DUC

What DUC does

DUC is a French company operating in the poultry and broader consumable food processing industry, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Chailley, France. The firm specializes in chicken, turkey, and related consumable items, with site imagery (e.g., 'DUC-Ambiance-decoupe-poulet-V2-bd.jpg') indicating poultry cutting/de-boning operations consistent with a B2B food processing model serving downstream food distribution and retail customers. The company operates with a headcount in the 101-250 range, placing it in the small-to-mid-cap industrial band for French poultry processing.

DUC is structured as a subsidiary of PFG (Parenta / Parc Fermer Group), as evidenced by the 'Logo-DUC-une-filiale-PFG.jpg' asset on the corporate site, and shows operational ties to Plukon, which hosts DUC's recruitment and HR presence. The corporate website (duc.fr) was under maintenance at the time of data collection, with a 2023 copyright notice and a redirect for job seekers to Plukon's employment portal, suggesting ongoing group-level integration of digital and HR functions under the parent umbrella.

The business model is consistent with a B2B food processing operation that produces and sells poultry-based consumables to downstream channels (food distribution, retail, foodservice), but the input data does not disclose pricing structure, product mix (fresh vs. further-processed), customer logos, segment split, or revenue figures. No technology stack, R&D, AI/ML capability, certification footprint, or proprietary product detail is disclosed. Overall, the publicly observable footprint points to a stable, mid-sized industrial subsidiary integrated into a larger European poultry group rather than an independent growth-stage operator.

Name

DUC

Legal name

Duc

Website

https://duc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DUC is a French poultry and consumable food processor, founded in 1991 in Chailley, operating as a subsidiary of PFG with operational links to Plukon. It produces and supplies chicken, turkey, and related consumables to B2B food distribution and retail customers in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poultry Processing

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Broiler Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAI), Turkey Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAH)

Keywords

• Poultry processing
• Chicken products
• Turkey products
• Food manufacturing
• Meat processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Chailley

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

DUC operates in the consumable-items selling industry and specializes in offering chicken, turkey, and many other items. The company operates in the food-processing sector, as indicated by operational imagery depicting poultry cutting/butchery activities. DUC functions as a poultry processor serving food-industry buyers in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Processed chicken products Processed chicken items produced at DUC's Chailley, France facility, evidenced by operational imagery showing chicken cutting/butchery activities. Targeted at B2B food industry buyers such as distributors and retailers.
• Processed turkey products Turkey-based consumable items offered alongside DUC's chicken product line, as part of the company's broader poultry range serving food-industry buyers.
• Other consumable food items Additional consumable items in DUC's product range beyond chicken and turkey, offered to B2B food-industry customers under the DUC brand.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PlukonminorOthersDUC directs job seekers to Plukon's employment portal for job listings. Plukon appears to be a related entity within the same corporate group.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul): LDC is one of the largest French poultry processors, with brands such as Le Gaulois and Maître Coq. It competes directly with DUC in the French B2B poultry processing market, serving the same retail and foodservice customers with chicken, turkey, and further-processed poultry products.
• Maître Coq (Groupe Arrivé): Maître Coq is a leading French poultry brand owned by Groupe Arrivé, focused on chicken and turkey processing for retail and foodservice. It directly competes with DUC in the French poultry processing space with overlapping customer segments.
• Plukon Food Group: Plukon is the broader corporate group with which DUC is affiliated (HR services and corporate structure shared via PFG). Plukon is one of Europe's largest poultry processors operating across multiple countries with comparable chicken and turkey processing capabilities, making it the most directly comparable reference point.
• Galliance (Terrena): Galliance is the poultry subsidiary of the Terrena agricultural cooperative and a major French poultry processor. It offers comparable fresh and processed poultry products to retail and foodservice customers, positioning it as a direct competitor to DUC in the French market.
• Tilly-Sabco International: Tilly-Sabco is a French poultry processor historically specialized in whole chicken production for export markets. It is a directly comparable poultry processor operating out of France, competing for similar B2B and export customers.

Others

• Volaille de France (multiple regional processors): Volaille de France is the inter-professional body representing the French poultry industry. While not a direct competitor, it represents the broader ecosystem of French poultry processors comparable to DUC and is a relevant reference for sector dynamics.

Emerging players

• Storteboom Food Group: Storteboom is a European poultry processor focused on chicken further processing for retail and foodservice. While based in the Netherlands, it overlaps with DUC's product categories and competes in adjacent European channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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