Stéphane PASCO - Pâtisserie Chocolaterie à Nantes et Vertou

What Stéphane PASCO - Pâtisserie Chocolaterie à Nantes et Vertou does

Stéphane PASCO is a family-owned artisan patisserie, chocolaterie, and glacierie (SARL) founded in 2011 by Stéphane Pasco and his sister Isabelle, operating from a single production laboratory in Vertou (2 rue Charles Callier) with two retail boutiques in Vertou and Nantes (Champ de Mars / Cité des Congrès quarter). The business produces pastries, chocolates, macarons, artisanal ice creams and sorbets, celebration cakes (wedding, number, choux towers), viennoiseries, confectionery, jams, and gluten-free options entirely in-house, using 100% natural colorants and ingredients sourced from named local producers (Ferme des Champs de Pierres, La Fraiseraie, Minoterie Girardeau, Laiterie de Montaigu, Ferme des Côteaux de la Divatte).

Revenue is generated through six streams: in-store retail, Click & Collect e-commerce (next-day pickup when ordered before 21h), bespoke custom orders for weddings and events, Colissimo postal shipping of non-perishable chocolate products, pastry courses, and gift cards/subscription boxes. The customer base is primarily individual consumers in the Nantes metropolitan area, supplemented by a corporate channel (Espace Entreprises) and event-driven bespoke cake orders. The founder's training under Meilleur Ouvrier de France Jean Paul Hévin and his BTM/Brevet de Maitrise qualifications underpin the premium positioning, and the Vanilla ice cream received Gault & Millau recognition in 2019.

Name

Stéphane PASCO - Pâtisserie Chocolaterie à Nantes et Vertou

Legal name

SARL – STEPHANE PASCO PATISSIER CHOCOLATIER

Website

https://stephanepasco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family-owned artisan pâtissier-chocolatier-glacier in Nantes and Vertou producing pastries, chocolates, ice creams, and celebration cakes in-house from local ingredients for local consumers, corporate clients, and bespoke event orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vertou

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. In-store Retail Sales: Direct sales of patisserie, chocolates, macarons, ice creams, and other products across two physical boutiques in Nantes and Vertou.
2. E-commerce Click & Collect: Online ordering via the website with next-day pickup at the customer's chosen boutique. Orders placed before 21h are available the following day.
3. Custom Orders (Weddings, Receptions, Number Cakes): Bespoke celebration cakes including wedding cakes, number cakes, choux towers, and petit fours for events, ordered in-store or via the website.
4. Postal Delivery (Expédiables): Home delivery of chocolate assortments, chocolate tablets, and confectionery via Colissimo postal service.
5. Pastry Classes: Patisserie courses offered throughout the year. Gift cards and course packages available for purchase.
6. Gift Cards and Subscription Boxes: Gift cards (€20, €30, €50) and monthly subscription boxes (chocolate box, gourmet box) sold via the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stéphane Pasco is an artisan pâtissier, chocolatier, and glacier who produces and sells handcrafted pastries, chocolates, macarons, ice creams, sorbets, wedding and celebration cakes, viennoiseries, and confectioneries entirely from his Vertou laboratory. Products are sold through two retail boutiques in Nantes and Vertou, via e-commerce Click & Collect with next-day pickup, and through national postal shipping of select chocolate items via Colissimo, complemented by pastry courses and gift offerings.

Product overview

Stéphane Pasco is an artisan pâtissier, chocolatier, and glacier operating two boutiques in Nantes and Vertou, France, with all production centralized in the Vertou laboratory. The business offers a comprehensive portfolio of artisanal sweet products centered around its core offerings: Pâtisseries (pastries, entremets, tarts, éclairs, mille-feuilles), Macarons, Bonbons de Chocolat, Tablettes de Chocolat, Glaces et Sorbets (artisanal ice creams and sorbets, recognized by Gault&Millau), Verrines Glacées, and Entremets Glacés. These are complemented by celebration cakes (Réceptions, Number Cakes, Wedding Cakes, Pièces Montées), travel cakes and biscuits, Viennoiseries, Gourmandises, Confitures, gluten-free products, and gift offerings including gift cards and monthly subscription boxes. The company also offers pastry-making courses and premium baking ingredients under 'Pâtisser à la Maison.' Products are available via two physical boutiques (click and collect with next-day availability) and postal shipping for non-perishable items. Local supply chains include produce from Ferme des Champs de Pierres, La Fraiseraie, Minoterie Girardeau, and Laiterie de Montaigu.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pâtisseries Artisanal pastries including entremets, tarts (Tarte Framboise, Tarte Citron Meringuée), éclairs, mille-feuilles, Flan Tonka, Suprême, and Facilité, made in the Vertou laboratory using seasonal fruits and local ingredients. Available in individual and multi-person formats.
• Macarons Handcrafted macarons available in assorted boxes of 6, 12, and 18 units, and in pyramids of 24, 40, and 60 for receptions.
• Bonbons de Chocolat Artisanal chocolate bonbons in Assortiment Noir et Lait, pralinés, fruités, and Grand Cru varieties, crafted with pure cocoa butter including Bélize 75%, Ghana 68%, and Madagascar 64% single-origin chocolates.
• Petits Fours Sucrés Assortments of sweet petit fours and mignardises presented for cocktails, receptions, and festive occasions; €37.00 per assortment.
• Tablettes de Chocolat Chocolate tablets including Madagascar 73% pure origin, available for postal shipping as part of the 'Les Expédiables' category.
• Glaces et Sorbets Artisanal ice creams and sorbets produced in the Vertou laboratory, including 5 ice cream flavors and 5 sorbet flavors in 125ml, 250ml, and 500ml pots, without artificial colorants or flavors. Vanilla ice cream recognized by the Gault & Millau guide in August 2019.
• Verrines Glacées Chilled verrines including Caramélia (caramel, vanilla, and Breton shortbread) and Stracciatella (yogurt and chocolate), plus other seasonal varieties.
• Entremets Glacés Frozen entremets such as Caramélia (vanilla ice cream, caramel ice cream, salted butter caramel, Breton shortbread) and Coco Hana (passion fruit, mango, pineapple, coconut, gluten-free), available in 4, 6, and 8 portions.
• Réceptions et Number Cakes Customized celebration cakes including Number Cakes, Wedding Cakes, and assortments of sweet petit fours for receptions, weddings, and anniversaries.
• Pièces Montées de Choux Choux or macaron tower displays for festive occasions and celebrations, crafted by Stéphane Pasco.
• Gâteaux de Voyage Travel cakes in Chocolate, Caramel, and Pistache Amarena varieties, weighing 490g net, made with brownie, ganache, and almond croustillant.
• Cakes et Biscuits Cake and biscuit selection including travel cakes and traditional biscuits for snacking.
• Viennoiseries Artisanal butter croissants and pains au chocolat, available exclusively on weekends.
• Gourmandises et Confiseries Sweet treats including chocolate bars, cookies, financier biscuits, BVN biscuits, and confectioneries such as chocolate-covered marshmallow bears.
• Confitures et Pâtes à Tartiner Homemade jams and spreads such as Ananas Vanille Passion, crafted in the Vertou laboratory.
• Les Expédiables Shippable product range including chocolate gift boxes, chocolate tablets, and confectioneries, distributed nationally via Colissimo postal service.
• Sans Gluten Gluten-free pastries, verrines, macarons, chocolate bonbons, and confectioneries for customers with dietary restrictions.
• Idées Cadeaux (Gift Cards & Subscription Boxes) Gift offerings including gift cards at fixed denominations of €20, €30, and €50, pastry course gift cards, and monthly chocolate or gourmet subscription boxes.
• Cours de Pâtisserie Pastry-making courses taught by Stéphane Pasco throughout the year, with gift cards and course packages available for purchase.
• Pâtisser à la Maison Premium baking ingredients for home use including Valrhona chocolate feves (Guanaja 70%, Jivara 40%, Ivoire 35%, Dulcey 32%) used in Stéphane Pasco's pastry courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• All products made entirely in-house in the Vertou laboratory — only chestnuts are sourced externally.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Esprit Pizza (Nantes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Since August 2024, Stéphane Pasco supplies artisanal ice creams and sorbets to Esprit Pizza, a pizzeria owned by world pizza champion Bruno Bertrand (World Champion 2010). Two exclusive flavors were co-developed: Pistachio ice cream and Vanilla Rum Raisin ice cream, available only at Esprit Pizza. The partnership is based on shared values of quality and local sourcing.
• Ferme des Champs de Pierres (Vertou)coreOthersLocal farm supplying fresh fruits and vegetables to Stéphane Pasco for pastry production, supporting the artisanal and local sourcing philosophy.
• La Fraiseraie (Saint Julien de Concelles)coreOthersLocal producer supplying strawberries and raspberries used in Stéphane Pasco's pastries and seasonal creations.
• Minoterie Girardeau (Boussay)minorOthersLocal mill supplying flours used in Stéphane Pasco's patisserie production.
• Laiterie de MontaigucoreOthersDairy supplier providing butter, cream, and milk for pastry and ice cream production. Also provides biological milk for ice creams.
• Ferme des Côteaux de la DivatteminorOthersBiological milk supplier specifically for ice cream production.
• PhénixminorOthersFrench anti-food-waste startup. Stéphane Pasco partners with Phénix to sell near-expiry products at heavily discounted prices, reducing waste while offering affordable pastries to a broader customer base.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maison Fossier: Historic French confectioner (Reims) specializing in biscuits, chocolates, and rose-based confectionery with retail boutiques and postal shipping. Comparable retail-confectionery model and gifting assortment.
• Maison Boissier: Long-established French chocolatier-confectioner with boutiques and a tradition of seasonal chocolate assortments and gift boxes. Comparable product categories (bonbons, tablets, confectionery) and gifting focus.
• Hugo & Victor: French artisan patissier-chocolatier offering pastries, chocolates, macarons, and bespoke celebration cakes from boutique locations with online ordering. Closely aligned product mix and premium positioning.
• Yann Couvreur Pâtisserie: Independent French artisan patissier with boutique locations and a strong personal-brand identity built around modern pastries, viennoiseries, and chocolates. Highly comparable business model as a chef-driven boutique patisserie with e-commerce.

Broad incumbents

• La Maison du Chocolat: French luxury chocolatier with boutiques in Paris, France, and internationally. Directly comparable chocolate bonbons, tablets, and gift box assortment, with overlapping premium gifting and postal delivery channels.
• Lenôtre: Historic French patisserie and catering house known for pastries, chocolates, ice cream, and bespoke celebration/wedding cakes. Comparable product breadth including macarons, viennoiseries, and event services, though at much greater scale.
• Pierre Hermé Paris: Renowned French patissier-chocolatier-macaronier with boutiques across Paris, France, and internationally. Highly comparable product mix (pastries, chocolates, macarons) and premium positioning, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Stéphane Pasco.
• Ladurée: Iconic French patisserie and macaron house with boutiques in Paris and globally. Comparable product categories (macarons, pastries, chocolates, gift boxes) and overlap in the luxury gifting and celebration cake segments.
• Eric Kayser / Maison Kayser: French artisan boulanger-pâtissier with boutiques across France and internationally. Overlaps in viennoiseries, pastries, and artisan breads, though anchored more on bakery than chocolate/ice cream.

Regional players

• Bellouet Conseil Paris / Christophe Bellouet: French artisan patissier (Meilleur Ouvrier de France) operating boutique and pastry school formats. Comparable chef-led artisan positioning, courses, and patisserie-chocolate product range in a similar market segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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