La Périgourdine & Co

What La Périgourdine & Co does

La Périgourdine & Co — also operating under the trade name La Périgourdine du Pacifique — is an industrial cannery founded in 1981 and headquartered at Avenue James Cook, Nouville, Nouméa, New Caledonia. The company produces a portfolio of canned food products organized into four lines: plats cuisinés (prepared dishes), thon (tuna), légumes (vegetables), and viandes (meats), marketed primarily under two reference brands — Délices des mers du sud and Mutular — that position the company as the carrier of French regional culinary flavors in the Pacific. Its core production technology is appertization (heat-sterilized canning), executed on state-of-the-art, latest-generation production lines installed during a 2019 renewal at the company's 4,500 m² Nouville factory, under HACCP-compliant hygiene and manufacturing processes. Product formats range from 330g consumer sizes to 4.2kg institutional "collectivité" sizes, addressing both retail and foodservice demand.

The company earns revenue through one-time sales of canned food products distributed through retail stores across New Caledonia to local consumers and through institutional buyers such as restaurants and catering services that require bulk formats. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figures are available. The registered legal entity is "La périgourdine," a privately held company with nominal capital of 5 million CFP francs (~€42,000) and no disclosed external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 employee band.

After more than three decades concentrated on the local Caledonian market — described by the company as supporting local employment and the socio-economic fabric of the territory — La Périgourdine is now actively repositioning toward export opportunities across the broader Pacific region. This pivot is supported by recent capital investment in production modernization, ongoing format diversification, and a stated openness to custom product development driven by customer and recipe suggestions. The company engages with a small digital footprint (own website and a Facebook page) and partners with a local web-development firm (SARL ADpulse) and local recycling players to advance circular-economy and selective-sorting initiatives.

Name

La Périgourdine & Co

Legal name

La périgourdine

Website

https://laperigourdine.nc

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Périgourdine & Co is an industrial cannery in Nouméa, New Caledonia, producing prepared dishes, tuna, vegetables, and meats under the Délices des mers du sud and Mutular brands. It serves local retail and institutional buyers and is now expanding into Pacific export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Canned Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Canned Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shelf-Stable/Retort Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (AFANAFAE), Prepared Meat & Seafood Entrées with Sides (Complete Meals) (AFANAFAI), Canned & Shelf-Stable Seafood (Tuna, Sardines, Salmon, Retort Pouches) (AFANALAG)

Keywords

• Canned food production
• Industrial cannery
• Preserved food manufacturing
• Prepared dish canning
• HACCP-compliant food processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nouméa

HQ country

New Caledonia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Canned Food Products: Manufacture and sale of canned food products including prepared dishes (plats cuisinés), tuna, vegetables, and meat products in various formats for retail and institutional customers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Périgourdine & Co operates an industrial cannery that produces a range of canned food products including prepared dishes (plats cuisinés), tuna, vegetables, and meats at a 4,500 m² HACCP-compliant facility in Nouville, Nouméa, New Caledonia. Products are available in multiple formats from 330g retail sizes to 4.2kg institutional sizes, sold under the brands Délices des mers du sud and Mutular, serving retail consumers, institutional foodservice buyers, and Pacific export markets.

Product overview

La Périgourdine du Pacifique operates as an industrial cannery producing a diverse portfolio of canned food products organized into four core product lines: Plats Cuisinés (prepared dishes), Thon (tuna), Légumes (vegetables), and Viandes (meats). The products are distributed under two main brands—Délices des mers du sud and Mutular—representing French culinary flavors in the Pacific region. Available in multiple formats from 330g retail sizes up to 4.2kg institutional sizes for prepared dishes and vegetables, and 1.8kg for tuna and meats. The company maintains modern HACCP-compliant production processes at its 4,500 m² Nouville facility in Nouméa, New Caledonia, emphasizing food quality, safety, and nutritional balance while pursuing export opportunities in the Pacific region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Délices des mers du sud: Primary brand representing the flavors of France in the Pacific
• Mutular

Products and services

• Plats Cuisinés (Prepared Dishes) Canned prepared/cooked dishes produced using traditional French culinary recipes, offered in formats ranging from 330g retail sizes to 4.2kg institutional sizes for retail consumers and foodservice operators.
• Thon (Tuna) Canned tuna products available in formats from 330g retail sizes to 1.8kg institutional sizes, packaged for retail consumers and foodservice buyers.
• Légumes (Vegetables) Canned vegetable products available in formats from 330g retail sizes to 4.2kg institutional sizes for retail and foodservice use.
• Viandes (Meats) Canned meat products available in formats from 330g retail sizes to 1.8kg institutional sizes, targeted at retail consumers and institutional foodservice operators.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SARL ADpulseminorOthersWebsite development and hosting partner based in Nouméa at Route du Port Despointes, Faubourg Blanchot. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the company website at www.adpulse.nc
• Local Recycling PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for local recycling industries as part of the company's commitment to circular economy, waste reduction, and selective sorting initiatives

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Saupiquet: Historic French canned seafood producer offering tuna, sardines, and prepared seafood dishes in retail and foodservice formats; comparable as a French-heritage canned food specialist.
• Petit Navire: French canned tuna and seafood brand owned by Thai Union; competes in the same shelf-stable canned seafood category targeting retail consumers.
• La Belle Chaurienne: French artisanal-style producer of canned prepared dishes, charcuterie-style products and ready meals; comparable in product range, French traditional recipes, and small-to-mid scale industrial canning operations.
• Connétable: France-based cannery producing canned seafood and prepared dishes under traditional French recipes, directly comparable to La Périgourdine's French culinary canned product portfolio (plats cuisines, tuna).
• Century Pacific Food: Philippines-based canned food manufacturer producing tuna, prepared dishes and shelf-stable meals; comparable scale and regional Pacific/Southeast Asian canned-food play.

Broad incumbents

• Bumble Bee Foods: Large multinational canned tuna and seafood brand; relevant as a global incumbent in the canned seafood category that defines retail shelf competition in the Pacific.
• Starkist: US-headquartered global canned tuna brand competing in the same shelf-stable canned seafood category; relevant for benchmarking brand and retail channel strategy in adjacent export markets.
• Princes Group: Large UK-headquartered canned food and beverage group with established Pacific distribution; relevant as a broad incumbent competing in the same canned seafood/prepared meal categories and distribution channels La Périgourdine is targeting for export.
• Chicken of the Sea: Multi-category canned seafood producer (Thai Union-owned) covering tuna, sardines, crab, and shelf-stable seafood meals; comparable as a global canned seafood competitor.

Others

• Delmas (Pacific freight and trade): Major shipping and logistics operator across the Pacific and Melanesian region, relevant as an enabling partner for any Pacific export channel development by a New Caledonian cannery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LaPerigourdineCo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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