What EBS Espérance does

EBS Espérance is a French worker cooperative (SCOP) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Chanteloup-les-Vignes, Yvelines, operating a 5,000 m² logistics platform with 1,700 pallet positions and four loading docks. It is a formal member of the Emmaüs France movement and the Le Relais network, positioning itself as a social insertion enterprise (entreprise d'insertion): roughly 40% of its workforce consists of insertion employees supported by a dedicated insertion counselor. The company serves enterprise and mid-market B2B clients — notably L'Oréal, Ushuaïa, Le Petit Olivier, Lovéa, Kickers, Orak, and Le Relais — across cosmetics, fashion/footwear, e-commerce/DNVB, dry food, and reuse-economy verticals.

The company delivers three integrated service lines from a single site: (1) co-packing and custom conditionnement with three production lines and capacity of up to 75,000 lots per day; (2) e-commerce fulfillment with capacity of up to 8,000 orders per day, powered by a WMS/EDI platform directly connected to major French e-commerce CMS systems (Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, Oxatis, Wizishop) and marketplaces (Amazon, Cdiscount, eBay, Fnac, Leroy Merlin, Boulanger, Darty); and (3) reverse logistics and reconditionning for returned, rented, or reusable goods. A dedicated temperature-controlled grey room (12 workstations) handles dry food conditionnement under HACCP-trained staff (April 2024) and ECOCERT organic certification (2025).

EBS Espérance monetizes through project-based fees and unit pricing, with monthly invoicing and annual indexation via the ICHT labor-cost index. Last-mile delivery is outsourced to a preferred carrier network (Mondial Relay, La Poste, DPD, Chronopost) connected to the WMS for tracking and negotiated at preferential rates through volume pooling. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales led by a named commercial manager, supported by LinkedIn presence, the corporate website, and referrals through the Emmaüs/Le Relais ecosystem. Customer concentration includes one named global enterprise anchor (L'Oréal) alongside a long tail of mid-market beauty, fashion, and DNVB clients. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; recent strategic emphasis is on the new food conditionnement vertical, certification-driven regulatory moats, and engineering hires to professionalize operations.

Name

EBS Espérance

Legal name

EBS Espérance, SCOP au capital variable

Website

https://ebsesperance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EBS Espérance is a French worker cooperative (SCOP) and social insertion enterprise founded in 1996, based in Chanteloup-les-Vignes (Île-de-France), providing co-packing, e-commerce fulfillment, reverse logistics, and HACCP/ECOCERT-certified food conditionnement to cosmetics, fashion, DNVB, and circular-economy B2B clients including L'Oréal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Logistics Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110), Other Warehousing and Storage (493190)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Pick/Pack & Value-Added Warehouse Services (Kitting, Returns Prep) (CRAFAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

E-commerce Returns & Overflow Full-Service Storage (HSAKAHAL)

Keywords

• Co-packing services
• E-commerce fulfillment
• Reverse logistics
• Contract packaging
• Food-grade conditioning

Headquarters

HQ city

Chanteloup-les-Vignes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Co-packing and Custom Packaging Services: Project-based fees for co-packing (manchonnage, banderolage, filmage, blister packaging), PLV assembly and filling, and custom bespoke packaging operations. Pricing is per-lot or per-manipulation based on complexity, volumes, and seasonality. Invoicing is monthly.
2. E-commerce Logistics and Fulfillment: Integrated logistics services for e-commerce including storage, order preparation, custom packaging, co-packing, dispatch, and return management. Fees are volume-based and depend on number of SKUs, order frequency, and fulfillment complexity. Managed as a monthly billing cycle.
3. Reverse Logistics and Reconditioning: Services covering the full reverse logistics cycle — return reception, quality inspection, cleaning, refurbishing, and re-stocking or routing to recycling. Fees are calculated per unit or per tonne of materials processed, based on the complexity of operations required.
4. Food Conditioning: Specialized dry food conditioning services including weighing, bag/seal/box packaging, labeling with batch numbers and production dates, and quality control. Revenue is project-based per unit conditioned, with ECOCERT-certified operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EBS Espérance provides B2B contract logistics services from a 5,000 m² warehouse in Chanteloup-les-Vignes, France. Core offerings include co-packing and custom packaging (sleeving, banding, blister, PLV display assembly), end-to-end e-commerce fulfillment (storage, picking, packing, shipping, returns), reverse logistics and reconditioning for the reuse economy, and HACCP/ECOCERT-certified dry food conditioning. Operations are powered by a WMS/EDI platform connected to major e-commerce CMS and marketplace systems.

Product overview

EBS Espérance operates as a unified logistics services company organized around three core service streams: (1) Co-packing & Custom Packaging — including industrial co-packing (sleeving, banding, blister, PLV display mounting), custom/manual contract packaging (bespoke boxes, subscription box assembly, textile sorting), and food-grade packaging with HACCP and ECOCERT certifications; (2) E-commerce Logistics — end-to-end B2C/B2B order fulfillment (stock management, picking, packing, shipping via integrated carrier network, and returns handling) powered by a WMS connected to major CMS platforms and marketplaces; and (3) Reverse Logistics & Reconditioning — returns management, quality control, cleaning, and re-use preparation for rental and e-commerce returns. All services share the same 5,000 m² warehouse infrastructure in Chanteloup-les-Vignes and are delivered through a single WMS/EDI platform, unified project management, and a shared carrier network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boutique en ligne solidaire: A solidarity online shop operated by the company, redirecting to Label Emmaüs.

Products and services

• Co-packing and Conditionnement Industrial co-packing and custom packaging services including sleeving (manchonnage), banding (banderolage), film wrapping, blister packaging, and point-of-sale display (PLV) assembly and filling, capable of processing up to 75,000 lots per day across three production lines for cosmetics, retail, and consumer goods clients.
• E-commerce Logistics and Fulfillment

Quantifiable outcome

• E-commerce order error rate below 1%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered key, minor and core.

• Orak (Optimal Karpet)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Orak specializes in textile carpet tile reuse through long-term rental programs. EBS Espérance provides full reverse logistics including reception, quality inspection, sorting, cleaning, and refurbishment of returned carpet tiles. Tiles in excellent condition are reissued for reuse; damaged tiles are sent for recycling into building insulation. Since 2008, Orak has revalued over 10 million m² of carpet tiles through this partnership.
• Les Chaussettes solidairesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019An association that reconditions worn or orphaned socks to manufacture new socks or other products. EBS Espérance has collaborated for over 5 years on various supply chain steps: sorting recovered socks for recycling and distributing finished products made from reclaimed socks.
• Emmaüs FrancecoreOthers · 1 January 1996EBS Espérance is a formal member of Emmaüs France since its founding in 1996. This membership defines the company's social mission and provides access to the broader Emmaüs ecosystem, including procurement referrals and shared ESG/insertion values. It is the structural foundation of the company's identity as a social insertion enterprise.
• Le RelaiscoreOthers · 1 January 1996EBS Espérance is a member of the Le Relais network (a major French social enterprise network focused on reuse and insertion). Le Relais is also listed as a client of EBS Espérance, creating a dual relationship. The network provides a framework for the company's reuse economy activities and connects it to companies committed to circular economy principles.
• Mondial Relay, La Poste, DPD, ChronopostkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred transport partners for last-mile delivery of e-commerce parcels and B2B shipments. EBS Espérance negotiates bulk rates through volume pooling, offering preferential pricing to clients. All partners are connected to the WMS for automated tracking and status updates.
• E-commerce CMS and Marketplace Platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce, Prestashop, Magento, Oxatis, Wizishop, Amazon, Cdiscount, eBay, Fnac, Leroy Merlin, Boulanger, Darty)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integrations via EDI/WMS with all major French e-commerce CMS platforms and major marketplace sellers. This enables automated order ingestion, real-time inventory synchronization, shipment tracking, and performance dashboarding for clients — a key operational differentiator for DNVB and e-commerce clients.
• Île-de-France RegionminorOthersThe Île-de-France Region has financed a portion of EBS Espérance's warehouse expansion works, demonstrating public-sector support for social insertion enterprises in the region.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bolloré Logistics: Bolloré Logistics is a French-headquartered global logistics provider (Bolloré Transport & Logistics) offering contract logistics, warehousing, and fulfillment across France and internationally. It competes with EBS Espérance for enterprise contracts in fashion, retail, and cosmetics, with substantially greater scale.
• XPO Logistics: XPO Logistics is a global contract logistics provider with significant French operations covering warehousing, fulfillment, and reverse logistics. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise retail and cosmetics contracts, but at much larger scale and with owned last-mile capability.
• ID Logistics: ID Logistics is a large French-headquartered contract logistics provider serving enterprise retail, FMCG, and cosmetics clients across Europe. It overlaps with EBS Espérance on e-commerce fulfillment and co-packing but operates at vastly larger scale with multi-country coverage; a key competitor for marquee accounts.
• Geodis: Geodis is the French national champion in contract logistics (SNCF subsidiary), offering warehousing, fulfillment, and transport across Europe and globally. It competes with EBS Espérance on enterprise co-packing and fulfillment contracts but cannot match its social-insertion positioning for ESG-driven procurement.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a major European-headquartered logistics provider with extensive contract logistics and fulfillment operations in France. It competes for the same enterprise warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment RFPs but lacks the social-insertion / ESS positioning that differentiates EBS Espérance.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders and contract logistics providers, with dedicated contract logistics and e-commerce fulfillment solutions in France. It is a broad incumbent alternative for clients evaluating EBS Espérance, particularly for cross-border enterprise accounts.

Others

• Sendiroo: Sendiroo is a French multi-carrier shipping aggregator for SMB and e-commerce shippers, enabling rate comparison across carriers such as Mondial Relay, Colissimo, and Chronopost. It is thematically adjacent — touching the same carrier ecosystem EBS Espérance negotiates with — but does not perform warehousing or co-packing.
• Packlink Pro: Packlink Pro is a multi-carrier shipping management platform serving SMB and DNVB e-commerce shippers across Europe with rate comparison, label printing, and tracking. It is adjacent to EBS Espérance's shipping stack — competing for the same DNVB customers on the shipping layer — rather than a direct fulfillment competitor.

Direct peers

• Cubyn: Cubyn is a French e-commerce fulfillment specialist serving SMB and DNVB sellers with warehousing, pick-and-pack, and multi-carrier shipping. It directly competes with EBS Espérance's e-commerce fulfillment pole for the same digital-native brand segment, though it lacks the social-insertion positioning and co-packing depth.
• Log'ins: Log'ins is a French social-insertion logistics enterprise (entreprise d'insertion) offering co-packing, e-commerce fulfillment, and reverse logistics to cosmetics, fashion, and retail brands. It is the closest functional and structural peer to EBS Espérance, sharing the ESS/insertion mission, multi-service model, and mid-market French client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esperance-conditionnement

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about EBS Espérance