Moulins de Cherisy

What Moulins de Cherisy does

Les Moulins Familiaux is a fourth-generation, family-owned French flour milling group founded in 1903 by Fernand Maurey at Chars, now led by Thomas Maurey and operating four mills — Chars (Val d'Oise, 95), Chérisy (Eure-et-Loir, 28), Paul Dupuis (Seine-Maritime, 76), and Brasseuil (Yvelines, 78) — with a combined production capacity of 38,000 tonnes of professional-grade wheat flour per year. The group runs both modern cylinder mills and traditional stone-grinding mills (meules de pierre) side by side, producing a portfolio of five core flours: LA FELICITA (semolina-based preparation concentrate for baguettes and breads), L'ÉMOTION (Label Rouge T65 for traditional French bread), LA TRADI (T65 for traditional French bread), LA MOULINS DU VEXIN (organic T110 stone-ground), and LA MAUREY OR (T65).

The business sells direct, B2B, to artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals across Île-de-France and Normandy. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time flour sales, with secondary revenue streams from the Académie des Moulins Familiaux (professional training services) and business consulting (audit, conseil, analyse) for bakery operations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are handled via direct sales engagement. The group competes on a stacked credential base — FSSC 22000, GMP+, IFS, Label Rouge (with a 100% regional supply chain), Bio, CRC, Produit en Ile-de-France, and Saveurs de Normandie — alongside content marketing (website, e-book, Instagram/Facebook @lesmoulinsfamiliaux) and trade competition sponsorship that showcases award-winning artisan customers.

The company is privately held with no external funding, no parent entity, and no public listing. Ownership commentary indicates full family control across four generations, with no indication of minority investment or holding-company structure. Technology is intentionally traditional (stone and cylinder milling) rather than software- or AI-driven, and there is no disclosed digital product, app, or API surface; the principal defensible assets are heritage, certifications, regional mill footprint, and direct customer relationships with professional artisans.

Name

Moulins de Cherisy

Legal name

Les Moulins Familiaux

Website

https://moulinsdecherisy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fourth-generation French family milling group operating four mills across Île-de-France and Normandy, producing 38,000 tonnes of professional-grade wheat flour annually for artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals, complemented by training and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour Milling

NAICS

Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)

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

• Artisan flour milling
• Professional wheat flour
• Stone-ground flour
• Bakery supplies France
• Baker training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chérisy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Flour Sales: Sale of professional-grade wheat flours to artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals. Products include specialty lines such as Label Rouge, organic, and regional designation flours.
2. Professional Training Services: Professional training programs offered through the Académie des Moulins Familiaux, providing educational services to artisan bakers and food professionals
3. Business Consulting: Management support services including audits, consulting, and business analysis for bakery operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Professional flour milling operation producing wheat flours for artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals, using both cylinder mills and traditional stone-grinding mills. The company produces a range of branded flour products under quality certifications and supplements milling with technical training through the Académie des Moulins Familiaux.

Product overview

Les Moulins Familiaux operates as a flour milling company producing professional-grade flours for artisan bakers, pastry chefs, and restaurant professionals. The portfolio includes five core flour products (LA FELICITA, L'ÉMOTION, LA TRADI, LA MOULINS DU VEXIN, and LA MAUREY OR), complemented by professional training services through the Académie des Moulins Familiaux. The company offers 360° accompaniment services including audit, consulting, and analysis support for bakery businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moulins du Vexin: Marque de farine de blé T110 bio écrasée sur meule de pierre.
• La Maurey Or
• L'Émotion
• La Tradi
• La Felicita

Products and services

• LA FELICITA Branded wheat flour product in the Moulins de Cherisy range, produced for artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals in Île-de-France and Normandy.
• L'ÉMOTION Branded wheat flour product in the Moulins de Cherisy range, produced for artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals.
• LA TRADI Traditional wheat flour product in the Moulins de Cherisy range, designed for artisan bakers and food service professionals who want a classic milling profile.
• LA MOULINS DU VEXIN Regional-branded wheat flour product reflecting the Vexin terroir, sold to artisan bakers and food service professionals in Île-de-France and Normandy.
• LA MAUREY OR Premium wheat flour product bearing the Maurey family name, positioned as a flagship offering for artisan bakers and food service professionals.
• Académie des Moulins Familiaux Training and consulting service offering technical support, recipe development, and milling expertise to artisan bakers, pâtissiers, and food service professionals who purchase flour from Moulins de Cherisy and Les Moulins Familiaux.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38,000 tonnes of flour produced annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Minoterie Suire: Western France-based miller producing professional artisan flours with stone and cylinder milling. Comparable scale and product mix targeting the same artisan boulangerie channel.
• Bachmühle: German specialty miller focused on organic and traditional flours for artisan bakeries. Comparable premium positioning, certification stack, and B2B artisan distribution model.
• Moulins Piveteau: French specialty miller serving artisan bakers with a similar premium, regionally-branded flour portfolio including organic and traditional offerings. Direct overlap on customer segment and product strategy.
• Minoterie Forest: Mid-sized French miller supplying artisan and industrial bakeries with traditional and specialty flours. Comparable in scale and product breadth, with similar regional B2B distribution.
• Minoteries Viron: French family-owned artisan miller with a comparable multi-mill structure and focus on specialty flours for artisan bakers. Closest head-to-head peer in positioning, scale, and customer base.

Regional players

• Matthews Cotswold Flour: UK-based specialty miller serving artisan bakers with stone-ground and heritage flours. Comparable B2B artisan positioning and brand-led premium strategy, but operating in the UK market.
• Mulino Marino: Italian organic stone-ground flour miller with strong artisan-bakery following in Italy. Comparable on stone-milling heritage, organic positioning, and artisan customer focus, but geographically distinct.

Broad incumbents

• King Arthur Baking Company: US premium flour brand with strong artisan-baker following and a baking school analogous to the Académie des Moulins. Comparable premium brand-and-education ecosystem, though much larger and US-focused.
• Limagrain (via Limagrain Ingrédients): Major French farmer-cooperative with grain origination and cereal ingredients operations that touches the same wheat supply chain and serves flour-based B2B customers. Comparable upstream-downstream grain-to-bakery footprint, though at far greater scale.
• Les Grands Moulins de Paris: One of France's largest industrial flour millers with nationwide distribution. Overlaps directly with Moulins Familiaux in artisan and bakery channels but operates at vastly greater scale and a broader commodity-plus-specialty portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moulins-de-cherisy

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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