Aux délices

What Aux délices does

Aux Délices (legally CSV Holding, SIRET 81743079600018) is a family-owned Portuguese specialty food retail chain founded in 1988 by Mr. Valverde, operating five physical stores across Île-de-France in Brie-Comte-Robert (headquarters), Pontault-Combault, Draveil, Saint-Denis, and Colombes. The company sells imported Portuguese groceries (olive oils, pastries, codfish, port wine, charcuterie, cheeses, condiments, fresh produce), prepared dishes cooked by an in-house chef for takeaway or dine-in, and offers custom event catering featuring traditional Portuguese specialties such as cochon de lait.

Revenue is generated through three transaction-based streams: over-the-counter retail product sales, daily on-site dining services (Monday-Saturday lunch), and custom catering orders for private and corporate events. The customer base is geographically segmented across the Greater Paris region, with no reliance on enterprise anchor accounts; primary segments are local families seeking authentic Portuguese products and event organizers requiring Portuguese cuisine catering. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through physical retail, supplemented by a content-marketing website (launched 2023) and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

The business is privately held with no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Operations rely on traditional retail logistics rather than proprietary technology, with no AI, API, or software platform components. The value proposition rests on direct Portuguese sourcing relationships (including brand partnerships with Compal, Super Bock, Sumol, and Gatão), 35+ years of brand heritage as the first Portuguese food store in Île-de-France, and the vertically integrated retail-plus-foodservice format that differentiates it from generic grocers.

Name

Aux délices

Legal name

CSV Holding

Website

https://auxdelices-groupe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Aux Délices is a family-owned Portuguese specialty food retailer operating five physical stores across Île-de-France since 1988, selling imported Portuguese groceries, chef-prepared dishes, on-site dining, and event catering to local consumers and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Retail

NAICS

All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

International Specialty Ingredients & Import Markets (CRAHAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mediterranean/Greek/Italian/Spanish Grocery Stores (CRAHAFAJ)

Keywords

• Portuguese specialty food
• Imported grocery retail
• Event catering services
• Charcuterie and cheese
• Prepared meal retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Brie-Comte-Robert

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail product sales: Sale of Portuguese food products including groceries, charcuterie, cheeses, fresh produce, olive oil, wines, and pastries. Products sold over-the-counter and self-service.
2. Foodservice / Traiteur: Prepared dishes sold for take-away or dine-in at store restaurant spaces. Daily menus prepared by in-house chef using fresh products. Monday to Saturday lunch service.
3. Event catering: Custom catering orders for private and corporate events including cochon de lait, Portuguese chicken, cod fritter platters, charcuterie, cheeses, and grilled specialties. Orders placed at stores for customer pickup.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aux délices operates five retail stores across Île-de-France, France, selling imported Portuguese groceries, charcuterie, cheeses, fresh produce, olive oils, wines, and pastries. The stores also offer chef-prepared Portuguese dishes for takeaway or on-site dining and provide full event catering services. Founded in 1988, the family-owned business maintains direct sourcing ties with Portuguese producers.

Product overview

Aux délices is a traditional Portuguese fine food retail chain consisting of five physical store locations across Île-de-France, France. The core offering centers on Portuguese grocery retail (imported products, fresh produce, and prepared dishes), complemented by on-site dining services and custom event catering. The product portfolio includes a fine grocery section, charcuterie and cheese departments, a fresh produce section (fruits and vegetables), and a prepared foods/takeaway counter. Event catering services featuring traditional Portuguese specialties (cochon de lait, Portuguese chicken, cod fritters) and on-site restaurant dining complete the offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portuguese Specialty Grocery Retail
• Chef-Prepared Portuguese Dishes
• Portuguese Event Catering Service
• On-Site Dine-In Service

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CompalminorOthersBrand logo displayed on website partners section. Portuguese food/beverage brand.
• Super BockminorOthersBrand logo displayed on website partners section. Portuguese beer brand.
• SumolminorOthersBrand logo displayed on website partners section. Portuguese soft drink brand.
• GatãominorOthersBrand logo displayed on website partners section. Portuguese caramel snack brand.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Carrefour: France's largest grocery retailer, competing with Aux Délices through its international/Portuguese specialty aisles and expanding Mediterranean private-label ranges, representing the broad-incumbent competitive threat.
• Fauchon: Historic French premium food retailer offering gourmet specialty products, prepared foods, and catering — overlaps with Aux Délices' specialty retail and catering model but at a luxury, multi-category scale.
• La Grande Épicerie de Paris: Up Parisian gourmet food hall attached to Le Bon Marché, offering premium international specialty products comparable to Aux Délices' curated Portuguese assortment but at a much broader luxury scale.
• Auchan: Major French hypermarket and supermarket chain with international food sections including Portuguese products, comparable as a broad grocery incumbent that competes on convenience and price against specialty retailers.

Regional players

• Naturalia: French specialty organic and natural food retailer with a Paris-region-heavy footprint, comparable to Aux Délices in scale and regional positioning as a France-focused specialty grocer differentiated on curation.
• Biocoop: France's leading organic cooperative grocery network, comparable as a values-led specialty food retailer serving French consumers seeking differentiated assortment over mainstream supermarkets.
• La Vie Claire: French organic and specialty food retail franchise with strong regional store presence, structurally comparable to Aux Délices as a multi-store specialty food retailer operating a similar shop-with-restaurant-adjacent format in France.

Direct peers

• Picard Surgelés: France's leading specialty frozen-food retailer with broad physical footprint and strong prepared-foods positioning, comparable to Aux Délices as a specialty food retailer whose value proposition is built on curated, differentiated assortment rather than mass-market grocery.
• Tang Frères: French Asian specialty grocery chain with multiple physical stores and a food court, directly comparable to Aux Délices as an ethnic specialty grocery retailer combining grocery retail, prepared foods, and on-site dining for a diaspora community.

Others

• Le Petit Ballon: French specialty food e-commerce subscription company, relevant as a benchmark for the type of digital-first specialty food retail that Aux Délices would need to compete with if it expands online.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Auxdelices77170/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/auxdelicesportugais
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aux-d%C3%A9lices-77170
• Instagraminstagram.com/aux_delices_77

Compliance1 record

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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