Biocoop Les 7 Épis

Name

Biocoop Les 7 Épis

Legal name

Biocoop Les 7 Épis

Website

https://biocoop-les7epis.bzh

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic grocery retail

NAICS

Grocery and Convenience Retailers (4451), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298), Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (445230)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHAEAJ

Natural/Organic Food Co-ops & Community Natural Grocers

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Natural/Organic & Health Food Stores

SECONDARYCRAHAEAE

Natural Specialty Food Stores (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Keto, Allergy-Friendly)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Natural/Organic & Health Food Stores

SECONDARYCRAHAHAA

Produce Markets & Greengrocers

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Fresh Food Specialists (Produce, Meat, Seafood)

SECONDARYCRAHALAF

Food Co-ops with In-Store Prepared Foods & Deli

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

SECONDARYCRAOAAAK

Natural, Organic & Health Foods Wholesale Distribution

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Food & Beverage Wholesale Distribution

Keywords

• Organic grocery retail
• Local produce sourcing
• Cooperative retail network
• Organic restaurant services
• Specialty food counters

Headquarters

HQ city

Lorient Keryado

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail sales of organic food and eco-products: Core revenue from operating eight retail stores (soon nine with Ploemeur) selling organic/bio food, eco-products, beauty/well-being services, and a bio restaurant (Croc'Épi). Products are sold at retail mark-up across categories: groceries, fruits & vegetables, meat, fish, cheese, bakery, cosmetics, and beverages. Online ordering and click-and-collect available.
2. Restaurant and catering services: Croc'Épi restaurant generates revenue from on-site dining, buffet entries, salad bars, take-away, and a catering/traiteur service for events and private functions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Biocoop Les 7 Épis operates a regional network of organic grocery stores (currently eight, soon nine) across the pays de Lorient in Brittany, France, selling certified-organic groceries, fresh produce, butcher and fish counters, beauty and wellness products, and eco-goods. The cooperative also runs the Croc'Épi organic restaurant with weekly menus, take-away, and a catering/traiteur service, and provides online ordering with click-and-collect. Operations emphasise strict internal organic standards, fair-trade and local sourcing (over 60% local in produce, 100% in bakery), and a member-adherent (SCIC) governance model.

Product overview

Biocoop Les 7 Épis is a cooperative offering a unified portfolio of organic retail stores and an organic restaurant. The core offering consists of eight to nine physical grocery locations across the Lorient area (Lorient Keryado, Lorient Centre Vauban, Lanester, Mellac, Riantec, Guidel, Pont-Scorff, Larmor-Plage, and the newly opening Ploemeur location), complemented by the Croc'Épi organic restaurant. Additional services include online shopping, specialized butcher and fish counters, organic cosmetics and wellness services, and catering. The cooperative also carries La Marque Biocoop, its own private label brand launched in 2020. All offerings emphasize local sourcing (over 60% local in produce), fair trade, and environmental responsibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Croc'Épi: The cooperative's organic restaurant, offering weekly menus with meat, vegetarian, and vegan options, buffet salads, desserts, and a take-away service.

Products and services

• Biocoop Les 7 Épis Organic Grocery Stores Network of eight organic grocery stores across the Lorient area (Lorient Keryado, Lorient Centre Vauban, Lanester, Mellac, Riantec, Guidel, Pont-Scorff, Larmor-Plage) selling certified-organic food, beverages, eco-products, and cosmetics, with a ninth location scheduled in Ploemeur. Stores apply Biocoop's stricter-than-EU organic cahier des charges and source over 60% of produce (67% from local suppliers) locally, with 100% local sourcing in the bakery department.
• Croc'Épi Organic Restaurant On-site organic restaurant at 2 rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Lorient, with weekly changing menus offering carnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan dishes, a salad bar, take-away, and promotional drink offers (-15% on sodas, nectars, iced teas, beers and ciders through 31 August 2026).
• Courses en ligne (Online Grocery Shopping) Online ordering service for Biocoop organic groceries with click-and-collect and delivery options, allowing consumer-members to shop the cooperative's catalogue digitally and pick up in store.
• Les Boucheries (Organic Butcher Shops) Specialized organic butcher counters within the store network offering Bio Équitable in France certified Breton meat products.
• La Poissonnerie (Organic Fish Shop) Organic fish and seafood counter within the store network featuring responsibly sourced species, with Albacore and Obese tuna removed from January 2026 due to mercury concerns and replaced by lower-mercury options.
• Beauté / Bien-être (Beauty & Wellness) Organic cosmetics and beauty-care section with an in-store wellness cabin offering massages and spa treatments for consumer-members.
• Service Traiteur (Catering) Catering service for private events and functions, leveraging the Croc'Épi restaurant kitchen and the same organic sourcing standards as the stores, with reusable-container consignment via the Ressac An Oriant zero-waste network.
• La Marque Biocoop (Private Label Brand) Cooperative's own private-label brand carried across the Biocoop store network, covering organic and fair-trade groceries with eco-designed packaging, distributed in Les 7 Épis stores among others.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60% local sourcing in fruits and vegetables; 67% of produce from local suppliers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Biocoop (parent cooperative network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1986Les 7 Épis is a founding member of the Biocoop cooperative network, created in 1986. Biocoop is a Société Anonyme Coopérative that unites organic retail stores, producer groups, and member-consumers. The network comprises over 740 stores across France with a shared stricter internal cahier des charges for organic products. Biocoop provides the brand, collective standards, producer networks, and national marketing campaigns, while Les 7 Épis operates its local stores.
• Local producers (25+ market gardeners, ~10 fruit/small-fruit producers, 160 total local suppliers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes 7 Épis works with over 25 local market gardeners and around 10 fruit/small-fruit producers, supplying 67% of produce from local sources. Across all categories, the cooperative partners with 160 local suppliers providing over 1,700 product references. These producers are local farm businesses, many newly created, supported through long-term sourcing relationships.
• Paysans Associés (20 producer groups, 3,200+ farms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiocoop's network of 20 producer groups called 'Paysans Associés' represents more than 3,200 organic farms across France, organized in four production sectors: Fruits & Vegetables, Cereals, Dairy, and Meat. These groups supply the broader Biocoop network including Les 7 Épis.
• Biolait (dairy producer group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes 7 Épis supports Biolait dairy producers during surplus periods, as demonstrated by a promotional pricing action (milk at €1.09 instead of €1.25 through July 4, 2026) to help absorb excess organic milk production and protect producer prices.
• Distro (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistro is a cooperative for reusable packaging and circular economy in Brittany. Les 7 Épis is a sociétaire (member) of Distro and participates in its glass bottle recycling and reuse system. Distro launched a participatory financing campaign for Les 7 Épis members to invest in expanding the reuse sector.
• Ressac An Oriant (zero-waste association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRessac An Oriant develops reusable container consignment systems in Lorient and surrounding area. The association has convinced 13 restaurants to join, including Les 7 Épis. Croc'Épi restaurants (Keryado and Lanester) participate in the consignment system: customers pay a €3 deposit for reusable glass containers and return them to any network partner to recover the deposit.
• Eau et Rivières de Bretagne and Les mains dans le bocageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes 7 Épis and other Biocoop stores in the 56 department partnered with Eau et Rivières de Bretagne and Les mains dans le bocage for a hedge planting initiative supporting sociétaire producers. Planting took place February 5 at Romain Connan's farm in Elven.
• Association Saranghi (Nepal humanitarian)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation Saranghi, founded in 2007, works in favor of Nepalese populations through humanitarian actions and ethical artisan product sales. It held an exhibition-sale at Les 7 Épis Keryado (June 8–13) featuring hemp/cotton clothing, gongs, singing bowls, and meditation objects from Nepal, sold under fair-trade conditions.
• TOWT (Transport à la voile)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOWT is a pioneer in wind-powered cargo shipping. Les 7 Épis has supported TOWT since its early days, including filmed product unloadings at Lorient port in 2012. The cooperative continues to back TOWT following its judicial liquidation, calling on members to sign a petition to save the company.
• BASIC (agricultural economics cooperative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes 7 Épis co-organized a conference on 'the unfair price of our food' with Sylvain Ly, co-founder of BASIC, a cooperative that produced a landmark study on hidden costs in the food system. BASIC's research informs Les 7 Épis' advocacy for fair producer pricing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Les Comptoirs de la Bio: French cooperative network of independent organic retailers with similar producer-direct sourcing model and community-oriented positioning. Direct format competitor at the regional chain level.
• Naturalia: Major French organic specialty retailer with 200+ stores, owned by the Sofiprotéol group. Competes in the same organic food retail space with similar emphasis on local and organic products.
• La Vie Claire: Leading French organic and natural product retail chain with ~380 stores nationally. Direct competitor in the specialty organic grocery category with overlapping product assortment and similar target customers.
• L'Eau Vive: Regional organic retail chain in eastern France, part of the La Vie Claire group. Comparable specialty organic grocery model with strong local sourcing emphasis and similar mid-size store footprint.
• So Bio: Network of organic retail stores in southern France, part of the Grand Panier Bio group. Comparable mid-sized organic retail chain with similar store economics and product mix.
• Biocoop (national network): The national parent cooperative network with 740+ organic stores across France under the same brand, charter, and private label. Les 7 Épis is a founding member; the network shares the same business model, supplier base, and standards.

Regional players

• Satoriz: Organic retail chain concentrated in southeastern France (Rhône-Alpes region). Comparable format and organic/local focus but operates in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Carrefour Bio: Conventional French grocery giant that has rolled out dedicated organic store formats and expanded organic assortment in standard stores. Competes with Les 7 Épis on price-convenience dimensions but with broader scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Subsidiaries1 record

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