AB épluche

What AB épluche does

AB épluche (legal entity: SCIC AB EPLUCHE) is a French cooperative founded in 2012 and headquartered in Vourey, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, operating a regional food-processing and local-sourcing platform aimed at the collective catering market (school cafeterias, company restaurants, hospitals, and other institutional food services). The business is organized around three operational poles: a légumerie producing 4th-range fresh ready-to-use vegetables (peeled, washed, and cut) using modern processing equipment located in Fontanil-Cornillon; the Isère à Saisonner sales platform distributing a broader range of seasonal Isère fruits, vegetables, and dairy products; and an Atelier de Conserverie launched in 2023, adding pasteurized, vacuum-packed vegetables, legumes, and vegetable coulis for extended shelf life. Products are FR-BIO-10 organic certified and sourced from a network of local Isère farmers and market gardeners, with operations supported by EU (FEADER), Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and LEADER co-financing.

The company runs a transaction-fee / direct-sales model: a two-person commercial team (Estelle and Pauline) handles orders via phone and a dedicated email channel, with product catalogs issued on request and no public pricing. Distribution is regional — direct delivery from the Vourey/Fontanil-Cornillon facilities to collective catering clients across the Isère department — and the company has been featured in regional media (TéléGrenoble, Le Dauphiné Libéré, Isère Mag). A planned relocation to a new building in Pays Voironnais indicates ongoing capacity build-out. The cooperative is small (8 employees) and privately held under SCIC governance, with no external equity investors, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue or funding history beyond public grants.

Name

AB épluche

Legal name

SCIC AB EPLUCHE

Website

https://isere-a-saisonner.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AB épluche is a French SCIC cooperative that runs a légumerie, the Isère à Saisonner local-products platform, and a conserverie to supply fresh, local, and organic produce to collective catering clients in the Isère department.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Processing

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Fresh-Cut & Value-Added Produce (Washed, Peeled, Sliced, Packaged) (AFAKAFAA)

Keywords

• Fresh vegetable processing
• Organic food supply
• Collective catering supply
• Local food distribution
• Food preservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vourey

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Vegetable Sales (Légumerie): Production and daily commercial sale of ready-to-use fresh vegetables (4th range) cultivated and processed locally. Products include potatoes, carrots, leeks, and other seasonal vegetables.
2. Platform Sales (Isère à Saisonner): Sales platform offering a wide range of Isère products including seasonal fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to collective catering actors.
3. Preserved/Pasteurized Products (Conserverie): New 2023 activity: pasteurized and vacuum-packed vegetables and legumes, as well as vegetable purees, targeting extended shelf life for collective catering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AB épluche processes and distributes locally sourced, organic fresh and preserved vegetables through three activities: a légumerie producing 4th range (peeled, washed, cut) vegetables, a local sales platform (Isère à Saisonner) aggregating fruits, vegetables, and dairy from Isère producers, and a conserverie producing pasteurized, vacuum-packed vegetables, legumes, and coulis. The company primarily serves collective catering (Restauration Hors Domicile) actors in the Isère department.

Product overview

AB épluche operates as a SCIC (cooperative) with three interconnected poles: (1) La Légumerie - a vegetable processing unit producing fresh ready-to-use 4th range vegetables; (2) La Plateforme Isère à Saisonner - a sales platform connecting collective catering with local producers of seasonal fruits, vegetables, and dairy products; and (3) L'Atelier de Conserverie - a preservation workshop producing pasteurized vacuum-sealed legumes and vegetables plus vegetable coulis. The three poles work together to serve the collective catering market with local, organic, and low-environmental-impact food products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Isère à Saisonner: Local platform selling Isère products including seasonal fruits and vegetables, and dairy products to collective catering.

Products and services

• La Légumerie AB Epluche (4th Range Fresh Vegetable Processing) Vegetable processing unit producing fresh, ready-to-use 4th range vegetables (peeled, washed, and cut) including potatoes, carrots, leeks, and other seasonal produce, equipped with modern processing equipment and serving the collective catering market from facilities at Fontanil-Cornillon / Vourey.
• Plateforme Isère à Saisonner
• Atelier de Conserverie Preservation workshop producing pasteurized and vacuum-sealed vegetables and legumes, as well as vegetable coulis/purees, for extended shelf life and easier use of legumes in collective catering kitchens.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Farmers/Producers (Isère)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of local farmers and market gardeners (maraîchers) supplying vegetables, legumes, fruits, and dairy products. The company was created to help local producers access the collective catering market.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pomona: France's leading specialized foodservice distributor (subsidiary of Compass Group), supplying restaurants and collective catering. Comparable because it serves the same collective-catering customer base that AB épluche targets, though as a distributor rather than a producer.
• Agrial: Large French agricultural cooperative with produce, dairy, and beverage operations including fresh vegetable processing via Priméale. Comparable as a multi-activity cooperative serving collective catering, but with much broader scale and diversification than AB épluche.
• Sysco France: Major foodservice distributor in France serving HORECA and collective catering. Comparable as a competing supply channel to collective-catering buyers, but at much greater scale and breadth than AB épluche's direct-sales model.

Regional players

• Prince de Bretagne: Brittany producer organization marketing vegetables and prepared produce. Comparable as a regional cooperative supplying fresh vegetables to foodservice channels, though focused on a different French territory.
• Savéol: Brittany vegetable producer cooperative, parent of Creno. Comparable as a French producer cooperative organizing regional growers to supply fresh produce and processed vegetables, but operating in a different French region.

Direct peers

• Creno: Brittany-based fresh-cut vegetable processor (part of the Savéol group) producing ready-to-use salads and vegetables for foodservice. Comparable as a French fresh-cut processor operating in a regional/category model similar to AB épluche's légumerie.
• Priméale: Agrial's fresh-produce brand supplying washed, peeled, and prepared vegetables to retail and foodservice in France. Comparable in product format (4th range / ready-to-use produce) and in serving professional catering buyers.
• Florette: Bonduelle-owned fresh-cut vegetable and salad brand serving retail and foodservice across France and Europe. Directly comparable to AB épluche's légumerie in product (4th range fresh-cut vegetables) and customer profile (collective catering/foodservice).
• Crudette: French fresh-cut salad and vegetable brand (Bonduelle Group) supplying retail and foodservice. Closely comparable product (ready-to-use fresh vegetables) and overlapping collective-catering customer base.

Others

• Transgourmet France: French foodservice wholesaler (Coop Group subsidiary) supplying collective catering and HORECA. Adjacent rather than directly competitive: an alternative route-to-market for the same buyers that AB épluche reaches via direct sales.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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