FROMAGERIE PIERRE JACQUIN ET FILS

What FROMAGERIE PIERRE JACQUIN ET FILS does

Fromagerie Pierre Jacquin et Fils is a fourth-generation, family-owned French cheese manufacturer founded in 1947 in La Vernelle, Centre-Val de Loire. The company specializes in traditional goat cheese production, with an annual output of approximately 2,000 tonnes across AOP-certified varieties including Selles sur Cher, Sainte Maure de Touraine, Valençay, Pouligny-Saint Pierre, and Crottin de Chavignol, as well as non-AOP fresh, aged, mini-format, and farmhouse cheeses. Production is fully integrated at the 3,000m² main facility, covering milk reception, curdling, molding, aging, packaging, labeling, and delivery, with raw goat milk sourced from 58 partner farms within a 60km radius to enable complete traceability from farm to finished product.

The business operates five wholly-owned locations across France: the La Vernelle headquarters, Fromagerie d'Orval (acquired 2020), Laiterie du Col Bayard (acquired 2021), Fromagerie Laragne-Montéglin, and a retail boutique in Selles-sur-Cher operating since 1988. Distribution combines a permanent export service—delivering to international partners across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia via the dedicated Gamme Origin line—with domestic wholesale channels and direct-to-consumer retail. The company employs approximately 60 collaborators working alongside the Jacquin family, who have maintained ownership across four generations.

Revenue is generated through one-time B2B sales of cheese products with non-publicly-disclosed wholesale pricing. The customer base consists of international export distributors, domestic wholesale partners, and retail consumers, with no named anchor accounts disclosed. The company is privately held with no external investors or funding rounds disclosed, and operations are currently active with expansion signaled through the 2020–2021 acquisitions and the 2020 fourth-generation leadership transition.

Name

FROMAGERIE PIERRE JACQUIN ET FILS

Legal name

Fromagerie JACQUIN

Website

https://fromagerie-jacquin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fromagerie Pierre Jacquin et Fils is a fourth-generation family-owned French goat cheese manufacturer founded in 1947, producing approximately 2,000 tonnes annually of AOP-certified and traditional cheeses. The company serves wholesale export partners and retailers across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal French Goat Cheese Manufacturing

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ripened Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Semi-Soft, Hard & Blue) (AFAHABAB), Cheese Wholesale (AFAIAEAC)

Keywords

• Goat cheese production
• AOP cheese manufacturing
• Artisanal French cheese
• Farmhouse cheese supply
• Dairy product distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

La Vernelle

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cheese Product Sales: Sale of goat cheese products including AOP cheeses, fresh cheeses, aged cheeses, and specialty ranges through domestic and export distribution channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fromagerie Pierre Jacquin et Fils is a family-owned French cheesemaker that produces traditional AOP goat cheeses (Selles sur Cher, Sainte Maure de Touraine, Valençay, Pouligny-Saint Pierre, Crottin de Chavignol) and additional farmhouse and cow's milk cheese ranges. The company controls the full production process from milk reception to packaging and labeling, sourcing goat milk from approximately 58 partner farms within a 60 km radius. Annual production capacity is approximately 2,000 tonnes, distributed domestically and exported through international partners to North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Product overview

FROMAGERIE PIERRE JACQUIN ET FILS is a family-owned cheese manufacturer founded in 1947, specializing in goat cheese production with an annual output of approximately 2000 tonnes. The company operates a unified product portfolio centered on traditional French goat cheeses, organized across multiple product lines: AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) cheeses including Selles sur Cher, Sainte Maure de Touraine, Valençay, Pouligny-Saint Pierre, and Crottin de Chavignol; La Gamme Origin for export markets; Les Chèvres à la coupe (cut-to-order goat cheeses); Les fromages au lait de vache (cow's milk cheeses); Les fromages frais (fresh cheeses); Les fromages traditions (traditional techniques range); and Les minis (mini format cheeses). The company also operates four subsidiaries—Fromagerie d'Orval, Laiterie du Col Bayard, Fromagerie Laragne-Montéglin, and a retail store in Selles-sur-Cher—extending its presence across different French cheese-producing regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gamme Origin: Cheese product line primarily destined for the export market.

Products and services

• Selles sur Cher

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production capacity of approximately 2000 tonnes of goat cheese

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Laiterie du Col BayardcoreOthers · 1 January 2021Acquired in 2021, Laiterie du Col Bayard is located in the authentic Champsaur valley between Provence and Hautes-Alpes, near Gap. The company produces traditional cheeses in the mountain region.
• Fromagerie d'OrvalcoreOthers · 1 January 2020Acquired in 2020, Fromagerie d'Orval is a subsidiary specializing in natural, simple cheeses with authentic terroir flavors. Operating for 2 generations, the company produces farmhouse cheeses typical of the region.
• Fromagerie Laragne-MontéglinminorOthers · 1 January 2020Subsidiary located in Laragne-monteglin in the Hautes-Alpes department, operating as part of the Jacquin group of companies.
• Partner Goat Farms (58 farms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of approximately 60 producer partners including 58 farms in AOP goat milk and farmhouse cheeses, located within a 50km radius. Farms average 150 goats each, with most operating for several generations. Partners include producers habilitated for AOP certifications in Selles sur Cher, Valençay and Sainte Maure de Touraine zones.
• Gérald BrunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducer fromager and partner supplying farmhouse cheeses. Represents the quality-focused local producers that work with the fromagerie, with emphasis on proximity, locality, and sustainable practices including green energy and electric vehicles.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bel Group: Major French dairy group with traditional French cheese brands (Laughing Cow, Babybel, Kiri, Leerdammer) plus specialty cheese lines. Comparable as a French heritage cheese company with significant export presence, though operating at much larger scale and with broader product categories.
• Agrial: French agricultural cooperative with a sizable dairy and cheese division producing traditional French cheeses including goat varieties. Comparable as a French dairy cheesemaker with farmer-supplier relationships, though larger and more diversified across other agricultural categories.
• Isigny Sainte-Mère: French dairy cooperative producing AOP-protected cheeses and butters from Normandy. Comparable as a French dairy operator with AOP certifications serving premium domestic and international markets, though with a different regional terroir and broader product portfolio.
• Savencia Fromage & Dairy: One of France's largest specialty cheese groups with broad AOP and traditional cheese portfolios across cow, goat, and sheep's milk. Comparable as a French cheesemaker serving both domestic and international markets, though at significantly greater scale and breadth than Jacquin.
• Lactalis: World's largest dairy company, headquartered in France, owning numerous traditional and AOP French cheese brands (President, Galbani, etc.). Comparable as a major French dairy conglomerate with significant AOP cheese exposure, though vastly larger and broader than Jacquin.

Direct peers

• Fromagerie de la Bresse: French producer of Bresse AOP cheese with traditional artisan methods and protected designation of origin. Comparable as a similarly-sized French AOP cheesemaker relying on tightly bounded regional production rules, though focused on a different AOP category.
• Fromagerie Dubois: French artisan goat cheesemaker producing traditional AOP goat cheeses in the Loire/Val de Loire region. Highly comparable as a regional French goat cheese producer in close geographic and product proximity to Jacquin, competing for similar retail and export channels.
• Roullier Fromagerie: French family cheese producer specializing in traditional goat and regional cheeses with international distribution. Comparable as a family-owned French goat cheese maker competing in similar specialty/AOP export channels at a similar scale.
• Triballat Noyal: French family-owned dairy and cheese manufacturer producing traditional cheeses including goat cheese specialties (chèvre). Comparable as an independent French cheese maker with traditional product lines and B2B distribution, although somewhat larger than Jacquin.
• Fromagerie Henri Willig: Family-owned Dutch/European specialty cheese producer with strong export focus and direct-to-consumer retail. Highly comparable as a multi-generational, family-led artisanal cheesemaker with international distribution and branded product lines in a similar size band.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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