LE JARDIN DE L'AVENIR

What LE JARDIN DE L'AVENIR does

Le Jardin de l'Avenir SARL is a privately held French organic food business operating since 1974 from a single ~10-hectare peri-urban site at 61 Route de la Roche in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, at the gates of Angers. It runs three integrated formats: a libre cueillette (pick-your-own) organic vegetable farm, a comprehensive bio grocery store stocked with the farm's produce plus goods from over 20 local Maine-et-Loire producers, and since 2021 a farm-to-table restaurant (Le Resto du Jardin) with a weekly rotating menu. The team of approximately seven people is structured into production (Adélie, Loïc), store (Julien, Emmanuel), and restaurant (Florence) units, with the chef/restaurant manager also operating a take-away kiosk, a custom organic pâtisserie line (in partnership with La Petite Maison), a café/tea room with coworking space, and event catering.

The business model is direct-to-consumer only, with all revenue generated from physical, on-site transactions: weight-based produce sales from pick-your-own, retail product sales in the bio store, and table-service and take-away food and beverage sales. Restaurant pricing is modest (€10-€13 for main courses, desserts from €5) and payment is pay-as-you-go via card, check, cash, or Ticket Restaurant vouchers. Distribution is entirely local, with no online sales, no delivery, and no app, and the customer base consists of Angers metropolitan area families, professionals, retirees, and new residents who value ultra-fresh, organic, local, seasonal food. The company's core technology is its integrated farm-store-restaurant operating model, in which restaurant menus are adapted weekly to absorb production peaks and use produce rejected by the store's cosmetic standards, enabling a documented anti-waste cooking approach and a tight farm-to-fork supply chain where vegetables are delivered by bicycle from adjacent fields.

Name

LE JARDIN DE L'AVENIR

Legal name

Le Jardin de l'Avenir SARL

Website

https://jardindelavenir.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Jardin de l'Avenir is a family-run, multi-format organic food business in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire near Angers, combining a pick-your-own farm, a bio grocery store stocked with 20+ local producers, and a farm-to-table restaurant (since 2021) to serve Angers metropolitan area consumers seeking ultra-fresh, local, seasonal organic food.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic farm and farm-to-table restaurant

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (11121), Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (44523), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHAEAD

Organic Produce & Farm Market Retail

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

SECONDARYAFAGAKAC

Organic Vegetable & Melon Farming (Open-Field)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Organic Crop Farming

SECONDARYTHAFABAK

Plant-Based & Vegan Fast Casual

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Fast Casual Restaurants

SECONDARYCRAHAKAA

Freshly Made Grab-and-Go (Sandwiches, Wraps, Salads)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Foodservice-to-Go & In-Store Prepared Foods (Grab-and-Go)

Keywords

• Organic farming services
• Farm-to-table restaurant
• Pick-your-own produce
• Organic grocery retail
• Local food sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Libre Cueillette (Pick-Your-Own): Customers harvest their own seasonal vegetables and fruits directly from the farm. Revenue generated from produce sales by weight.
2. Bio Store Retail: Complete organic grocery store offering packaged goods, fresh produce, bulk items, hygiene products, cosmetics, beverages, and wines. Revenue from retail product sales with over 20 local producer partners supplying the store.
3. Restaurant Service: Table service restaurant open Tuesday to Saturday from 12h, offering seasonal, creative, homemade cuisine using farm produce and local organic ingredients. Weekly-changing menu with 3 entrées, 3 plats (2 vegetarian), 3 desserts. Also includes café/tea room service from 10h30 to 18h.
4. Take-Away / Vente à Emporter: Take-away service from kiosk: Tuesday 12h-19h, Wednesday to Saturday 9h-19h. Phone orders accepted. Includes ready meals, salads, and bio beverages.
5. Custom Pastry Orders: Made-to-order bio pastry including monthly specialty, birthday cakes (6/8/12 portions), and Christmas buches. 48-hour advance ordering required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Jardin de l'Avenir is a multi-format organic food business operating a pick-your-own vegetable farm, a full-line organic grocery store stocking produce alongside products from over 20 local Maine-et-Loire producers, and a seasonal farm-to-table restaurant. Customers harvest their own seasonal vegetables from approximately 10 hectares of fields, buy packaged and bulk organic goods at the on-site store, and dine at the restaurant whose weekly menu is built around same-day harvests delivered by bicycle. Supporting services include a take-away kiosk, custom bio pastry orders, a café/tea room with coworking space, and event catering.

Product overview

Le Jardin de l'Avenir is a multi-concept organic food business comprising three core offerings: a free-pick vegetable farm (Libre Cueillette) for customers to harvest their own produce, a comprehensive organic grocery store (Magasin Bio) with products from the garden and over 20 local Maine-et-Loire producers, and a seasonal restaurant (Restaurant Bio) featuring inventive farm-to-table cuisine. Additional services include takeaway food (Vente à Emporter), custom organic pastry (Pâtisserie Bio), a café/tea room with coworking space, and custom catering services. The business operates from a single location in Sainte Gemmes sur Loire, approximately 15 minutes from Angers center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Libre Cueillette (Pick-Your-Own Organic Farm) Self-service organic vegetable and fruit harvesting experience on approximately 10 hectares of fields in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, allowing Angers-area customers to pick their own ultra-fresh seasonal produce directly from the farm. Operating since 1974 with extended Tuesday-Saturday hours.
• Magasin Bio (Organic Grocery Store) Comprehensive on-site organic grocery store offering fresh produce from the farm and a curated range of organic packaged goods, bulk products, hygiene, cosmetics, beverages, and wines sourced from over 20 local Maine-et-Loire bio producers. Customers benefit from a Trèfle loyalty card.
• Le Resto du Jardin (Organic Farm-to-Table Restaurant) Sit-down organic restaurant offering weekly rotating seasonal, creative cuisine built around the farm's harvest, with 3 entrées, 3 main courses (including 2 vegetarian), and 3 desserts, plus café/tea room service from 10h30 to 18h Tuesday-Saturday. Vegetables are delivered by bicycle from adjacent fields, and the kitchen operates an anti-waste model. Reservations via phone, online (Octotable), or email; Ticket Restaurant vouchers accepted.
• Vente à Emporter (Take-Away Service) Take-away food service from a kiosk at the restaurant entrance, open Tuesday 12h-19h and Wednesday-Saturday 9h-19h, offering grande salads (€10), vegetarian plates (€10), meat plates (€13), and desserts from €5, including bio beverages. Phone orders accepted between 10h-18h.
• Pâtisserie Bio (Custom Organic Pastry) Made-to-order organic pastry service producing custom cakes, birthday cakes (6/8/12 portions), Christmas bûches, and monthly specialties, with 48-hour advance ordering. Offers gluten-free, vegan, and reduced-sugar options, with ingredients sourced from local Maine-et-Loire bio producers.
• Café - Salon de Thé (Café and Tea Room with Coworking) Café and tea room operating Tuesday-Saturday from 10h30 to 18h, serving coffee, sweet treats, and drinks, and providing a coworking space in a peaceful green setting at the gates of Angers.
• Service Traiteur Bio (Organic Catering) Custom organic catering service offered for events in the Angers area and surrounding communities, based on the restaurant's seasonal, bio, and local cuisine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vegetables delivered by bicycle daily from field to restaurant

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• La Belle de MaineminorOthersLocal bio brewery located in Bouchemaine (49), supplying craft bio beers to the store.
• La SafranerieminorOthersLocated in Combrée (49), produces organic oils including colza (rapeseed), sunflower, and camelina oil.
• Verger de la HanèreminorOthersFarm in Aviré (49) producing bio apple juice, sweet cider, dry cider, and semi-dry cider.
• Fournil de l'AubanceminorOthersArtisan bakery in Soulaines sur Aubance (49), delivering bread on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
• La Ferme du Point du JourminorOthersOrganic farm in Jarzé (49140) producing 750g bio pasta.
• Earl TOUCHET FrançoisminorOthersFarm in Brain sur l'Authion (49) supplying bio beef, veal, and bulk wheat flour.
• Aube VerteminorOthersOrganic goat cheese producer located in Grezillé (49000).
• Gaec du RouméminorOthersOrganic goat cheese farm in Yzernay (49360).
• Gaec BinetminorOthersOrganic dairy farm in Saint Augustin des Bois (49170) producing bio milk.
• Les Ruchers de la Terre FermeminorOthersOrganic beekeeping operation in Montigné les Rairies (49430) producing bio honey.
• Anthony Robin / Clos FrémurminorOthersOrganic winemaker in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire (49130) producing bio wines.
• Domaine des RochellesminorOthersOrganic winery in Saint Jean des Mauvrets (49320).
• Château PrincéminorOthersOrganic winery in Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance (49610).
• La PiautreminorOthersOrganic brewery in La Menitre (49000) producing bio craft beers.
• Brasserie Sterne et MousseminorOthersOrganic brewery in Rochefort sur Loire (49190).
• Bernard GaboritminorOthersOrganic dairy/creamerie in Maulevrier (49360).
• Minoterie BlinminorOthersOrganic mill in Azé (53200) producing bio flours.
• La Petite Maison (Maxime Collin and Elise Blanvillain)minorOthersArtisan pastry chef duo in Trélazé producing custom bio pastries for the restaurant including Christmas buches, galettes, and specialty desserts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Blue Hill at Stone Barns: US farm-to-table restaurant operating on a working organic farm with adjacent retail. Comparable in using restaurant as anchor for on-farm retail and pick-your-own-style experience.
• Daylesford Organic: UK-based organic farm with integrated farm shop, café, and cooking school. Comparable multi-format organic destination model with strong anti-waste and farm-to-table positioning.

Direct peers

• Ferme de Gally: Multi-site peri-urban organic farm and farm store in the Paris region combining pick-your-own, retail, and on-site food service. Closest French analog to Le Jardin de l'Avenir's integrated farm-store model.
• Ferme de Sainte-Marthe: Organic vegetable farm with on-site retail and direct-to-consumer sales in Maine-et-Loire region. Comparable in crop focus, organic certification, and farm-store distribution model.
• Bec Hellouin: Organic permaculture farm with educational programs and on-site restaurant. Comparable in combining organic cultivation, food service, and consumer-facing experience at a single rural site.
• Ferme du Bonheur: Peri-urban organic farm in the Paris region with pick-your-own, farm store, and table-service restaurant — a near-direct parallel to Le Jardin de l'Avenir's three-format integration.

Broad incumbents

• La Vie Claire: French national chain of organic grocery stores. Competes with the bio store on range and pricing power but lacks the integrated farm and restaurant component.
• Naturalia: Major French organic grocery chain owned by Groupe Casino. Competes on convenience and scale rather than local sourcing or experiential retail.
• Biocoop: Largest French network of organic retail stores with strong regional presence in Pays de la Loire. Competes on assortment and brand trust but no on-farm or restaurant integration.

Others

• La Ruche qui dit Oui: French online marketplace connecting local producers directly to consumers. Complementary rather than directly competitive — addresses same local/organic demand through a different distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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