Association Espoir pour tous

What Association Espoir pour tous does

Association Espoir Pour Tous is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in March 2014 and headquartered at 211 Avenue de Thouars in Talence, in the Bordeaux metropolitan area. The organization's stated mission is food aid coupled with anti-waste social inclusion: it redistributes surplus fresh produce, vegetables, meat, and fish to people facing financial hardship, while running educational and community activities to combat food waste. Its core operations consist of weekly food parcel distributions priced at €2 (or free for eligible students upon presentation of a student card), supported by an annual beneficiary membership of €12. Distribution is physical and localized, conducted at two Talence sites — Château Raba (Monday and Thursday) and Maison des Solidarités (Wednesday and Saturday around 12h) — with in-person registration supported during Friday office hours.

Beneficiary segments are horizontally segmented: university and college students in the Bordeaux metropolitan area (no geographic restriction, must present student card) and residents of Talence and Gradignan (income eligibility verified via CAF attestation). The primary supply source is a mutual partnership with local supermarkets, which provide near-expiration (DLC proche) and damaged-packaging inventory that would otherwise be discarded.

From a technology and operations standpoint, the association runs a thin digital stack comprising Tally.so for form-based registration, n8n for workflow automation of weekly presence confirmation, and Google Workspace (Sheets and Gmail) for data storage and email communications. The platform is RGPD-compliant, with data retained for the academic year and purged after six months of inactivity. Beyond food parcels, the association runs monthly communal Couscous Solidaire meals and recurring ateliers covering cooking, gardening (composting, pot fabrication), sewing, well-being, hygiene-product fabrication, and homework help. Revenue mechanics are minimal: transactional parcel sales at €2, recurring €12 memberships, fixed-amount individual donations (€5/€10/€20/€50), and a newly launched corporate Mécénat d'Entreprise track. Leadership is volunteer-driven, with Badia Belherrous listed as Directrice de la publication.

Name

Association Espoir pour tous

Legal name

Association Espoir Pour Tous

Website

https://espoirpourtous.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association Espoir Pour Tous, founded in 2014 in Talence, France, redistributes surplus supermarket food as €2 weekly parcels to students and low-income residents in the Bordeaux metropolitan area, while running community workshops and anti-food-waste education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Aid and Anti-Food-Waste Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Food aid services
• Food waste reduction
• Community workshops
• Volunteer programs
• Humanitarian association

Headquarters

HQ city

Talence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Food Parcel Sales: Sale of food parcels at 2€ per unit (with or without meat options). Revenue is minimal and subsidized by donations and membership fees.
2. Annual Membership Fees: 12€ annual membership fee required for beneficiaries to access food aid services.
3. Donations: Accepts monetary donations in fixed amounts (5€, 10€, 20€, 50€) from supporters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Association Espoir Pour Tous operates a community-driven food aid program that rescues near-expiration and damaged-packaging products from local supermarkets and redistributes them as food parcels to food-insecure students and low-income residents in the Bordeaux metropolitan area. Parcels are sold at €2 per unit, or provided free to eligible students, supplemented by communal meals, workshops, and an annual €12 membership program.

Product overview

Association Espoir Pour Tous operates a unified charitable service focused on food aid and anti-food-waste initiatives in the Bordeaux metropolitan area. The core offering is a food parcel distribution service (Distribution de Colis Alimentaires) with two product tiers: paid parcels at €2 and free parcels for eligible students. Supporting services include an online registration system (Inscription en Ligne), a quarterly newsletter, and an online donation platform. Community engagement is fostered through monthly solidarity couscous events and various workshops (cooking, gardening, sewing, well-being, homework help). The association also recruits and manages volunteers through a structured program, and offers corporate CSR partnership (Mécénat d'Entreprise) opportunities. All services are coordinated through their website and third-party tools (Tally.so for forms, n8n for workflow automation, Google Workspace for data management).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distribution de Colis Alimentaires (Food Parcel Distribution) Weekly distribution of food parcels containing fresh produce, vegetables, meat, and fish, priced at €2 per parcel or provided free to eligible students presenting a student card. Serves food-insecure residents of Talence/Gradignan and students across the Bordeaux metropolitan area.
• Inscription aux Distributions (Online Registration) Registration system for accessing food distribution services. Students register online; Talence/Gradignan residents register in person at Friday office hours (14h-17h) with ID, tax notice, and CAF attestation. Requires €12 annual membership.
• Couscous Solidaire (Monthly Communal Meal) Monthly free communal meal gathering beneficiaries and neighborhood residents for shared dining and community building.
• Ateliers et Activités (Workshops and Activities) Educational and skill-building workshops for beneficiaries and volunteers, covering cooking, gardening, sewing, well-being, hygiene product fabrication, and homework help.
• Newsletter Trimestrielle (Quarterly Newsletter) Quarterly email newsletter providing project summaries, upcoming events and workshops, volunteer and beneficiary testimonials, and association announcements.
• Don en Ligne (Online Donations) Online donation platform allowing supporters to contribute fixed amounts of €5, €10, €20, or €50 to fund food aid operations.
• Bénévolat (Volunteer Program) Structured volunteer program requiring €12 annual membership and an availability commitment; volunteers attend an orientation day before joining distribution and workshop activities.
• Mécénat d'Entreprise (Corporate Sponsorship) Corporate CSR partnership program enabling businesses in Gironde to support the association through charitable donations and sponsorship.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local supermarketscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducts sourced from local supermarkets (partenaires) that would otherwise be discarded. These are products with approaching expiration dates (DLC proche) or defective packaging that stores do not wish to keep. This partnership enables both food waste reduction and affordable food access for beneficiaries.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Secours Populaire Français: Major French nonprofit providing food aid, clothing, and social support to people in poverty. Overlaps with Espoir Pour Tous in serving low-income beneficiaries with food assistance and broader social inclusion activities.
• Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires: National federation of food banks in France that collects and redistributes surplus food through a network of member associations. Espoir Pour Tous operates a similar food-rescue-and-redistribute model locally, making the FFBA network a direct operational analogue.
• Restos du Cœur: France's largest food aid nonprofit, distributing free food to people in precarious situations across the country. Directly comparable to Espoir Pour Tous in mission (food aid for vulnerable populations) though operating at a vastly larger national scale with its own logistics infrastructure.
• ANDES: National association developing solidarity grocery stores (épiceries solidaires) in France that provide dignified, low-cost food access. Espoir Pour Tous' subsidized parcel model is functionally similar to ANDES member stores but delivered as a distribution rather than a retail experience.
• Action contre la Faim: International anti-hunger NGO with significant operations in France, focused on food security and nutrition for vulnerable populations. Comparable in mission to Espoir Pour Tous but operating at global scale and emphasizing advocacy and emergency nutrition.
• Caritas France: Catholic charitable network running food aid, accommodation, and social support programs across France through local diocesan chapters. Comparable in offering food assistance combined with broader social services to people in hardship.
• SOS Solidarités: French association operating emergency accommodation, food distribution, and social support services for people in precarious situations. Directly comparable as a multi-service nonprofit addressing food insecurity alongside broader social needs.

Emerging players

• Linkee: French nonprofit focused specifically on student food insecurity, redistributing unsold food from restaurants and supermarkets to university students. Highly comparable to Espoir Pour Tous' student-facing service and represents the emerging specialized niche Espoir Pour Tous operates in.
• La Cloche: Paris-based charity fighting social exclusion through food (restaurant solidarity, food distribution) and cultural activities. Comparable community-hub model combining food aid with social bonding, similar to Espoir Pour Tous' couscous solidaire and workshops.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: The French Red Cross operates food aid, social grocery stores, and broader humanitarian programs nationwide. It is a much larger incumbent that includes food assistance as one of many service lines, making it a broader-incumbent peer rather than a direct food-bank competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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