CFBCT

What CFBCT does

CFBCT (Confédération Française de la Boucherie, Boucherie-Charcuterie, Traiteurs) is a professional trade confederation founded in 1894 and headquartered at 98 Boulevard Pereire, Paris. It represents approximately 18,000 artisan butcher-charcutier-traiteur businesses and roughly 80,000 professionals across France through a federation of 99 departmental professional organizations. The confederation delivers legal counsel, regulatory guidance, communication kits, business management tools, and political representation at national, EU, and interprofessional levels (Interbev, Inaporc, CIBC). Its educational arm, the École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de la Viande (ENSMV) at 37 boulevard Soult in the 12th arrondissement, provides paid vocational training (CAP through Licence Pro, plus CQP and reconversion programs) and supports over 10,000 apprentices and 2,000 adult trainees in reconversion each year through a network of 112 CFA centres.

CFBCT operates proprietary digital tools for members, including BouGTMarges — a margin and yield management software developed by butchery professionals — and the Simulateur de valeur de fonds de commerce, an online business valuation tool co-designed with accounting partner In Extenso (free for members, €100 HT for non-members). It publishes the monthly journal La Boucherie Française and distributes communication resources, hygiene documentation, and PMS templates through the assoconnect.com member portal. Revenue is generated through membership dues collected via the 99 departmental organizations and through paid training programs partially financed by OPCO EP and FAFCEA. Members also access preferential rates from partner insurers (AG2R La Mondiale, MAPA, Mutuelle Médicis, OCIRP, APGIS) and equipment suppliers (Fischer Bargoin, Biocold Process, Auguste Lamberet, Toque d'Azur).

The confederation actively promotes the profession through traditional and digital channels (monthly journal, website, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok) and high-visibility events such as the Salon International de l'Agriculture, WorldSkills France (where Dorian Ménager won gold in 2025), and the World Butcher's Challenge hosted in Paris in March 2025. It pursues regulatory advocacy on issues including meat denomination protection, energy costs, and labor law, and operates the historic first TV advertising campaign for French artisan butchery launched in 2023 with Mon Boucher est un Artiste and Sélection Bouchère.

Name

CFBCT

Legal name

Confédération Française de la Boucherie, Boucherie-Charcuterie, Traiteurs (CFBCT)

Website

https://boucherie-france.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CFBCT is the 1894-founded French national trade confederation representing approximately 18,000 artisan butcher-charcutier-traiteur businesses across 99 departmental organizations, providing legal advice, training through ENSMV, digital management tools, and political representation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: CFBCT generates revenue primarily through membership contributions collected from artisans via its 99 departmental professional organizations. Dues fund the confederation's activities including legal services, training coordination, communications, and advocacy.
2. Training services (via ENSMV): The École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de la Viande (ENSMV), the CFBCT's training school, delivers paid professional training programs (CQP, BP, reconversion) partially funded by OPCO EP and FAFCEA. Revenue comes from training fees partially covered by public funding mechanisms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CFBCT is a professional trade confederation serving approximately 18,000 artisan butchers, charcutiers and traiteurs across France through a network of 99 departmental professional organizations. It provides members with legal and regulatory advice, business management tools (BouGTMarges margin software and an online business value simulator), training programs through its ENSMV school, communication kits, and national and EU-level political representation. Revenue comes primarily from membership dues and paid professional training services.

Product overview

CFBCT provides a suite of professional tools and services for artisan butchers, charcutiers, and traiteurs. The core offerings include BouGTMarges (margin calculation and business management software), a business value simulator (Simulateur de valeur de fonds de commerce), the monthly La Boucherie Française journal, training programs through ENSMV, and various member support services including legal advice, documentation, and regulatory compliance tools. The organization serves 18,000 artisan butcher shops across France through 99 departmental professional organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BouGTMarges

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,000 artisan businesses represented across France
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Atelier TBflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Atelier TB specializes in professional clothing for butchers (aprons, jackets). CFBCT partnered with Atelier TB to co-design and evolve professional workwear for the trade, blending tradition and modernity. The collaboration aims to provide artisans with practical and elegant attire. President Jean-François Guihard endorsed the partnership. A dedicated collection was developed.
• SARIAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026CFBCT signed a partnership with SARIA, an expert in the collection and valorization of butcher co-products. The partnership, signed at the CFBCT General Assembly in Aix-les-Bains on 27 April 2026, is part of CFBCT's environmental RSE pillar. SARIA transforms co-products into bio-fuels and pet food ingredients, representing a circular economy model.
• AG2R LA MONDIALEcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026AG2R LA MONDIALE is a key social protection partner for the butchery trade. It manages the branch's complementary health insurance regime (Régime frais de santé) providing supplemental health coverage to employees of artisan butchers. AG2R LA MONDIALE also develops prevention, support, and social action programs for professionals and their employees in consultation with branch organizations. Representatives (Fabrice Heyries, DG; Éric Vasseur, Directeur des accords de branche) spoke at the 2026 Inter-Regional Butchery Competition at the Salon International de l'Agriculture.
• ENSMV (École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de la Viande)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENSMV is CFBCT's national training school for butchery trades. Located at 37 bd Soult, 75012 Paris, it delivers all CQP programs, professional degrees (CAP to Licence Pro), and continuing education. ENSMV develops training tools, manages BouGTMarges training, and supports the France Butcher Team. Jean-Raymond Dumas serves as President of ENSMV.
• Interbev (Institut National du Bétail et des Viandes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterbev is the interprofessional organization for livestock and meat. CFBCT is a member and active participant. President Jean-François Guihard also serves as President of Interbev (since 2021). Interbev and CFBCT collaborate on communication campaigns, industry representation, and interprofessional levies (cotisations interprofessionnelles).
• Inaporc (Interprofession nationale porcine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInaporc is the national pork interprofession. CFBCT collaborates with Inaporc on communication campaigns, including the web-series 'Dans la cuisine des apprentis' aimed at promoting butchery careers to young people. Joint campaigns support the profession's public image.
• OPCO EP (Opérateur de Compétences des Entreprises de Proximité)coreOthersOPCO EP is the skills operator for the proximity trades branch, which includes butchery. It funds vocational training for employees and apprentices in member businesses. CFBCT works with OPCO EP to facilitate access to training financing for its members.
• FAFCEA (Fonds d'Assurance Formation des Chefs d'Entreprise Artisanale)coreOthersFAFCEA funds training for artisan business owners, spouses, and associated collaborators. CFBCT refers its members to FAFCEA for training financing. Address: 14 rue Chapon, CS 81234, 75139 Paris Cedex 03. Tel: 01 53 01 05 22.
• APGISminorOthersAPGIS is listed as a partner on the CFBCT website, providing supplementary social protection services to members.
• MAPA AssurancesminorOthersMAPA Assurances is an insurance partner offering preferential rates to CFBCT members for butchery business coverage.
• Mutuelle MédicisminorOthersMutuelle Médicis is a mutual health insurance partner accessible to CFBCT members.
• OCIRPminorOthersOCIRP is listed as a partner, providing provident/death & disability insurance solutions to CFBCT members.
• Mon Boucher est un ArtisteflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMon Boucher est un Artiste is a club/network of artisan butchers. Partnered with CFBCT and Sélection Bouchère on the first-ever TV commercial for artisan butchery in France (aired from March 2023), and on joint communication campaigns to promote artisan butchery to consumers.
• Sélection BouchèreflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerSélection Bouchère co-partnered with CFBCT and Mon Boucher est un Artiste on the 2023 historic TV advertising campaign for artisan butchery in France.
• Auguste LamberetminorOthersListed as a partner on the CFBCT website. Auguste Lamberet appears to be a supplier or partner related to the butchery trade.
• Fischer BargoinminorOthersFischer Bargoin is a supplier of butchery equipment listed as a partner on the CFBCT website.
• Biocold ProcessminorOthersBiocold Process is listed as a partner, potentially providing cold chain or refrigeration solutions for butchery businesses.
• Toque d'AzurminorOthersToque d'Azur is listed as a partner, appearing to be a supplier or brand related to the butchery sector.
• In ExtensominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIn Extenso is an accounting and business advisory firm. Co-designed the business value simulator (Simulateur de valeur de fonds de commerce) with CFBCT. Available as a partner on the value simulator website.
• ARDATmvminorOthersARDATmv provides hygiene, safety, and regulatory compliance support to artisan butchers. CFBCT references ARDATmv for PMS (Plan de Maitrise Sanitaire) development, audits, and updates. Contact: 01 40 53 47 50 / [email protected].
• Interbev / CIBC (Confédération Internationale de la Boucherie et de la Charcuterie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacqueline Riedinger-Balzer (1st Vice-President of CFBCT) was elected President of the CIBC in 2019, representing French butchery interests at the European level in Brussels. CFBCT participates in the International Butchery Confederation's activities and hosts its General Assembly.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• CIBC (Confédération Internationale de la Boucherie et de la Charcuterie): International confederation of national butchery trade associations, headquartered in Switzerland. The CFBCT 1st Vice-President chairs CIBC; structurally identical model (national trade associations of butchers federated at the international level) serving the same profession across Europe.
• Craft Guild of Butchers (UK): British professional body representing retail butchers. Provides training accreditation, competitions, and member services for independent butchers in the UK, mirroring ENSMV's role and CFBCT's apprenticeship and competition programs.
• Master Butchers Association of Australia: Australian industry body for retail butchers. Comparable function (representation, training pathways, competitions) for an English-speaking market; CFBCT's French team is preparing to compete at the WBC 2028 hosted in Australia, evidencing the cross-border peer relationship.

Direct peers

• Confédération Française de la Pâtisserie, Confiserie, Chocolaterie, Glacerie, Traiteurs: French trade confederation for artisan patissiers, chocolatiers, ice-cream makers and caterers. Highly comparable operating model: departmental federations, member services, training partnerships, and political representation for a heritage artisan food trade.
• Confédération Nationale de la Boulangerie-Pâtisserie (CNBPF): National trade confederation representing French artisan bakers and pastry chefs. Closest structural analog to CFBCT: a 19th-century-founded professional confederation organized through departmental structures, providing legal, training, communication, and advocacy services to small artisan food businesses.
• Confédération Générale de l'Alimentation en Détail (CGAD): Umbrella confederation for French artisan food retailers (bakers, butchers, fishmongers, etc.). Directly comparable model as a federation of trade associations and a key advocacy body for proximity food retail; CFBCT leaders sit on CGAD regional and national bodies.
• Confédération des Poissonniers de France: National trade confederation for French independent fishmongers. Closely mirrors CFBCT's structure (founded as a long-standing professional body serving independent fish retailers), with overlapping interprofessional relationships (notably co-merged in Remalim for collective bargaining).

Broad incumbents

• CMA France (Chambres de Métiers et de l'Artisanat): National network of chambers of crafts and trades providing support, training and representation to French artisans. Comparable in mission (advocacy, training, advisory services for small artisan businesses) and in scale of footprint, with the CFBCT president sitting on regional CMA bodies.
• U2P (Union des Entreprises de Proximité): National employer federation representing French proximity businesses including artisan trades, of which CFBCT is an adherent. Operates as the broader political and social dialogue umbrella over CFBCT and its direct confederation peers.

Others

• Interbev (Institut National de l'Élevage et des Viandes): French interprofessional organization for the livestock and meat sector. Closely allied with CFBCT (CFBCT's president also chairs Interbev). Not a trade association per se, but a directly adjacent industry body governing interprofessional levies and joint communication campaigns for the meat category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CFBCT
• Instagraminstagram.com/artisans.bouchers
• Xx.com/confboucherie
• Facebookfacebook.com/Les-bouchers-bouchers-charcutiers-de-France-740238859427667

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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