Les Petites Mains

What Les Petites Mains does

Les Petites Mains is a privately held French company, registered in Paris (R.C.S. Paris B 479 046 856) and headquartered at 15 rue Emile Lepeu in the 11th arrondissement. It operates as a single-product company built around the Plats & Vins iPhone application, a digital reference guide pairing French wines with dishes. The application's core technology is a curated database containing over 3,000 pairing combinations sourced from approximately 800 dishes and 400 French wine references, queryable by appellation, region, sub-region, grape variety, or dish name. The product suggests at least two different crus per recipe, functioning as a pocket sommelier for end users rather than an algorithmic engine. Guillaume Vettu is listed as Directeur de la publication.

The company monetizes through one-time license sales of the mobile application on the Apple App Store, with no disclosed subscription or recurring component. Distribution is product-led: users discover and download the app independently through the App Store, and the product's content library drives acquisition. The served customer segment is individual wine and food enthusiasts — both amateurs of grandes cuvées and novices seeking guidance on harmonizing dishes with wines from a personal cellar. Operating geography is France (FRA), with no evidence of structured international expansion. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, partnerships, awards, or institutional backing, indicating a founder-led micro-enterprise. Legal name on record is LES PETITES MAINS; the product is marketed under the doing-business-as name "Plats & Vins."

Name

Les Petites Mains

Legal name

LES PETITES MAINS

Website

https://platsetvins.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Petites Mains is a privately held French company that develops and sells the Plats & Vins iPhone application, a curated French wine-and-food pairing guide serving individual wine enthusiasts and home cooks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Wine Pairing Application

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Wine-Adjacent Food Stores (Cheese/Gourmet Pairings) (CRAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Wine food pairing
• Mobile application
• French wine guide
• Culinary pairing app
• Food wine database

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamoir

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Application Sales: Revenue generated from sales of the Plats & Vins iPhone application, which provides food-wine pairing recommendations for French cuisine.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Les Petites Mains develops and sells the Plats & Vins iPhone application, a curated pocket guide offering over 3,000 wine and food pairing recommendations between approximately 800 dishes and 400 French wine references. The app helps individual users choose appropriate wines for family meals and identify recipes to accompany wines from a personal cellar, with at least two different crus suggested per recipe and search by appellation, region, sub-region, grape variety, or dish name.

Product overview

Les Petites Mains operates as a single-product company offering the Plats & Vins iPhone application. This mobile app serves as a wine and food pairing guide, providing users with pairing recommendations between French wines and dishes. The product database contains over 3,000 pairing combinations sourced from nearly 800 dishes and 400 French wine references.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plats & Vins An iPhone application providing over 3,000 wine and food pairings between approximately 800 dishes and 400 French wine references. Users can search by appellation, region, sub-region, grape variety, or dish name to find recommended wine pairings, with at least two different crus suggested per recipe. The app is targeted at individual wine and food enthusiasts, amateurs of great cuvées, and culinary novices seeking French food and wine pairing guidance for everyday meals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Wine-Searcher: Wine-Searcher is a wine comparison and discovery platform helping consumers find and learn about wines. Relevant peer given shared focus on wine reference and consumer education.
• Vivino: Vivino is a mobile wine app that helps consumers identify wines and get recommendations, including food pairings. It is the closest direct comparable to Plats & Vins as a consumer wine pairing mobile application.
• Wine Folly: Wine Folly is a wine education content brand covering pairings, regions, and tasting. Comparable as a consumer wine education/reference resource with strong pairing content.
• CellarTracker: CellarTracker is a wine cellar management platform with pairing and food-matching features for collectors and enthusiasts. Comparable as a consumer-facing wine reference tool that includes pairing content.
• Delectable: Delectable is a wine recommendation and discovery app for enthusiasts with pairing and rating functionality. Directly comparable as a mobile wine pairing tool for consumers.
• Hello Vino: Hello Vino is a wine pairing and recommendation app for consumers. Directly comparable to Plats & Vins as a mobile-first wine and food pairing experience.

Broad incumbents

• OpenTable: OpenTable is a restaurant reservation platform that helps diners select venues and pair wines with meals. Tangentially comparable as a digital tool facilitating food and wine pairing decisions.
• Wine Spectator: Wine Spectator is an established wine media brand covering reviews, pairings, and education. Broader incumbent in the wine content space where Plats & Vins also operates.
• Yelp: Yelp is a restaurant and food discovery platform where reviews influence dining and wine selection. Adjacent incumbent in food discovery that supports wine-and-dine decision-making.
• Decanter: Decanter is a long-running wine media publication covering reviews, regions, and pairings. Comparable as an established consumer wine content reference.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-petites-mains

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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