Minoterie Matignon Moulin Mirebeau

What Minoterie Matignon Moulin Mirebeau does

Minoterie Matignon Moulin Mirebeau is a family-owned flour milling company established in 1925 in Malesherbes (Le Malesherbois), Loiret department, France. The business is in its fourth generation of Matignon family ownership and operates two manufacturing sites producing a rigorously controlled range of flours, including traditional French T65 bread flour, whole wheat (pain complet), a six-grain blend (pain 6 céréales), a specialty grain blend (pain tougraine), an American-style pastry flour, plus complementary products such as semolina, bulk yeast, and malted flour lines marketed under the sub-brands Marceline, Alliance Farine, and Actimalt. Production is anchored by a mill with a crushing capacity of four tonnes of flour per hour, supported by seven wheat reception silos, twelve flour silos (420 tonnes total storage), six cylinder grinding machines, two flour sifters, a grain-cleaning circuit, an on-site quality-control laboratory, and a test bakery (fournil d'essai) used for product development and customer training.

The company serves four distinct customer segments — artisan bakers, industrial food producers, GMS mass retailers, and individual consumers — through a proximity-focused, omnichannel go-to-market. Distribution channels include a physical on-site retail boutique (vente au moulin) open weekdays, an e-commerce storefront, bulk tanker delivery for professional accounts, and direct field sales supported by a point-of-sale advisor and demonstrator and an R&D manager. Pricing is unit-based, ranging from €1/kg for semolina in 5–10 kg packs to €7.30 per 5 kg bag for the six-grain blend, with 25 kg professional bags, 5 kg and 1 kg retail packaging, and paid half-day/full-day training workshops covering bakery basics, shaping techniques, and mill visits.

Since August 2021 the company has held the "Produit en Ile-de-France" certification through its partnership with regional agricultural initiative Ile-de-France Terres de saveurs, validating wheat origin and traceability, collaboration with local artisans, and reduced carbon footprint. The company positions itself as a human-scale, independent mill emphasizing four generations of savoir-faire, local farmer partnerships, and on-site quality control. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Minoterie Matignon Moulin Mirebeau

Legal name

MINOTERIE MATIGNON, SAS

Website

https://minoterie-matignon.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Minoterie Matignon is a fourth-generation family flour mill in Le Malesherbois, France, founded in 1925. It produces traditional and specialty flours for artisan bakers, industrial clients, mass retailers, and individual consumers via on-site retail, e-commerce, and bulk tanker delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour Milling

NAICS

Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Flour & Milling Products Manufacturing (wheat, corn, rice, specialty flours) (AFAKABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grain-Based Mixes & Doughs Manufacturing (pancake/waffle mixes, baking mixes, dough bases) (AFAKABAF)

Keywords

• Flour milling
• Bakery ingredients
• Bread flour
• Specialty flour
• Artisan baking

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Malesherbois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flour production and sales: The company produces and sells various types of flour (Marceline, Alliance Farine, Actimalt) directly to artisan bakers, industrial clients, GMS (mass retail), and individual consumers. Products include bread flours, pastry flours, complete flours, and specialty flours. They offer multiple packaging options (25kg, 5kg, 1kg bags) and bulk delivery via their own tanker truck fleet.
2. Direct retail sales (vente au moulin): The company operates a physical boutique on-site at the mill where customers can purchase products at retail prices. This includes all product references and new releases available for immediate purchase.
3. Training and workshops: The company offers training sessions and workshops for customers, conducted by their professionals in their facilities. Programs include bakery basics, seasonal products discovery, shaping of baguettes and brioches, mill visits, and meals with tastings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Minoterie Matignon is a family-owned flour mill operating since 1925 that produces and sells a complete range of rigorously controlled bread flours, specialty flours, semolina, and baking yeast. The company serves artisan bakers, industrial food producers, mass retail (GMS), and individual consumers through on-site retail, bulk tanker delivery, and e-commerce channels.

Product overview

Minoterie Matignon is a family-owned flour mill established in 1925 with over 90 years of tradition. The company operates two manufacturing sites in Malesherbes, Loiret, producing a complete range of rigorously controlled flours. Their product portfolio includes bread flours (Le pain français T65, Le pain complet, Le pain tougraine, Le pain 6 céréales), specialty flours (La farine US pâtissière), and complementary baking ingredients (La semoule, La levure en vrac). Products are sold under sub-brands Marceline, Alliance Farine, and Actimalt. The company also offers training workshops and bakery services. Distribution channels include direct sales at the mill (retail shop), bulk delivery by tanker truck, and standard packaging (25 kg, 5 kg, 1 kg bags) serving artisan bakers, industrial clients, GMS retailers, and individual consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marceline: Flour brand sold at the mill
• Alliance Farine
• Actimalt

Products and services

• Le pain français T65
• Le pain 6 céréales
• Le pain complet
• Le pain tougraine
• La farine US pâtissière
• La semoule
• La levure en vrac
• Formations et ateliers (Training sessions and workshops)

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of 4 tonnes of flour per hour
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• Ile-de-France Terres de saveurscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Since August 2021, Minoterie Matignon has partnered with Ile-de-France Terres de saveurs, a regional agricultural quality initiative. This partnership enables the company to obtain the 'Certification Produit en Ile-de-France', which highlights their commitment to wheat origin, traceability, collaboration with local artisans, and environmental protection through reduced carbon footprint. The company is one of over 430 members defending and promoting regional quality agricultural activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• King Arthur Baking Company: Premium flour brand sold through retail and direct-to-consumer channels with strong brand recognition and training content; comparable premium/DTC positioning even though US-based and much larger in scale.
• Moulins Soufflet (InVivo): One of France's largest flour millers and grain operators; competes with Minoterie Matignon in B2B flour supply and GMS retail, but at vastly greater scale and a national/industrial footprint.
• Nutrixo (Grands Moulins de Paris): Major French flour milling group operating Grands Moulins de Paris; supplies industrial bakeries and retail brands nationally, representing the dominant incumbent against which regional mills compete on differentiation.

Regional players

• Céréales des Moissons: French regional grain and flour cooperative with traceability and local-sourcing emphasis; comparable regional/traceability positioning and similar target customer segments of artisan bakers and local retail.
• Bruggeman (CSM): Belgian flour miller specializing in specialty and functional flours for European bakeries; comparable product technology (specialty flours, malted flours) and customer segment (artisan/industrial bakers) though serving Benelux rather than France.

Direct peers

• Moulin de Brasseuil: French traditional mill producing artisanal flours and operating direct retail sales; closely comparable GTM combining mill boutique, regional delivery, and artisanal customer focus.
• Minoterie de Courcelles: Independent French regional mill producing bread and specialty flours with multi-channel distribution; comparable human-scale family-owned operator in the same artisanal/regional flour segment.
• Minoterie Bourseau: French independent flour mill of similar family-owned profile producing traditional and specialty flours for bakers and consumers; competes in the same regional premium/artisan segment.
• Minoterie Forest: French family-owned regional flour mill serving artisan bakers and local retail with a comparable product range of bread and specialty flours; directly comparable business model and customer base to Minoterie Matignon.
• Minoterie Dupuy: Independent French regional miller producing flours for artisan and industrial customers; comparable in scale, regional focus, and multi-channel distribution (bulk, packaged, 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

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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