LES ELEVEURS

What LES ELEVEURS does

LES ELEVEURS, operating under the legal name EDLC – Les Eleveurs de la Charentonne, is a Nantes-based direct-to-consumer meat boutique founded in 2005 by five farmers originating from La Ferté-Fresnel in western France. The company operates a single physical retail store at 18 rue Descartes in Nantes, complemented by an e-commerce platform offering Click & Collect and home delivery via Chronofresh that covers metropolitan France (excluding Corsica). Its assortment spans beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, charcuterie, barbecue and plancha cuts, and a curated wine cellar, with all meat sourced from local French farms featuring identified breeds such as Normande, Charolaise, Limousine, and Rouge des Près.

The business is structured as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) with €400,000 of registered capital and approximately 12 employees, indicating a farmer-owned cooperative-style ownership with no disclosed external investment. Pricing is per kilogram, with cuts ranging roughly from €4 to €90 per kg depending on product type, and transactions are one-time retail or e-commerce purchases. The supply chain is anchored by approximately nine named local producer relationships, including farms (EARL DE LA HALLIERE, EARL DU PARC DES NORMANDES), cooperatives (GAEC BONHOMME MIRANDE, GAEC BOURGOGNE), and individual farmers, with each producer featured on a weekly rotation via the company website.

Revenue is generated through retail and e-commerce sales of meat and complementary local products (wine, cheese, produce) to individual consumers in the Nantes region and, via home delivery, more broadly across metropolitan France. The value proposition centers on direct farm-to-table sourcing transparency, in-house butchery preparation, recipe and wine pairing content, and product origin traceability, positioning the boutique as an alternative to traditional markets with what the company characterizes as an exceptional quality-to-price ratio. The technology footprint is limited to a standard e-commerce storefront with no proprietary technology, no public API, and no AI or ML components identified.

Name

LES ELEVEURS

Legal name

EDLC – Les Eleveurs de la Charentonne

Website

https://laboutiquedeseleveurs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LES ELEVEURS (Les Eleveurs de la Charentonne) is a Nantes-based direct-to-consumer meat boutique, founded in 2005 by five farmers, operating a single retail store and e-commerce platform selling locally-sourced French meats, charcuterie, and wine to individual consumers across metropolitan France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Meat and Local Food Retail

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charcuterie & Cured Meats Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Local butcher shop
• Farm-to-table meat
• Artisan charcuterie
• Click and collect grocery
• French regional produce

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail and E-commerce Meat Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of meat and local farm products through physical storefront and online ordering with Click & Collect or home delivery. Products include beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, charcuterie, and complementary products like wine, cheese, and produce.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LES ELEVEURS operates a direct-to-consumer butcher and local-products boutique, selling fresh French meats (beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, rabbit), charcuterie, barbecue/plancha cuts, and a curated wine cellar. Customers can buy in-store at the Nantes shop, order online for Click & Collect, or receive next-day home delivery via Chronofresh across metropolitan France.

Product overview

LES ELEVEURS (Les Eleveurs de la Charentonne) is a local meat boutique and e-commerce platform based in Nantes, France. The business operates as a unified retail and online platform offering fresh meats (beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry), charcuterie, barbecue/plancha products, and a curated wine cellar. Products are sourced from local French farmers and producers, with the company's history dating back to 2005 when five farmers from the Ferté-Fresnel region formed 'Les Eleveurs de la Charentonne'. The company offers Click & Collect service from their Nantes store at 18 rue Descartes, as well as home delivery via Chronofresh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bœuf (Beef) Fresh beef products including steaks, roasts, ground beef, and offal from French cattle breeds (Normande, Charolaise, Limousine, Rouge des Près), sold to individual consumers for home cooking.
• Veau (Veal) Fresh veal products including ground veal and veal offal, targeted at home-cooking consumers seeking French-sourced veal.
• Agneau (Lamb) Fresh lamb products including lamb chops, rack of lamb, and lamb offal for individual consumer purchase.
• Porc (Pork) Fresh pork products including sausages, pork chops, ham, ground pork, and offal, for individual consumer purchase.
• Volaille (Poultry) Whole poultry and poultry cuts including chicken, turkey, duck, and rabbit, sold to individual consumers.
• Charcuterie Prepared cured meats including pâtés, rillettes, ham, sausages, and smoked products for individual consumer purchase.
• Barbecue & Plancha Grilled meat products including sausages, skewers, and cuts suitable for barbecue and plancha cooking, targeted at home grilling consumers.
• Cave à Vin (Wine Cellar) Wine selection including reds, rosés, and whites from French vineyards, particularly Rhône Valley wines, paired with the meat offering.
• Click & Collect Online ordering service allowing customers to order products through the laboutiquedeseleveurs.fr website and pick them up in-store at the Nantes location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Alternative to markets with exceptional quality-to-price ratio

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

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABBAYE NOTRE DAMEScoreOthersLocal farmer/producer supplying meat products to Les Eleveurs. One of 9 named producers in the weekly featured producers section.
• EARL DE LA HALLIEREcoreOthersLocal farmer/producer supplying meat products. One of the weekly featured producers supplying the store.
• EARL DU PARC DES NORMANDEScoreOthersLocal farmer/producer supplying meat products. Weekly featured producer.
• GAEC BONHOMME MIRANDEcoreOthersLocal agricultural cooperative supplying farm products. Weekly featured producer.
• GAEC BOURGOGNEcoreOthersLocal agricultural cooperative supplying farm products. Weekly featured producer.
• M HAUTEMULE JEAN MARCcoreOthersIndividual farmer supplying meat products. One of the weekly featured producers.
• M. BEAUDOIREcoreOthersIndividual farmer supplying meat products. Weekly featured producer.
• M. BRAUDEAU NICOLAScoreOthersIndividual farmer supplying meat products. Weekly featured producer.
• M.CRUARD SYLVAINcoreOthersIndividual farmer supplying meat products. Featured as one of the weekly producers.
• ChronofreshminorOthersHome delivery service partner for perishable goods. Provides next-day delivery service (day-after-tomorrow for specific departments). No Sunday/Monday/Tuesday deliveries.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• La Vie Claire: Established French organic retail chain with national presence across hundreds of stores. Overlaps with Les Eleveurs on organic meat and specialty food positioning, but operates a much broader assortment and scale.
• Le Bon Marché: Iconic Parisian luxury department store with a renowned food hall (La Grande Épicerie de Paris) featuring premium French meat, cheese, wine, and specialty products. Comparable premium positioning but much broader portfolio.
• Biocoop: France's largest organic retail cooperative network with hundreds of stores. Overlaps with Les Eleveurs on organic/local sourcing and product categories, but operates at a national scale far beyond the Nantes boutique.

Direct peers

• Poiscaille: French online seafood and specialty food retailer using direct-from-fisherman/producer sourcing with home delivery. Shares the same DTC + direct-producer + cold-chain delivery model as Les Eleveurs.
• BienManger.com: French online specialty food retailer offering curated regional French products including charcuterie, cheeses, wines, and artisanal goods. Comparable e-commerce-first specialty food positioning and basket composition.
• La Belle Vie: French premium online grocery retailer offering a curated assortment of specialty foods (meat, cheese, produce, wine) with home delivery across France. Closely comparable DTC model and premium/local positioning to Les Eleveurs.

Emerging players

• Färm: Early-stage French organic retail chain with multiple physical stores and e-commerce, offering organic meat, produce, and specialty foods with a local/sustainable sourcing narrative overlapping with Les Eleveurs.
• La Ruche qui dit Oui: French direct-from-producer food marketplace connecting consumers with local farmers and artisans. Shares the community-led, producer-direct sourcing philosophy and customer segment with Les Eleveurs.

Regional players

• Maison Plisson: Parisian specialty food boutique offering curated local, artisanal French products (meat, cheese, produce, wine) with physical store and e-commerce. Comparable curated specialty food concept, but anchored in Paris rather than Nantes.

Others

• C'est qui le Patron: French consumer-driven brand cooperative that creates premium food products with transparent, fair producer sourcing. Thematically aligned with Les Eleveurs' direct-producer and traceability values, though not a direct retail competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/laboutiquedeseleveurs
• Instagraminstagram.com/laboutiquedeseleveurs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-eleveurs-nantes

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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