Umih Moselle

What Umih Moselle does

UMIH Moselle is a non-profit professional association (syndicat professionnel) headquartered at 2-4 rue de la Menandie in Metz, France, serving approximately 8 employees and operating as the Moselle departmental chapter of UMIH (Union des Métiers et des Industries de l'Hôtellerie), the leading national professional organization for the French hospitality sector. The association represents and supports SMB operators across five hospitality sub-verticals: cafetiers (café owners), hôteliers (hotel owners), restaurateurs (restaurant owners), traiteurs (caterers), and nightlife establishment operators (bars, clubs, entertainment venues). Members receive daily professional assistance across legal, fiscal, social, employment, training, and environmental domains, including telephone hotline support, representation at Prudhommes labor tribunals and Commerce Tribunal, European-level advocacy, and a regulatory legal watch (veille juridique) service.

The organization's core product is its membership subscription, priced on a sliding scale (barème des cotisations), bundled with insurance coverage through Groupama Grand Est, cost-reduction benefits via SACEM (up to 28% off author fees) and SPRE (5% off performance rights fees), and group purchasing access through the UMIH PASS platform with partners including METRO France, France Boissons, Promocash, Cafés Richard, and AXA. A secondary revenue line comes from UMIH Formation, a professional training division delivering courses on operating permits (permis d'exploitation), HACCP food hygiene, and trainer certifications, with financing facilitated through AGEFICE, FAFCEA, and FAFIH. A third revenue stream is the UMIH Boutique, which sells mandatory regulatory compliance documentation (HACCP guides at €30, sanitary control binders at €55 for members / €80 non-members, license plates at €45 per set, staff registers, labor codes, professional risk prevention documents).

The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on direct membership enrollment through the website and office, sustained engagement through the professional review 'Nous' (10 issues per year), email newsletters (UMIH National), Facebook organic social media, and recurring in-person events including the annual 'Vos Restos Préférés' restaurant competition co-organized with Le Républicain Lorrain, the Concours du Meilleur Apprenti de Moselle apprentice talent competition, the Fripes & Frites street food festival with Vitrines de Metz, and the Course des Serveuses et Garçons de Café with Ville de Metz. The organization describes itself as the N° 1 professional organization for its sector and reports a 1,200+ annual training session footprint and 15,000+ trainees per year through UMIH Formation at the national level.

Name

Umih Moselle

Legal name

UMIH

Website

https://umih57.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UMIH Moselle is a non-profit professional association in Metz, France, serving SMB hospitality operators (cafés, hotels, restaurants, caterers, nightlife) in the Moselle department through membership dues, legal protection, professional training via UMIH Formation, regulatory compliance support, and group purchasing benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Metz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: UMIH Moselle generates revenue primarily through membership fees from hospitality professionals including cafetiers, hôteliers, restaurateurs, traiteurs and night establishment operators. Members pay annual dues that provide access to services including legal advice, training, regulatory updates, group purchasing discounts, insurance partnerships, and leisure benefits.
2. Training Services: UMIH Formation provides professional training for CHRD (Cafés, Hôtels, Restaurants, Débit de boissons) professionals. Training covers areas such as exploitation permits (permis d'exploitation), food hygiene, and trainer certifications. The organization partners with AGEFICE for financing and processes membership subscriptions that may include training fees.
3. Regulatory Documentation Sales: The organization operates a boutique selling mandatory regulatory displays, workplace documents, license plates, and professional codes for hospitality establishments. Items include HACCP books, sanitary control folders, professional codes, and various mandatory signage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UMIH Moselle is the regional chapter of UMIH (Union des Métiers et des Industries de l'Hôtellerie) serving hospitality professionals in the Moselle department of France. It provides daily support in legal, fiscal, social, employment, training, and environmental domains to café owners, hoteliers, restaurateurs, caterers, and nightlife operators. The organization operates UMIH Formation (professional training division with 15,000+ trainees annually) and a regulatory documentation boutique selling mandatory compliance materials.

Product overview

Umih Moselle operates as a professional organization (syndicat professionnel) for the hospitality and restaurant industry in Moselle, France. The organization offers a unified service platform combining membership representation, professional training (UMIH Formation), regulatory compliance support, and member benefits programs. The core offering centers on advocacy and support services including legal assistance, fiscal advice, and employment guidance, supplemented by UMIH Formation's 1,200+ annual training sessions across the hotel-restaurant sector, an online boutique for mandatory compliance documents, and the UMIH PASS platform for member discounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Umih Formation: The professional training division of UMIH, providing training services to hospitality industry professionals with over 15,000 trainees per year and more than 1200 training sessions.

Products and services

• UMIH Moselle Membership Services
• UMIH Formation
• UMIH Boutique (Regulatory Documentation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 28% reduction on SACEM author fees since 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupama Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupama Grand Est serves as the insurance partner for UMIH Moselle, providing information, defense, and protection for members in their professional activities. The partnership offers legal protection covering workplace conflicts, business disputes, administrative matters, and tax assessments.
• AXAminorOthersInsurance partner offering member benefits and preferential conditions for UMIH Moselle members.
• France BoissonsminorOthersBeverage supplier partner offering preferential conditions for UMIH Moselle members.
• METRO FranceminorOthersProfessional equipment supplier partner for the hospitality industry, offering preferential conditions for UMIH Moselle members.
• SacemcoreOthersCopyright society partner providing up to 28% reduction on author fees for UMIH members since 2018. This reduction is exclusively available through UMIH's strong professional representation.
• SPREminorOthersPerformance rights society partner offering 5% reduction on fees for UMIH members.
• AGEFICEcoreOthersAGEFICE is the training finance body for self-employed professionals in commerce, industry and services. UMIH Moselle is an AGEFICE contact point in Moselle, processing training financing requests for members with codes NAF 5510Z, 5610A, 5610B, 55610C, 5630Z, 5621Z, 5629B.
• FAFCEAminorOthersTraining finance body for self-employed professionals affiliated with the chamber of trades, processing training financing requests for eligible members.
• FAFIHminorOthersThe FAFIH (Fonds d'Assurance Formation de l'Industrie Hôtelière) is the training finance OPCA for the hotel industry, collecting and managing training funds for hospitality companies.
• CCI Moselle Métropole MetzminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChamber of Commerce and Industry partner providing representation and business support services.
• Fédération Internationale des LogisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through UMIH PASS for group purchasing, providing access to negotiated prices with numerous suppliers in the hospitality industry.
• PromocashminorOthersCash & carry food supplier partner offering preferential conditions for UMIH Moselle members.
• Cafés RichardminorOthersCoffee supplier partner offering preferential conditions for UMIH Moselle members.
• Banque Populaire Alsace Lorraine Champagne (BPALC)minorOthersBanking partner that co-sponsored the 'Concours du Meilleur Apprenti de Moselle 2024' with Groupama Grand Est, providing €500 scholarships to winning apprentices.
• Le Républicain LorraincoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor regional newspaper partner for the 'Vos Restos Préférés' competition, providing media coverage and award ceremony venue for member restaurant recognition.
• Ville de MetzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCity of Metz partner for events including the Course des Serveuses et Garçons de Café and Fripes & Frites festival.
• Vitrines de MetzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of Metz traders and economic stakeholders, co-organizing the Fripes & Frites festival with UMIH Moselle.
• Metz Mécènes SolidairesminorOthersPatronage association partner for charitable events including the Dîner Caritatif with Chef Benoît Potdevin benefiting PEP Lor'Est charity.
• Seven Casino AmnévilleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCasino venue partner for charitable dinner events organized with UMIH Moselle.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UMIH 13 - Bouches-du-Rhône: Another regional UMIH chapter (Bouches-du-Rhône, PACA region) operating the same membership/training/event model. Comparable sister-organization peer with similar scale and service catalog.
• GNI - Groupement National Indépendant des Hôtels et Restaurants: Main competing French hospitality trade union serving the same CHRD segment with comparable advocacy, training, and member services. Closest direct competitor for member share of voice in France.
• UMIH (Union des Métiers et des Industries de l'Hôtellerie): National parent federation of UMIH Moselle, providing the same membership, training, advocacy, and partner-benefit services to French CHRD professionals at country-wide scale. Most directly comparable as the strategic operating parent with overlapping mission and product set.
• UMIH Paris Île-de-France: Sister regional UMIH chapter serving the Paris/Île-de-France region with the same union, training (Formation), and member-benefit offerings. Direct operational peer for benchmarking chapter-level execution and engagement.

Others

• AGEFICE: Training finance body for self-employed professionals in commerce, industry and services. UMIH Moselle acts as an AGEFICE contact point in Moselle; AGEFICE is a comparable enabler of CHRD professional training nationally.
• FAFIH (Fonds d'Assurance Formation de l'Industrie Hôtelière): Training finance OPCA for the French hotel industry, collecting and managing training funds for hospitality companies. Operational partner of UMIH Moselle for training delivery, and comparable stakeholder in the hospitality training ecosystem.
• CCI Moselle Métropole Metz: Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry partner of UMIH Moselle, providing business support, representation, and training services to local enterprises. Comparable provider of professional services and business advocacy in the same geography.
• Fédération Française des Maîtres Restaurateurs: National association for top-tier French restaurateurs holding the Maître Restaurateur title. Adjacent professional membership organization serving a subset of the same restaurateur segment with quality and visibility benefits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/umihmoselle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/umih-moselle

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Investors

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