La Petite Ligniere

What La Petite Ligniere does

La Petite Lignière is a privately held family farm operating from a single site at Rte Suisse 55, Gland, in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, near the shores of Lake Geneva. The farm cultivates apples, pears, table grapes, cherries, asparagus, strawberries, vines, potatoes, arable crops, and rapeseed according to PER (Proof of Ecological Performance) Swiss agricultural standards, and maintains apiaries producing spring and summer honey. Pascal Chollet manages cultivation and farm operations; Carine manages beekeeping. The farm has operated farm-direct sales for more than 15 years.

The business runs a dual direct-to-consumer model: a year-round self-service farm shop (Libre-service à la ferme) open seven days a week from 07:00 to 21:30, and a seasonal farm market (Marché à la ferme). The farm market reopened in May 2024 in collaboration with La Petite Epicerie, which provides a mobile application for door access and purchase management. Product range includes on-farm value-added goods — apple juice, homemade jams, strawberry syrup, and honey — alongside fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables and year-round eggs from local Pranginoises hens. Select products are also distributed through regional grocery stores.

The customer base is exclusively local: residents of Gland and surrounding areas plus regional visitors seeking fresh, traceable farm products. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company employs between 1 and 10 people (family-farm scale), has no disclosed funding, no institutional investors, and no parent company. Revenue, financial details, and detailed customer concentration metrics are not publicly available.

Name

La Petite Ligniere

Legal name

La Petite Lignière

Website

https://lapetiteligniere.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Petite Lignière is a family-owned Swiss farm in Gland, Vaud, operating a self-service farm shop and seasonal farm market that sells on-site cultivated fruits, vegetables, apple juice, jams, syrups, honey, and eggs to local consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gland

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

La Petite Lignière is a family farm in Gland, Switzerland that grows and sells fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, artisanal apple juice, homemade jams, and syrups through a self-service farm shop (La Cabane à Fruits) and a farm market operated in partnership with regional producers. All produce is cultivated on-site using PER (environmentally responsible) farming standards, with the operation now in its 15th year.

Product overview

La Petite Ligniere operates a dual-model direct-to-consumer farm business comprising a self-service farm shop (libre-service) and a seasonal farm market. The libre-service is open 7 days a week, providing year-round access to farm products including apple juice, homemade jams, syrups, and honey. The farm market operates in collaboration with La Petite Epicerie via a mobile application. The farm cultivates apples, pears, table grapes, cherries, asparagus, strawberries, and maintains beehives for honey production. Seasonal fruits including prunes, raspberries, apricots, and peaches are also offered when available. Eggs from local Pranginoises hens are available year-round. All products are sourced from the family's domain near Lake Geneva or from regional producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Cabane à Fruits (Self-Service Farm Shop) Self-service farm shop on the farm site in Gland that allows customers to buy fresh produce directly from the family farm at any time of day, without staffed checkout. Designed for local consumers and visitors seeking direct farm-to-table access.
• Farm Market (Marché de La Petite Lignière) On-site farm market combining La Petite Lignière's own produce with offerings from other regional producers in the Lake Geneva region, organized in partnership with La Petite Epicerie. Reopened in 2024 and available to local consumers seeking a wider selection of regional farm products.
• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Seasonal fruits and vegetables cultivated on the farm, including asparagus, strawberries, cherries, pears, table grapes, prunes, raspberries, apricots, and peaches, sold directly to local consumers through the farm shop and farm market.
• Artisanal Apple Juice Artisanal apple juice produced from the farm's own apples, sold through the farm shop and farm market.
• Homemade Jams Homemade jams made on the farm from its own fruit harvests, offered to consumers seeking artisanal preserves.
• Syrups Homemade syrups produced on the farm, sold through the farm shop and farm market.
• Farm Honey Honey produced on-site at the family farm and sold directly to consumers through the farm shop and farm market.
• Farm Eggs Eggs produced on the farm and sold directly to consumers through the farm shop and farm market.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La Petite EpiceriecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024La Petite Epicerie collaborates with La Petite Ligniere to operate the farm market (Marché à la ferme). Customers use the Petite Epicerie mobile application to access the market, manage purchases, and open doors. This partnership enables the farm market experience with digital payment and access infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Volg: Swiss rural/convenience retailer (part of the fenaco group) known for carrying regional and farm-sourced goods. Comparable because Volg regularly displaces small farm shops for everyday grocery baskets in villages like Gland and across the broader Vaud catchment.
• Coop: Switzerland's second-largest grocery retailer, with extensive local/regional Swiss sourcing across honey, juices, jams, and fresh produce. Comparable because it competes for the same weekly fresh-and-pantry basket La Petite Lignière sells on a farm-direct basis.
• Landi: Swiss agricultural cooperative retail chain owned by fenaco, selling seasonal produce, farm inputs, and rural goods. Comparable because Landi stores serve the same rural Swiss consumer and increasingly retail local farm-direct SKUs that overlap with La Petite Lignière's assortment.
• fenaco: Switzerland's largest agricultural cooperative, encompassing fruit marketing, orchards, and the Landi/Volg retail networks. Comparable because it operates at scale across the same Swiss orchard and farm-direct categories La Petite Lignière serves, but as a broad incumbent with national reach rather than a single-farm niche.
• Migros: Switzerland's largest grocery retailer, including regional Vaud/Geneva stores that stock local fruit, honey, and value-added farm products. Comparable because it offers the mainstream, convenient alternative to La Petite Lignière's farm-direct proposition for the same local consumer base.

Others

• Farmy: Swiss online platform aggregating direct-from-farm products for home delivery. Comparable because it serves the same farm-to-consumer demand La Petite Lignière targets, but as an enabling infrastructure/marketplace rather than as a direct farm operator.

Emerging players

• La Petite Epicerie: Regional Vaud farm market operator and direct partner of La Petite Lignière (announced 2024). Comparable because it runs a self-service farm-market concept in the same Vaud geography with overlapping SKUs (local produce, honey, eggs) and is the very infrastructure that powers La Petite Lignière's Marché à la ferme.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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