COMTE MONTS JURA

What COMTE MONTS JURA does

Comté Monts Jura is a Poligny (Jura, France)-based specialty food retailer, founded in 1970 and organized as a SARL with €67,500 share capital, selling AOP-certified Jura cheeses, regional wines, mountain honeys, and cheese accessories through direct-to-consumer e-commerce and a small on-site boutique. Its catalog — including Comté AOP aged from 4 to 30 months, Morbier AOP, Bleu de Gex, Beaufort AOP, Raclette, Cancoillotte, multiple varietals of cheese spreads, and a 3-Comté fondue — is sourced from Fromageries Arnaud's network of 32 fruitières and aged in the Fort des Rousses caves under controlled temperature and humidity, with quality graded by an affineur jury.

The business model is direct-to-consumer e-commerce with tiered volume pricing (discounts of 5.5%, 6.5%, and 7.5% at 10+ kg, 40+ kg, and 100+ kg respectively), online and post-delivery invoice payment, and refrigerated logistics via Chronofresh for France and Cronopost International for ~20 European countries. Two customer segments are targeted: individual gourmets purchasing premium AOP cheeses and complementary regional products, and bulk/professional buyers (restaurants, caterers, event organizers) seeking large-format orders. Complementary content (100+ recipes and PDF fiches techniques) and repetitive Concours Général Agricole medal recognition (12 consecutive gold medals for fondue in 2024; Gold Medals 2026 for Comté and Morbier) underpin acquisition and conversion.

The operating context is narrow: a 9-employee organization with no disclosed revenue, no external investors, no subsidiary structure, and no public stock listing. Growth signals are limited to a 2025 product-line extension (Crèmes de fromage), continued medal accrual, and the established pan-European delivery footprint, while headcount, capital base, and supply chain remain stable at artisan scale.

Name

COMTE MONTS JURA

Legal name

Comté Monts Jura

Website

https://comte-monts-jura.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Comté Monts Jura is a Poligny-based DTC e-commerce retailer and boutique selling AOP-certified Jura cheeses (Comté, Morbier, Bleu de Gex, Beaufort), regional wines, honeys, and accessories, sourced from Fromageries Arnaud's 32-fruitière network and shipped refrigerated across France and ~20 European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Cheese Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese Aging/Affineur Services (Maturation & Cave-Aging) (AFAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ripened Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Semi-Soft, Hard & Blue) (AFAHABAB), Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

Keywords

• Artisan cheese retail
• AOP specialty cheeses
• Franche-Comté foods
• Cheese e-commerce
• Jura regional products

Headquarters

HQ city

Poligny

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Direct Sales of Cheeses and Regional Products: The company operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform selling specialty cheeses (Comté, Morbier, Bleu de Gex, Beaufort, Raclette, Cancoillotte, etc.), Jura wines, honeys, and cheese accessories. Revenue is generated through one-time per-transaction purchases with tiered pricing based on total order weight, offering volume discounts of 5.5% to 7.5% for larger orders. Payment is accepted online at checkout or via bank card upon receipt of the invoice.
2. Volume-based Tiered Pricing: Prices decrease as order weight increases across defined brackets (2-3kg, 3-10kg, 10-40kg, 40-100kg, 100kg+). Some products (wines, knives) are priced uniformly regardless of total basket weight.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Comté Monts Jura is an e-commerce and mail-order retailer specializing in AOP-certified Jura cheeses and regional Franche-Comté products since 1970. The portfolio includes multiple aging profiles of Comté AOP (4 to 30 months), Morbier AOP, Bleu de Gex AOP, Beaufort AOP, Raclette, Bon Grivois, Cacouyard, and Cancoillotte, complemented by Jura wines, mountain honeys, and cheese accessories.

Product overview

Comté Monts Jura is an e-commerce retailer specializing in traditional Jura cheeses and regional products from Franche-Comté, France. Founded in 1970 and based in Poligny (the capital of Comté), the company offers a portfolio of AOP-certified cheeses including multiple varieties of Comté (aged 4 to 30 months), Morbier, Bleu de Gex, Beaufort, Raclette, Bon Grivois, and Cacouyard, as well as Cancoillotte cheese spreads in various flavors (nature, garlic, cumin, Savagnin white wine, mustard, pepper and Espelette). The company recently launched a novelty product line of cheese creams (Crème au Comté and Crème au Morbier). Complementary offerings include regional wines (Côtes du Jura whites and reds, Crémant, Macvin, Vin Jaune), Jura mountain honeys (fir, acacia, mountain), and specialty cheese accessories (cast iron caquelons, fondue forks, raclette cutters, JuraFlore branded cheese knives). The company also provides extensive cheese-based recipes on their website, positioning their products within the broader culinary tradition of the Franche-Comté region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JuraFlore: Premium Comté brand from Fromageries Arnaud, aged at Fort des Rousses caves, multiple award-winning cheeses.

Products and services

• Crème au Comté Cheese cream/spread made from an assembly of three Comté cheeses aged 9 to 21 months, with fruity and typified aromatic palette. Onctuous texture for spreading or cooking. Sold in 125g pots.
• Crème au Morbier Cheese cream/spread elaborated from Morbier aged between 45 and 100 days, offering balanced aromatic expression. Dense and melting texture ideal for spreading or cooking. Sold in 125g pots.
• Comté AOP Fort des Rousses, 30 mois Comté AOP aged minimum 30 months, featuring crystal formations. Highly typified cheese aged in the Fort des Rousses caves, selected from thirty-two fruitières of Fromageries Arnaud.
• Comté AOP Fort des Rousses, 1 an d'âge Comté AOP aged 12 months minimum, made from raw cow's milk, pressed and cooked paste cheese with rubbed crust. Aged in the Fort des Rousses caves.
• Comté AOP Juraflore Fort des Rousses, 16 mois - Médailles d'Or 2026 Gold Medal 2026 winner at Concours Général Agricole de Paris. Comté aged minimum 15 months in Fort des Rousses caves, selected from Fromageries Arnaud fruitières.
• Comté AOP Juraflore Tradition, 4 mois Traditional Comté AOP made in the Jura plain, aged approximately 6 months. Soft paste with gentle fruity aromas, suited to children.
• Comté AOP Bio Juraflore, 6 mois Organic Comté AOP meeting AB (Agriculture Biologique) certification. Aged 6 months in temperated cave.
• Morbier AOP au lait cru - 100 jours Morbier AOP made from raw milk, pressed non-cooked paste cheese with characteristic black stripe in the middle. Aged minimum 4 months with fruity taste.
• Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura AOP Blue cheese with non-pressed and non-cooked marbled paste, aged minimum 3 weeks. Fine yellowish crust with blue-green veining, ivory white paste with characteristic nutty flavor.
• Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura AOP BIO Organic blue cheese with AOP certification. Lactic, slightly fruity and vanilla flavors with mushroom notes.
• Beaufort AOP Cooked pressed paste cheese with AOP since 1968. Recognized by concave heel and blue casein plate. Fruity aroma and unctuous texture.
• Raclette au lait cru Raw milk raclette cheese, pressed non-cooked paste. Aged 45 days, weighing approximately 7kg. Fruity and pleasant, preferably consumed melted.
• Le Bon Grivois Soft paste washed rind cheese from Haut Doubs, made from pasteurized cow's milk of Montbéliarde breed. Aged 3 weeks on spruce boards.
• Le Cacouyard Soft paste cheese made in Haut Doubs from pasteurized cow's milk of Montbéliarde breed. Characteristic walnut flavor added during manufacturing. Mild and unctuous taste, approximately 350g per piece.
• Fondue aux 3 Comtés Fondue made from an assembly of three Juraflore Comté vintages mixed with Jura Chardonnay wine. 100% natural recipe without additives or preservatives. 12 consecutive gold medals at Concours Général Agricole (2024). Sold in 400g pots.
• Cancoillotte (multiple flavors, 240g) Light fatty cheese specialty from Franche-Comté made from skimmed cow's milk. Available in multiple flavors including nature, ail (garlic), cumin, vin blanc Savagnin, moutarde à l'ancienne, and poivron et piment d'Espelette. Sold in 240g pots at uniform €5.85 pricing.
• Jura Wines (Côtes du Jura, Crémant, Macvin, Vin Jaune) Regional Jura wines including Côtes du Jura Blanc Chardonnay (€12.00), Côtes du Jura Rouge Poulsard, Côtes du Jura Rouge Trousseau, Crémant du Jura (€13.40), Macvin du Jura (€19.20), and Vin Jaune 2017 (€30.30). Sourced from local Jura domaines (Domaine Thibaut, Domaine de la Petite Marne, Domaine La Croisée Comtoise).
• Jura Mountain Honeys (500g) Mountain honeys from the Jura region produced by JURABEILLE in Saffloz, including Miel de montagne du Jura (€12.80/500g), Miel de sapin du Jura (fir honey from silver fir at 600-800m altitudes), and Miel d'acacia du Jura. Pure and natural products from French harvest.
• Cheese Accessories (Caquelon, Fondue Forks, Raclette Cutter, Cheese Knives) Specialty cheese accessories including Kuhn Rikon cast iron caquelon fondue pots (1.7L capacity, induction compatible), sets of 6 JuraFlore-branded fondue forks, raclette cheese cutters with metal wire, and Juraflore cheese knives with beech or walnut wood handles from Jura.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fromageries ArnaudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComté Monts Jura is associated with Fromageries Arnaud, sourcing Comté AOP from among their 32 fruitières (cheese-making cooperatives) across the Jurassian Massif. Juraflore Comté is selected from these cooperatives and aged in the caves of Fort des Rousses.
• JuraFlore (Fort des Rousses)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJuraFlore is the affineur (cheese ager) and brand supplying Comté, Morbier, and fondue products sold by Comté Monts Jura. Their Comté is aged in the caves of Fort des Rousses. JuraFlore has won 12 consecutive gold medals at the Concours Général Agricole (2024) for fondue and Gold Medals 2026 for Comté and Morbier.
• JurabeilleminorOthersJurabeille (26 route de Loulle, 39130 Saffloz) is the producer supplying the mountain honey from the Jura region sold by Comté Monts Jura.
• Domaine ThibautminorOthersDomaine Thibaut supplies the Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune 2017 sold on the Comté Monts Jura website, with a technical data sheet available for the product.
• Domaine de la Petite MarneminorOthersDomaine de la Petite Marne supplies wines for the Comté Monts Jura catalog, including Côtes du Jura Blanc Chardonnay and Macvin du Jura.
• Domaine La Croisée ComtoiseminorOthersDomaine La Croisée Comtoise supplies the Côtes du Jura Rouge Poulsard and Crémant du Jura sold on the website.
• Kuhn RikonminorOthersKuhn Rikon is a Swiss manufacturer supplying the caquelon (fondue pot) sold on the Comté Monts Jura website. The caquelon in fonte (cast iron) is recommended for traditional fondue preparation.
• Chronofresh / ChronopostcoreOthersRefrigerated delivery service for France via Chronofresh (home delivery with signature required) and standard or refrigerated international delivery to European countries via Chronopost International.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iGourmet: US-based online specialty food retailer offering curated cheeses and gourmet gifts with tiered pricing and gift-box merchandising. Closely mirrors the bulk-tiered, giftable-cheese DTC model of Comté Monts Jura in a different geography.
• Neal's Yard Dairy: London-based affineur and specialist retailer of farmstead, territorial, and aged cheeses, selling DTC through its own website and dairy shops. Highly comparable to Comté Monts Jura as a curated cheese specialty retailer that combines retail, aging/affinage expertise, and e-commerce.
• Beillevaire: French fromagerie-affineur with both physical shops and an e-commerce site selling a wide range of AOC/AOP cheeses, butter, and regional specialties. Comparable as a French specialty cheese retailer combining affineur role with direct online sales.
• Murray's Cheese: New York-based specialty cheese retailer with a strong DTC e-commerce arm and physical shops. Comparable business model — premium cut-to-order cheese, online gifting, and expert-led curation — operating at a larger US-centric scale.
• Saxelby Cheesemongers: NYC cheese shop with a robust online specialty cheese DTC business and strong content/library presence. Comparable as a small specialty cheese retail-DTC operator with curated, affineur-driven assortment.
• La Fromagerie: Independent London cheese retailer featuring curated French and British cheeses, with an online shop and cheese-focused content. Mirrors the curator-plus-DTC-plus-content strategy that Comté Monts Jura runs from Poligny.
• La Maison du Comté: Comté specialist shop and museum located in Poligny, the same Jura town as Comté Monts Jura. Direct competitor for cave-aged Comté discovery and DTC sales targeting the same customer segment.
• Androuet: Historic Parisian fromager established in 1908, specializing in raw-milk, AOC/AOP, and affineur-matured French cheeses with online ordering. Direct competitor in the French artisan cheese retail segment with overlapping customers and product positioning.

Regional players

• Jumi: Swiss affineur and specialty cheese retailer selling aged cheeses DTC and through cheese bars. Comparable curation-and-aging playbook but operating primarily in Switzerland rather than France/Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Savencia Fromage & Dairy: Large French dairy group producing and distributing AOC/AOP cheeses (including regional French specialties) via retail and foodservice channels. Relevant as a much larger incumbent whose scale, distribution, and shelf presence can pressure Comté Monts Jura's premium niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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