Corab Coopérative de Producteurs Bio

What Corab Coopérative de Producteurs Bio does

Corab (legal entity: SCA Corab Centr'Atlantique) is a French agricultural cooperative founded in 1998 by 18 pioneer organic farmers, today bringing together approximately 200 organic grain producers across western France. The cooperative specialises in organic cereals, legumes (lentils, chickpeas, split peas), dried vegetables (flageolet, red, lingot and black beans), oilseeds (sunflower, camelina) and cold-pressed organic oils, all destined for human consumption. Operations are anchored in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, where Corab operates five storage sites with combined capacity exceeding 21,000 tonnes and an annual collection volume above 10,000 tonnes drawn from 6,000+ hectares.

The technical backbone consists of ventilated-cell storage infrastructure and a complete grain sorting chain located at Migné Auxances, designed to maintain food-grade quality from harvest onwards. Three in-house agricultural technicians provide personalised agronomic support to member farms, including assistance with organic conversion. Corab's majority-owned subsidiary Alisa (acquired in 2015) extends the value chain into organic gluten-free grain processing. The cooperative holds a dense stack of certifications—Agriculture Biologique Française, Agriculture Biologique Européenne, Bio Équitable En France, BIOPARTENAIRE, BIOSUISSE, and CSA GTP—which together qualify its grain for demanding downstream food-industry and consumer-brand end markets.

Commercially, Corab operates a combination of B2B direct sales to transformers, restaurateurs and retailers under its own Marque Collective Corab (launched 2020), and direct-to-consumer distribution via the corab.bio e-commerce boutique with nationwide delivery. Annual price levels are set one year in advance by the Board of Directors, with guaranteed minimum prices announced prior to planting, and the cooperative operates under a total-delivery commitment from members. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; physical-volume proxies indicate an estimated annual revenue band in the low-to-mid tens of millions of euros.

Name

Corab Coopérative de Producteurs Bio

Legal name

SCA Corab Centr'Atlantique

Website

https://corab.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corab is a French agricultural cooperative of about 200 organic farmers that collects, stores, and distributes organic cereals, legumes, oilseeds, dried vegetables and oils for human consumption, serving transformers, restaurateurs, retailers and consumers across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and nationwide via its Corab brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Grain Production & Distribution

NAICS

Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (4245)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops) (CRAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL), Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery (AFAIANAC)

Keywords

• Organic grain production
• Agricultural cooperative
• Organic cereals distribution
• Legume collection services
• Organic oilseed processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Jean d'Angély

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vente de grains biologiques: La Corab collecte les grains produits par ses 200 producteurs membres (céréales, légumineuses, oléagineux) et les commercialise auprès de transformateurs, restaurateurs et magasins. La coopérative fonctionne en apport total : l'ensemble des grains produits sur la ferme doivent être livrés à la coopérative. Les prix sont fixés annuellement par le Conseil d'Administration.
2. Marque collective Corab: Commercialisation des productions sous une marque collective portée par la coopérative, permettant de recréer du lien entre producteurs et consommateurs via des conditionnements (vrac, big bag, sac, sachets)
3. Boutique en ligne (corab.bio): Vente directe aux consommateurs via la boutique en ligne avec livraisonofferte dès 69€ et livraison en 3 jours ouvrés

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corab is an agricultural cooperative of approximately 200 organic farmers that collects, stores, sorts, and markets organic grains (cereals, legumes, oilseeds, dried vegetables) and cold-pressed oils for human consumption. The cooperative guarantees purchase of 100% of member production at prices set annually one year in advance, and sells the resulting products to food transformers, restaurants, and retail stores under its own collective brand, as well as directly to consumers through an online boutique.

Product overview

Corab is a cooperative of approximately 200 organic farmers specializing in organic cereals, legumes, oilseeds, dried vegetables, and oils for human consumption. Founded in 1998, the cooperative offers its products under its own collective brand (Marque Collective Corab) to stores, restaurants, and transformers. Products are distributed through an online boutique (corab.bio) and through B2B channels. The cooperative provides grains in various packaging formats (bulk, big bag, bags, sachets) and operates its own storage facilities with complete sorting and processing capabilities through its subsidiary Alisa (specializing in organic gluten-free grain processing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marque collective Corab: Marque collective portée par la coopérative pour les productions des fermes, proposées aux magasins sous la marque Corab, avec engagement équitable et Bio Équitable En France.

Products and services

• Organic Cereals (Céréales Bio) Range of organic cereals including oat, milling wheat, biscuit wheat, ancient wheat, spelt, einkorn, barley, brewing barley, millet (whole and decorticated), maize grain, popcorn maize, buckwheat, rye, and sorghum, collected from member farms for human food supply.
• Organic Legumes (Légumineuses Bio) Range of organic legumes including green lentil, blonde lentil, red lentil, lentillon, pink lentil, split pea, and chickpea, sourced from cooperative member farms for human consumption.
• Organic Dried Vegetables (Légumes Secs Bio) Range of organic dried vegetables including flageolet, red bean, lingot bean, and black bean, produced under the cooperative's quality standards.
• Organic Oilseeds (Oléagineux Bio) Range of organic oilseeds including camelina, linoleic sunflower, oleic sunflower, and decorticated sunflower, produced for food applications.
• Organic Cold-Pressed Oils (Huiles Bio) Range of organic cold-pressed oils including linoleic sunflower oil, oleic sunflower oil, and camelina oil, pressed from the cooperative's oilseed production.
• Corab Collective Brand (Marque Collective Corab) The cooperative's collective brand that markets farm productions to retail stores, sharing the reality of member farms and the principle of long rotations, sold under multiple organic and fair-trade certifications.
• Corab Online Boutique (corab.bio) E-commerce platform for direct sales of cooperative products to consumers, offering home delivery within 3 business days, free shipping from €69, with products available in bulk, big bag, bags, and sachets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Plus de 20 ans d'expérience en grandes cultures biologiques depuis 1998
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AlisacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Société spécialiste de la transformation des grains sans gluten bio. Prise de participation majoritaire par la Corab en 2015 pour développer la transformation sur le territoire.
• Silo Bio OuestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Silo de filière créé en 2010 à St Jean d'Angély (17), partenaire clé pour le stockage et la logistique des grains biologiques.
• Terre AtlantiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenariat privilégié en collecte pour l'approvisionnement en grains. Partenariat également pour la production de semences certifiées. Coopération étroite dans les activités de collecte et de développement de la filière biologique.
• AgrocylecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenariat en collecte avec cette coopérative pour le développement de la collecte de grains biologiques dans l'Ouest de la France.
• MéthacyclecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenariat en collecte pour la collecte de grains biologiques avec cette structure coopérative.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Probiolor: French agricultural cooperative specialized in organic grain and protein crop collection and processing for human food. Closest direct peer to Corab given the same cooperative structure, organic grain focus, and B2B processor/restaurateur customer mix.
• Moulin des Moines: French organic grain miller and processor supplying flours and grains to B2B and retail under its own brand. Directly comparable product mix (cereals, legumes, processed grain derivatives) and certifications.
• Celnat: French organic grains, legumes, and dried fruits distributor with a strong retail brand. Comparable product range (cereals, legumes, seeds) and organic B2B-plus-D2C distribution model.
• Valorex: French processor specialized in organic oilseed and protein-crop valorization (notably flax). Comparable B2B processor model and focus on plant-protein/grain transformation for food markets.
• Biocoop: France's leading organic retail cooperative, combining a network of consumer-storefronts with producer partnerships. Comparable cooperative governance and producer-member model, though retail-facing rather than wholesale like Corab.

Emerging players

• Triballat Noyal: French family-owned dairy and plant-protein processor with a growing organic grain/dairy range. Comparable upstream grain sourcing needs and downstream organic B2B processing activity.

Broad incumbents

• Ekibio: French organic food brand group owning Bjorg, Bonneterre, and others. Competes with Corab's Corab brand in organic cereals/legumes retail but with national distribution and consumer marketing scale.
• Léa Nature: Major French organic and natural food brand group (Bjorg, Bisson, La Vie Claire). Overlaps with Corab on organic grain-based retail SKUs but operates at much larger scale with a broader product portfolio.
• Agrial: Large French multi-sector agricultural cooperative with grain, vegetable, and beverage operations. Overlaps with Corab on grain collection and cooperative member-producer model at a substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Cavac: Western France agricultural cooperative covering grains, vegetables, and animal production. Comparable cooperative governance and regional grain-collection footprint, though not exclusively organic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CorabCooperative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corab
• Instagraminstagram.com/corabcooperative

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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