MAITRE CORBEAU

Name

MAITRE CORBEAU

Legal name

Sarl Abelias

Website

https://maitre-corbeau.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mondeville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dine-in sales: Traditional table-service restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales to dine-in customers. Cheese-centric menu including fondues, raclettes, meat dishes, salads, and desserts. Ticket average of €27.50 HT.
2. Takeaway and delivery: Takeaway and home delivery service with dedicated menu options. Local delivery through external service provider subscription.
3. Franchise fees: Monthly trademark license fee of €900 HT per franchise partner. Entry fee of €18,000. Revenue share through local communication contribution of 1% on annual revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Maître Corbeau operates a traditional French table-service restaurant concept centered on cheese-based cuisine, featuring approximately 40 varieties of French cheeses (including AOC cheeses) integrated across a varied menu of nine regional fondues, raclettes, tartiflettes, salads, hot dishes with cheese sauces, cheese platters, and a complete beverage program. The company runs company-owned restaurants in Normandy and a franchise partnership program for nationwide expansion since 2018.

Product overview

Maître Corbeau is a traditional French restaurant chain specializing in cheese-based cuisine, named after La Fontaine's fable. The concept offers a diverse menu centered on approximately 40 varieties of AOC cheeses from across France, featuring signature fondues (9 regional varieties including Normande, Savoyarde, and Pays d'Auge), raclette dishes, tartiflettes, salads with cheese toppings, hot dishes including meats with cheese sauces, and a complete beverage program including wines and local Normandy products. The restaurants operate from a warm, rustic countryside décor theme. The company operates company-owned locations in Mondeville, Cherbourg, and historically operated in Caen, Le Havre, and Rouen, while also offering a franchise program for expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cheese Fondue Menu (Fondues) Nine varieties of cheese fondue including Normande, Savoyarde, Pays d'Auge, Vercingetorix, Monsieur Seguin, Franche-Comté, Vanoise, Forestière, and Abondance. Served for minimum 2 persons with various accompaniments. Aimed at groups and families seeking traditional cheese-based French cuisine.
• Salad Menu (Salades) Variety of salads featuring cheese toppings including Normande (with pont-l'évêque, camembert, andouille de Vire), Monsieur Seguin (chèvre varieties), Chèvre au Miel Chaud, Paysanne (comté), Grecque (vegetarian with feta), Franche-Comté, Gésiers, Roquefort, Périgourdine (with foie gras), and Assemblé platter options.
• Hot Dishes Menu (Plats Chauds) Hot dishes including tartiflettes (classic, Normande with 4 AOC cheeses, Montagnarde, Chèvre, Alsacienne), raclette dishes, Eggs Cocotte (with cantal, maroilles, reblochon, normand, emmental-foie gras), Croûtes (Normande, roquefort, raclette, Aravisienne, forestière), Grilled meats with cheese sauces (entrecôte, bavettes), Veal escalopes (Normand flambéed in calvados, Vallée d'Auge), Crémier de Chaume, and crêpes.
• Cheese and Desserts Menu (Fromages et Desserts) Cheese tasting plate with choice of three cheeses (Bleu d'Auvergne, Brie de Meaux, Cantal, Reblochon, Munster, Comté, Camembert de Normandie, Beaufort, Fourme d'Ambert, Chèvre, Pont-l'évêque, Saint Nectaire, Tomme de Savoie, Livarot), Camembert aux Airelles. Desserts include fondue au chocolat, Coupe Antillaise, crêpes, profiterole, banana split, and various ice cream/sorbet options.
• Beverages Menu (Boissons) Full beverage menu including cocktails (kir, maison cocktails), beers (Heineken, blanche, Chimay, Desperados, Westmale, Leffe), champagne, whiskies, spirits, cidre, and non-alcoholic options including coffees, teas, and soft drinks.
• Wine Menu (Vins) Wine selection including white wines (Val de Loire, Sancerre, Alsace Riesling, Savoie), rosé wines (Provence, Languedoc), red wines (Bordeaux, Val de Loire, Bourgogne, Alsace, Rhône Valley), and wine pitchers. Local Normandy products featured.
• Raclette à Volonté (Unlimited Raclette) Unlimited raclette service available at the Mondeville flagship location, served with charcuterie plate, potatoes, and bread per person. Requires advance reservation of equipment. Aimed at groups and raclette enthusiasts.
• Franchise Partnership Program Franchise opportunity offering partnership contracts for opening Maître Corbeau restaurants. Requirements include minimum personal contribution of €80,000, minimum surface area of 100 m², monthly royalty fee of €900 HT, and total investment starting from €270,000. Includes 3-week cooking training plus 1-week in-restaurant training and ongoing technical and commercial support. 5 or 7 year contracts. Available formats: city center, passing traffic axes, commercial zones, shopping centers. La Réunion and Martinique supported for DOM-TOM expansion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average ticket €27.50 HT
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IREF (Fédération des Réseaux Européens de Partenariat et de Franchise)coreOthers · 1 January 2018Maître Corbeau is a member of IREF, the European Federation of Partnership and Franchise Networks. The company was awarded the 'Trophée Espoirs des Réseaux de Franchise et de Partenariat 2018' at the IREF annual competition under the High Patronage of the French Minister of Economy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hippopotamus: French steakhouse casual-dining chain with table service and a regional franchise presence. Comparable to Maître Corbeau in service model (full-service, themed menu), average ticket size, and reliance on regional casual-dining traffic.
• Courtepaille: French grill/steak casual-dining chain with table service. Comparable to Maître Corbeau in service format, regional casual-dining positioning, and per-cover economics within the French full-service casual segment.
• Léon de Bruxelles: French casual-dining chain specializing in mussels and Belgian-style cuisine, with full table service across ~70+ locations in France. Directly comparable to Maître Corbeau as a themed, table-service French casual-dining chain with a focused menu and similar per-cover economics.
• Poivre Rouge: French casual-dining grill chain (~50+ franchised locations) with table service. Comparable to Maître Corbeau in service format, regional franchise model, and ticket size in the French casual-dining segment.
• Bistro Régent: French bistro chain operating ~250 locations with a fixed-price menu model and franchise expansion. Comparable to Maître Corbeau in targeting the French casual-dining market with a distinctive concept and franchised unit growth strategy.
• Au Bureau: French pub-style casual-dining chain with table service across ~150 locations. Comparable to Maître Corbeau as a themed, full-service casual restaurant with broad appeal and similar ticket economics in the French casual-dining market.
• La Pataterie: French casual-dining chain themed around potatoes, with ~80+ franchised locations. Directly comparable as a single-ingredient-themed, full-service French casual restaurant expanding via franchise in provincial markets.

Broad incumbents

• Buffalo Grill: Largest French steakhouse casual-dining chain with 350+ locations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in French casual dining, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader menu and stronger supply-chain leverage than Maître Corbeau.
• Pizza Hut France: International casual-dining chain operating ~170 locations in France with full table service and franchised model. Comparable to Maître Corbeau as a broader incumbent in French casual dining, though positioned in a different cuisine category (pizza vs cheese-centric).
• Flunch: Major French family casual-dining buffet chain with ~200 locations. Comparable as a broad French casual-dining incumbent, though operating with buffet self-service and family positioning rather than Maître Corbeau's themed table-service niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MaitreCorbeauCaenMondeville
• Instagraminstagram.com/maitrecorbeaucaenmondeville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maitre-corbeau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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