Le Frigo

What Le Frigo does

Le Frigo is a privately held, single-location gourmet food retailer operating in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2017, the company operates under the doing-business-as name "Le Frigo Boulder" and runs a physical storefront at https://www.lefrigoboulder.com. Its core offering, branded as "Le Frigo Provisions," centers on curated specialty cheese and charcuterie, with adjacent categories including deli items, sandwiches, grill items, and gift baskets. The value proposition is positioned around providing local food enthusiasts with access to artisanal provisions that would otherwise be limited in the Boulder market.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer retail model with no wholesale, no e-commerce, and no app or digital ordering infrastructure disclosed. The company targets a single customer persona — local food enthusiasts and visitors in the Boulder, Colorado trade area — described as "Foodies Heaven" in its own branding. Revenue is generated through one-time in-store purchases at a single retail showroom location, with no pricing publicly disclosed and no subscription or recurring revenue model. The company is independently owned, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding history.

Le Frigo employs between 1 and 10 people, consistent with a small-format specialty retail operation. The company has no disclosed technology stack, no proprietary features, no patents or trademarks, no partnerships, no certifications, and no management team information in the public record. Its competitive position rests on its curated selection and local brand identity rather than on any structural cost, scale, or technological advantage.

Name

Le Frigo

Website

https://lefrigoboulder.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Frigo is a privately held, single-location gourmet food market in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2017. It sells curated specialty cheese, charcuterie, deli items, sandwiches, grill fare, and gift baskets to local food enthusiasts and visitors through direct in-store retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Retail

NAICS

Specialty Food Retailers (4452), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Gourmet & Fine Food Stores (CRAHAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cheese Shops & Fromageries (CRAHAGAD), Delis & Sandwich Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAF)

Keywords

• Specialty food retail
• Cheese provisions
• Charcuterie products
• Gourmet deli
• Gift baskets

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Food Retail: Revenue generated from direct retail sales of specialty cheese, charcuterie, and provisions to consumers visiting the physical storefront in Boulder, Colorado.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Le Frigo is a local gourmet food market and provisions shop in Boulder, Colorado that sells specialty cheese, charcuterie, deli and sandwich items, grill offerings, and gift baskets directly to consumers through its physical retail storefront. The store is positioned as a curated "foodies heaven" destination serving local residents and visitors interested in artisanal provisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artisanal Cheese and Charcuterie Provisions Specialty, curated cheese and charcuterie offerings sold in-store to local Boulder food enthusiasts and visitors.
• Deli and Sandwiches Prepared sandwiches and deli items sold over the counter to walk-in customers at the Boulder storefront.
• Grill Items Grill-prepared food items sold alongside other provisions at the Le Frigo Boulder storefront.
• Gourmet Gift Baskets Curated gift baskets featuring Le Frigo's specialty provisions, intended for gifting to friends, family, or hosts.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Trader Joe's: National specialty-adjacent grocer with curated cheese, deli, and giftable food assortments. Competes with Le Frigo in Boulder for price-sensitive specialty food purchases and gift basket occasions.
• Whole Foods Market: National premium grocery chain with extensive cheese, charcuterie, deli, and prepared foods programs. Represents the broad incumbent competing for the same Boulder-area specialty food customer with scale advantages.

Regional players

• Mollie Stone's Markets: Independent Bay Area premium grocer with strong cheese, deli, and prepared food departments. Comparable in independent specialty grocer positioning and curated assortment, though operating in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Cowgirl Creamery: Specialty cheese retailer and producer with shops in the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, D.C. Comparable in cheese-centric specialty retail format and foodie customer base, with both storefront and online sales.
• Di Bruno Bros. Philadelphia specialty food retailer focused on cheese, charcuterie, and Italian provisions, with both retail and nationwide shipping. Closely comparable in assortment, customer segment (foodies/gifters), and curated retail experience.
• Zingerman's: Ann Arbor-based specialty food business centered on a deli, cheese, and provisions shop, with a multi-business specialty food ecosystem. Comparable in product mix (deli, cheese, charcuterie) and curated, expertise-driven positioning.
• Murray's Cheese: Iconic New York cheesemonger operating retail shops and a strong nationwide e-commerce and wholesale cheese program. Directly comparable as a specialty cheese and provisions retailer with a destination-store identity.
• Formaggio Kitchen: Cambridge/Boston specialty cheese, charcuterie, and provisions retailer with multiple locations and online sales. Comparable as an artisanal cheese and provisions destination with similar gifting and connoisseur customer base.
• Cheese Board Collective: Berkeley cheese shop and pizzeria with a curated cheese and provisions counter. Comparable as a destination neighborhood cheese merchant serving a foodie local market with a single-store model.
• Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine: Chicago-based specialty cheese, charcuterie, and provisions retailer with multiple locations and online shipping. Comparable in assortment (cheese, charcuterie, sandwiches) and curated retail concept.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lefrigodeli
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-frigo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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