Snia - Les Entreprises De La Nutrition Animale

What Snia - Les Entreprises De La Nutrition Animale does

SNIA - Les Entreprises De La Nutrition Animale (Syndicat National de l'Industrie de la Nutrition Animale) is a French professional trade association founded in 1971, headquartered at 41 bis, boulevard de La Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris. It functions as the representative union for 100 member companies in the French animal nutrition industry, which collectively operate 303 factories, employ 15,000 people across territories, and produced 19.2 million tonnes of compound feed in 2022 for ruminants, pigs, poultry, fish, rabbits, and other livestock species.

The organization's core offering is a member services platform rather than a product: it provides year-round professional information (including the Note de conjoncture economic newsletter co-published with La Coopération Agricole NA), access to technical and regulatory support on social, quality, environmental, economic, and legal matters, online and in-person events, a secure extranet member portal (snia.organon-extranet.be), and the RESPONS sector-wide RSE framework (5 axes, 17 commitments) certified by AFNOR at the Engagé RSE 'confirmed' level. Sector standards promoted by SNIA include RCNA/Oqualim certification, with 95% of French compound feed production sites certified, and bulk-feed logistics where 90% of feed is delivered in bulk and 10% in packaging that is recycled through partner Valorialim. SNIA also engages on sustainable sourcing through the Soy Feed Manufacturers Manifesto with USSEC (100% non-deforestation commitment by 2025) and on collective social protection with AG2R La Mondiale.

The business model is a recurring subscription model funded entirely by membership dues from its 100 member companies, with no disclosed revenue figures. The entity is privately held as a syndicat professionnel (not a publicly traded company), operates without a parent company, and has 1-10 direct employees. In June 2026, Dominique Breton (Director of Sanders Bretagne) was unanimously elected president, taking office September 1, 2026, succeeding François Cholat after a 10-year tenure. SNIA is not a typical PE/VC/M&A target as a non-profit industry association; its strategic value lies in sector coordination, advocacy, and standards-setting rather than equity upside.

Name

Snia - Les Entreprises De La Nutrition Animale

Legal name

SNIA - Les Entreprises de la Nutrition Animale

Website

https://nutritionanimale.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SNIA is a French professional trade association founded in 1971 that represents 100 member companies in the animal nutrition industry, which collectively operate 303 factories producing 19.2 million tonnes of compound feed annually and employ 15,000 people across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (1152), Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Nutrition & Feeding Support Services (On-Farm Feeding, Feed Management) (AFAEALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO)

Keywords

• Animal nutrition association
• Compound feed industry
• Livestock feed manufacturing
• Agricultural trade union
• Feed sector advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: SNIA generates revenue through membership fees from its 100 member companies, providing access to professional information, resources, and networking opportunities in the animal nutrition industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SNIA is a professional trade union (syndicat professionnel) founded in 1971 that represents 100 French animal nutrition companies. It delivers sector-wide advocacy, professional information and publications, events, RSE/Corporate Social Responsibility support through its RESPONS framework, technical and regulatory guidance, occupational resources, and a secure member extranet to support the French compound feed industry.

Product overview

SNIA (Syndicat National de l'Industrie de la Nutrition Animale) is a professional trade association for the French animal nutrition industry, not a product manufacturer. The organization offers a unified suite of member services including industry advocacy and representation for 100 member companies and 194 businesses operating 303 factories, professional networking, expert support in social/quality/environmental/economic/legal matters, RSE certification support through the RESPONS framework, publications including the Note de conjoncture newsletter, events and webinars, job description fact sheets, and a secure extranet portal. These services collectively support the animal nutrition sector's performance, sustainability, and competitiveness across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services and Professional Network Professional union membership providing industry representation, networking, solidarity, and confraternity among 100 member companies in the French animal nutrition sector.
• Professional Information and Publications Year-round qualified professional information including the Note de conjoncture economic newsletter co-published with La Coopération Agricole NA, press releases, sector statistics, and market reports for member companies.
• Events and Webinars Organization of online events (webinars) and in-person events including General Assemblies and thematic events for animal nutrition industry professionals.
• RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) Support RESPONS strategy providing a sector-wide RSE framework with 5 strategic axes and 17 commitments, evaluated and certified by AFNOR at the 'confirmed' level, supporting members in sustainable and responsible practices.
• Technical and Regulatory Support Expert support covering social, quality, environmental, economic, and legal matters for animal nutrition companies, delivered through guides, fact sheets, and best practices.
• Job Description Fact Sheets (Fiches Métiers) Occupational fact sheets describing careers in animal nutrition (buyer, formulator, production line operator, quality manager, delivery driver) to support HR actions, recruitment, integration, internal mobility, and promotion of sector professions.
• Extranet Portal Secure online member portal providing access to documents, economic data, and sector resources for SNIA member companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19.2 million tonnes of compound feed produced in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AG2R La MondialeminorOthersAG2R La Mondiale is referenced as a partner for social protection and collective agreements for the milling industry ( CCN Meunerie). SNIA members can access special agreements negotiated by AG2R La Mondiale.
• USSEC (U.S. Soybean Export Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSSEC is a partner organization working on soybean sourcing to achieve 100% non-deforestation and non-conversion guarantees by 2025. The sector is committed through the signing of the Soybean Feed Manufacturers Manifesto.
• ValorialimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValorialim is the packaging recycling organization that SNIA partners with to collect and recycle the 10,000 tonnes of packaging from the 10% of feed not delivered in bulk.
• La Coopération Agricole NAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNIA co-publishes the joint economic newsletter 'Note de conjoncture' with La Coopération Agricole NA, providing regular market analysis and economic intelligence for the sector.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Compassion in World Farming (CIWF): CIWF is an international animal welfare NGO that actively shapes EU livestock and feed policy. It is not a trade peer but a counterparty in the same policy arena — relevant context for SNIA's positioning on animal welfare and sustainable feed.
• La Coopération Agricole: La Coopération Agricole is the French federation of agricultural cooperatives, a strategic partner of SNIA (they co-publish the 'Note de conjoncture'). It sits one level upstream, representing cooperative groups that include many of SNIA's member companies.
• FNSEA (Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles): FNSEA is France's main farmers' union, representing the downstream customers of SNIA's member feed manufacturers. It is a key interlocutor for the same agricultural policy and sustainability debates that SNIA engages in from the supply side.

Direct peers

• FEFAC (European Feed Manufacturers' Federation): FEFAC is the EU-level trade association for the compound feed manufacturing industry, directly analogous to SNIA but at European scale. It represents national associations and addresses overlapping policy, sustainability and feed safety issues, making it SNIA's closest institutional counterpart.
• AFIA (American Feed Industry Association): AFIA is the U.S. national trade association for the animal feed industry, performing the same advocacy, standards and member-services role for U.S. feed manufacturers as SNIA does in France. Its Safe Feed/Safe Food certification parallels SNIA's RCNA/Oqualim positioning.

Regional players

• DVT (Deutscher Verband Tiernahrung): DVT is the German trade association for the animal nutrition industry. It serves a structurally similar function to SNIA — representing compound feed manufacturers on quality, safety, sustainability and economic policy — but in the larger German market.
• FEDNA (Fundación Española para el Desarrollo de la Nutrición Animal): FEDNA is the Spanish foundation dedicated to animal nutrition, providing technical research, formulation tables and industry coordination closely analogous to SNIA's role in France, though with a stronger technical-research emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• IFIF (International Feed Industry Federation): IFIF is the global feed industry federation convening national and regional feed associations as well as corporate members. It addresses similar regulatory, sustainability and trade issues to SNIA, but at a worldwide scale and with broader corporate membership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nutrition-animale

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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