What Groupe Loste does

Groupe Loste is a French family-owned agri-food group, structured as a Société par actions simplifiée and headquartered in Paris, that operates a network of 17 wholly-owned autonomous regional businesses manufacturing, distributing, and marketing premium charcuterie and traiteur products. The group's stated ambition is to preserve artisanal French savoir-faire and regional specialties that are otherwise disappearing. Its portfolio spans dry sausages (saucissons secs, saucisses sèches, chorizos), cooked charcuterie (terrines, pâtés, saucissons cuits), fresh prepared foods (pizzas, tartes, tresses, feuilletés, burgers), and festive seasonal specialities. Production runs through multiple specialist sites including Breteil (cooked charcuterie and festive products at Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas), Ussel (Le Mont de la Coste, dry sausages), Tence (Les Monts de la Roche, dry charcuterie), Mauges-sur-Loire and Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas production and logistics), Peyrolles-en-Provence (ABC Industrie / Adrien Peyrolles), Sotteville-lès-Rouen (TLC Le Charcutier de Normandie), Custines (David Master et Chavey), and Haut-Mauco (Lartigau). The technology stack is conventional industrial food-manufacturing tooling — most notably the Copilote ERP recently deployed at Breteil in April 2024, complemented by Qualnet (quality management) and Nutree (product/nutrition data).

The commercial model is B2B-direct with a strong field-sales backbone: each of the 17 regional subsidiaries maintains its own sales force serving the food trades — butchers, delicatessens, caterers, and other métiers de bouche — through commerce de proximité (independent retailers), grandes et moyennes surfaces (supermarket chains), restauration hors domicile (out-of-home catering), and export. The group serves more than 20,000 clients across these four channels with cold-chain logistics supported by partnerships with STEF and OLANO. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated bilaterally by field sales, while the group also produces private-label (MDD) products for retailers and operates sub-brands including Savernou, Frais Devant, Instant Traiteur, Le Douesy, Maison Sapresti, Noixfine, Plein Jour, and Sapresti. Marketing spend is concentrated on employer branding (a 'Je Viens Bosser Chez LOSTE' web series, Instagram and LinkedIn presence, Welcome To The Jungle profile, seasonal job-dating events) and on industry visibility (Salon International de l'Agroalimentaire, Concours Général Agricole, World Butcher's Challenge 2025 as exclusive partner with LOSTE Tradi-France as official charcuterie-traiteur sponsor). No revenue, ARR, or pricing figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Groupe Loste

Legal name

LOSTE, Société par actions simplifiée

Website

https://groupe-loste.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Loste is a family-owned French agri-food group operating 17 autonomous regional businesses that manufacture, distribute, and market premium charcuterie and traiteur products — including dry sausages, cooked charcuterie, fresh prepared foods, and festive specialities — serving more than 20,000 B2B clients across commerce de proximité, supermarkets, catering, and export channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charcuterie and Prepared Foods Manufacturing

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated Meat & Charcuterie Wholesale (AFAIAHAI)

Keywords

• Artisanal charcuterie
• Dry sausage production
• Cooked charcuterie products
• French deli meats
• Prepared traiteur foods

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Bignon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing and sale of charcuterie and prepared foods: LOSTE manufactures, commercialises and distributes premium fresh charcuterie and delicatessen products. The group operates 17 autonomous companies producing a range of dry sausages, cooked charcuterie, terrines, pâtés, pies, and festive specialties sold through multiple distribution channels.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Groupe Loste is a French family-owned agri-food group that manufactures, commercialises and distributes premium fresh charcuterie and delicatessen products. Through a network of 17 autonomous regional companies, the group produces dry sausages (saucissons secs, saucisses sèches, chorizos), cooked charcuterie (terrines, pâtés, cooked sausages), fresh prepared foods (pizzas, tarts, braids, puff pastries, burgers), and festive specialities, distributing them to professional food retailers, supermarkets, caterers and export markets.

Product overview

Groupe Loste is a family-owned French agri-food group operating a network of 17 autonomous regional companies that manufacture, commercialize, and distribute premium charcuterie and catering products. The portfolio includes dry sausages (saucissons secs, saucisses sèches, chorizos), cooked charcuterie (terrines, pâtés), fresh prepared foods (pizzas, tarts, burgers), and deli products. Key brands include Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas (historic brand), Le Mont de la Coste (dry sausage specialist awarded Alim'Acteurs quality prize), Les Monts de la Roche (Duc de Coise), Salaisons du Douesy (confit specialty), Maxime GERAUD (premium PMS network), TLC Le Charcutier de Normandie, Patrick Breton Distribution, ABC Charcutier de Provence, and Lartigau. Products are distributed through local shops, supermarkets, catering/restaurants, and export channels. The group also produces private label products for retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Adrien Peyrolles: Brand under the Loste group offering various charcuterie products in trays and containers.
• Savernou
• Frais Devant
• Instant Traiteur
• Le Douesy
• Maison Sapresti
• Noixfine
• Plein Jour
• MDD
• Neutre
• Sapresti

Products and services

• Dry Sausages (Saucissons secs, saucisses sèches, chorizos) Traditional French dry sausages and chorizos representing the company's core artisanal expertise, produced across multiple regional manufacturing sites such as Le Mont de la Coste in Ussel and Les Monts de la Roche in Tence.
• Cooked Charcuterie (Charcuterie cuite) Cooked charcuterie products including terrines, pâtés, confits (e.g., confit de foie de porc), and cooked sausages manufactured at sites such as Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas in Breteil (opened 2017) and Salaisons du Douesy.
• Fresh Prepared Foods (Produits traiteur frais) Fresh prepared delicatessen products including pizzas, tartes, tresses (braids), feuilletés (puff pastries), and burgers manufactured at Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas production facilities in Maine-et-Loire.
• Private Label Charcuterie Products (MDD) Store brand charcuterie and delicatessen products manufactured under private label (Marques de Distributeurs) arrangements with French retailers.
• Festive Speciality Charcuterie Seasonal festive product ranges produced primarily by Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas for year-end (Christmas) celebrations, complementing the core charcuterie offering during peak season.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000+ clients served across France
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Butcher's Challenge / Coupe du Monde de la Boucherie 2025coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025LOSTE was the exclusive partner of the World Butcher's Challenge 2025 held in Paris. LOSTE Tradi-France was the official sponsor for the charcuterie-traiteur activity, hosting a stand where professionals could discover traditional know-how and innovative solutions.
• Je Viens Bosser Chez VouscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023LOSTE partnered with Je Viens Bosser Chez Vous, a specialist in employer branding, to produce the web series 'Je Viens Bosser Chez LOSTE'. The series features three episodes showcasing employees in production, logistics and supply chain roles to boost employer attractiveness and promote careers in the food industry.
• Welcome To The JungleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLOSTE maintains a company profile on Welcome To The Jungle, an employer branding platform, to showcase its culture and attract candidates.
• STEFminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSTEF provides logistics and cold storage distribution services across multiple loading platforms used by LOSTE companies (Saint-Sever, Donzenac, Ibos, Estillac, Bruguières).
• OLANOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOLANO provides logistics and cold chain distribution services at the Canéjan platform used by Grand Saloir Saint Nicolas.
• Trésor LudiqueminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLe Mont de la Coste engaged local event provider Trésor Ludique to orchestrate the site's annual employee cohesion day, which has included Escape Game, Giant Cluedo, and Olympiade events.
• Collectif d'Entreprises Dynamiques (CED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Mont de la Coste initiated and leads the Collectif d'Entreprises Dynamiques, a regional employer group in Haute-Corrèze addressing local employment, mobility, training, housing, and skills-sharing challenges.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Charal: Subsidiary of Bigard focused on branded beef and charcuterie products for French retail. Comparable in charcuterie range and supermarket channel exposure, but with stronger consumer brand presence than Loste's individual regional brands.
• Fleury Michon: Major French charcuterie and ready-prepared meals producer with overlapping product categories (jambon, charcuterie, traiteur, plats préparés) and similar B2B + retail distribution model. Listed peer comparable for category economics and channel strategy.
• Labeyrie: French premium charcuterie and foie gras producer owned by Cofigeo. Comparable in premium positioning, French artisanal heritage, and overlap in charcuterie product lines, though Labeyrie is more consumer-brand-recognised.
• Herta (Nestlé): Market-leading French charcuterie and processed-meat brand (owned by Nestlé). Closely comparable to Loste in core category (saucissons secs, charcuterie cuite, pâtés) and mass retail distribution, but at significantly larger scale and with stronger consumer brand recognition.
• Bigard: France's largest meat processor, with significant charcuterie and prepared meat operations. Comparable in manufacturing scale, multi-site French footprint, and supply to GMS and food service channels.
• Broceliande ALH: French charcuterie manufacturer (saucissons secs, pâtés, jambons) supplying retail and food service. Direct comparable in product range and French B2B distribution model, similar mid-market scale.
• Cooperl Arc Atlantique: French pork cooperative with significant charcuterie and processed pork production. Comparable as a France-headquartered charcuterie manufacturer serving retail and food service, though vertically integrated upstream into pork production.
• Jean Caby: French family-owned charcuterie specialist (saucissons secs, jambons, pâtés). Closely comparable mid-sized charcuterie manufacturer with similar artisanal positioning and independent-but-acquired brand heritage.
• Paul Prédault: French charcuterie manufacturer acquired by LDC Group. Directly comparable artisanal charcuterie (rillettes, pâtés, saucissons) with similar positioning in French artisanal trade and retail.

Broad incumbents

• Terrena: Large French agri-food cooperative with meat and charcuterie operations through subsidiaries including Gastronome and Yak. Comparable as a French-headquartered, multi-channel charcuterie supplier but operating at substantially larger and more diversified scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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