product positioning but represents the digital-native model Herrscher could adopt to overcome its geographic ceiling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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