Ferme de la Gontière

What Ferme de la Gontière does

Ferme de la Gontière is a family-operated mushroom cultivation and commercial enterprise founded in 1961 and headquartered in Comines, Hauts-de-France, France. The company produces and markets fresh cultivated mushrooms—white Paris mushrooms (Champignon de Paris blanc), brown Paris mushrooms (Champignon de Paris brun), pre-sliced ready-to-use mushrooms (Émincé), and oyster mushrooms (Pleurote)—distributed through retail (trays/barquettes), bulk, and pre-packaged formats to French retail and food-service buyers. Operations are run from a single site with a dedicated shipping warehouse in Comines.

The business operates on 2.7 hectares of cultivation infrastructure and employs natural growing methods that respect mushroom growth rhythms, recycle the compost substrate, and emphasize environmental sustainability. Production is backed by three sector certifications—Agriculture Biologique (AB/Bio) for organic farming, IFS for international food safety, and GlobalGAP for good agricultural practices—which together establish baseline credibility with French retail and food-service channels. The company also achieved a 96/100 score on the 2025 French Gender Equality Index, signaling internal HR practices.

The company sells exclusively through wholesale and retail distribution channels within the domestic French market and does not publish pricing. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time product sales, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring streams. Ferme de la Gontière is privately held, has no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding history, and no public ownership record beyond publication director Grégoire Motte. Recruitment activity across culture, quality, maintenance, and packaging functions indicates an actively operating business currently scaling labor capacity.

Name

Ferme de la Gontière

Legal name

FERME DE LA GONTIÈRE

Website

https://www.fermedelagontiere.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ferme de la Gontière is a family-owned French mushroom farm founded in 1961, producing and marketing fresh white Paris, brown Paris, pre-sliced, and oyster mushrooms from its 2.7-hectare site in Comines to domestic retail and food-service distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mushroom Production

NAICS

Mushroom Production (111411)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mushroom & Fungi Production (Indoor/Protected) (AFAGAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mushroom Farming (Button, Oyster, Shiitake) (AFAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Fresh mushroom production
• Mushroom cultivation
• Organic food farming
• Fresh produce distribution
• Agricultural food production

Headquarters

HQ city

Comines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fresh Mushroom Sales: The company generates revenue through the cultivation and commercial sale of fresh mushrooms, including white Paris mushrooms, brown Paris mushrooms, sliced mushrooms, and oyster mushrooms, sold in various formats (trays, bulk, pre-packaged ready-to-use bags).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ferme de la Gontière cultivates and markets fresh mushrooms from a 2.7-hectare farm in Comines, France. The product range includes white Paris mushrooms (Champignon de Paris blanc), brown Paris mushrooms (Champignon de Paris brun), pre-sliced mushrooms (Émincé) in ready-to-use sachets, and oyster mushrooms (Pleurote), sold in trays, bulk, and pre-packaged formats to retailers, distributors, and food service operators.

Product overview

Ferme de la Gontière is a family mushroom farming and commercial operation established in 1961, producing fresh mushrooms naturally with a focus on environmental sustainability. The company offers a portfolio of four core mushroom products: Champignon de Paris blanc (available in barquette and bulk), Champignon de Paris brun, Émincé (pre-sliced ready-to-use format), and Pleurote (oyster mushrooms). All products are grown naturally, respecting growth cycles and recycling the compost on which the mushrooms grow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Champignon de Paris blanc (White Paris Mushroom)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OVHminorOthersOVH provides web hosting services for the company website (fermedelagontiere.fr). The hosting provider is based in Roubaix, France.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Monaghan Mushrooms: One of Europe's largest dedicated mushroom producers, headquartered in Ireland. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated grower of fresh button and specialty mushrooms serving major European retailers and foodservice customers.
• Giorgio Fresh Co. US mushroom grower supplying fresh white, brown, and specialty mushrooms through retail and foodservice channels. Comparable as a dedicated mushroom producer with similar B2B retail distribution model.
• Phillips Mushroom Farms: US-based family-operated mushroom farm producing fresh and specialty mushrooms, including pre-sliced retail SKUs. Comparable as a multi-generational mushroom grower with a similar specialty and value-added SKU strategy.
• Highline Mushrooms: Large North American mushroom grower producing fresh white, brown, and specialty mushrooms including oyster varieties. Comparable as a multi-category fresh mushroom producer with retail and foodservice distribution.

Others

• Sylvan Inc. Global supplier of mushroom spawn and substrate technology to commercial mushroom growers. Comparable as an ecosystem participant providing the upstream propagation technology underpinning Ferme de la Gontière's cultivation process.

Broad incumbents

• Bonduelle Group: Major French-headquartered fresh and processed vegetable producer with broad retail presence across Europe. Comparable as a large French fresh-produce incumbent operating in adjacent mushroom and vegetable categories.
• Costa Group: Australia-listed fresh produce group with a significant mushroom category among its portfolio. Comparable as a large multi-category fresh-produce operator with dedicated mushroom cultivation and retail supply.
• Greenyard: Belgian fresh, frozen and prepared produce group supplying European retailers with mushrooms among other categories. Comparable as a broad European fresh-produce incumbent with overlapping retail customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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