Chanflor

What Chanflor does

Chanflor is a Martinique-based beverage producer that bottles and distributes still, sparkling, and flavored drinks, operating an in-house testing and packaging capability. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fort-de-France, serving the Martinique consumer market through what appears to be a B2C/retail and likely HoReCa channel mix, though no formal distribution data is disclosed. Its operational footprint is small, with between 11 and 50 employees, consistent with a locally focused bottler rather than a regional or export-oriented beverage company.

The company maintains an active but lightweight digital presence, with official pages on Facebook ("Eau de Chanflor"), Instagram, YouTube, and a LinkedIn page hosted under "Somes-Martinique" that ties to the SOMADICom group (general inquiries route to [email protected]). The corporate website at chanflor-martinique.com is currently displaying a renovation landing page ("Un peu de patience, notre site se refait une beauté") with refreshed brand assets dated to January 2026, suggesting an active brand-repositioning exercise rather than a disruption to operations. No product catalog, pricing model, or customer logos are publicly available.

From a business-model standpoint, Chanflor's revenue mechanics are not disclosed — there is no pricing, no distributor list, and no segment data in the input. The legal entity is privately held, with no funding history, no parent company declared, no management team publicly listed, and no certifications or compliance attestations on file. As a result, the company's commercial profile must be inferred from its physical footprint and brand longevity: a long-standing, locally embedded beverage brand with a small headcount, currently investing in digital and brand presentation, and likely dependent on a fragmented local retail and on-premise channel.

Name

Chanflor

Legal name

Chanflor

Website

https://chanflor-martinique.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chanflor is a privately held Martinique-based beverage producer founded in 1976 that bottles and distributes still, sparkling, and flavored drinks to local consumers, operating in-house testing and packaging from Fort-de-France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bottled Beverages

NAICS

Bottled Water Manufacturing (312112), Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing (31211)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086)

akta.pro primary industry

Bottled Water (Still, Sparkling, Enhanced) (CRADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Bottling/Canning & Packaging Operations (AFAFABAO), Bottled Water & Sparkling Water Wholesale (AFAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Bottled water
• Flavored beverages
• Sparkling water
• Beverage distribution
• Mineral water

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort-de-France

HQ country

Martinique

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chanflor bottles and distributes still, sparkling, and flavored beverages. The company conducts in-house testing and packaging for its beverage portfolio. Operating from Fort-de-France, Martinique, Chanflor supplies locally produced bottled water and flavored drinks under its own brand to the Caribbean market.

Product overview

Chanflor is a brand based in Martinique offering water/refreshment products. The company website is currently under renovation ("Un peu de patience, notre site se refait une beauté" - meaning "A little patience, our site is getting a makeover"), with no products or services currently displayed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chanflor Still Water
• Chanflor Sparkling Water
• Chanflor Flavored Beverages

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cristaline: France's leading national bottled water brand, distributed through a regional bottler network. Comparable core product (bottled water) and multi-format range, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Volvic: Danone-owned bottled water brand sourcing from a volcanic region in France, sold globally. Overlaps with Chanflor in single-source spring water production and multi-format packaging, but operates as a global incumbent.
• Perrier: Iconic French sparkling mineral water brand, part of Nestlé Waters. Directly comparable to Chanflor's sparkling water production, but at global scale with much broader distribution and brand recognition.
• Badoit: French sparkling mineral water brand owned by Danone. Closely comparable to Chanflor's sparkling water line, sourced from a single French location and distributed nationally and internationally.
• Vittel: French mineral water brand owned by Nestlé Waters, sourced from a single Vosges spring. Comparable source-anchored, single-region production model for still water, though much larger in scale.
• Evian: Global premium still water brand owned by Danone, sourced from a single French Alpine spring. Comparable source-to-bottle vertical integration and premium positioning, but at vastly greater scale with international distribution.

Others

• Culligan: Global water services company offering bottled water, water coolers, and home/business water solutions. An adjacent water-industry ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, but provides a benchmark for diversified water-service business models Chanflor could emulate.

Direct peers

• Sources Alma: Regional bottled water producer in Quebec sourcing from a natural spring and distributing locally. Highly comparable operating model to Chanflor — small-scale, source-anchored, regionally distributed bottled water with multi-format SKUs.
• Wattwiller: Small French regional mineral water brand bottling still and sparkling water from a single Alpine source. Comparable in scale, single-territory focus, source-anchored production, and multi-format (still/sparkling) portfolio.

Emerging players

• Eden Springs: European provider of bottled water and water coolers with a focus on home and office delivery. Comparable bulk/HOD bottled water distribution model that Chanflor could expand into across the French Caribbean.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@chanflormartinique5524
• Facebookfacebook.com/EaudeChanflor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/somes-martinique
• Instagraminstagram.com/chanflor

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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