La Laiterie

What La Laiterie does

La Laiterie is a single-location Breton-inspired café and bakery operating at 749 US Route 1 in Jonesboro, Maine. The business is owned and operated by partners Ross Florance (Chef) and McKenna Koledo (operations, marketing, and communications), with Florance bringing nearly two decades of fine-dining experience from Le Bernardin (NY), Noma (Denmark), and Le Chateaubriand (Paris). The offering centers on freshly baked breads, croissants, pastries, and crepes produced every morning from locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, paired with coffee, tea, and a daytime menu that has expanded into bistro items such as oysters and steak frites. Service is counter-style with first-come, first-served seating, operating Thursday through Sunday 8am–2pm plus a Saturday happy hour from 2–5pm; the company does not offer delivery.

The revenue model is direct-to-consumer food and beverage sales, augmented by a small set of incremental lines: bulk pastry pre-orders for parties (3-day advance notice), physical gift cards sold in-store, private event space rental, and ticketed FLORA tasting dinners — a separate sub-brand of seasonal multi-course dinners booked via Ross Florance's personal site. Distribution is a single physical storefront with no wholesale, no third-party delivery, and (as of the source date) no live online pre-ordering, although the FAQ references a pre-ordering site as forthcoming. Customer acquisition runs through an email newsletter, Instagram/Facebook presence, and community events such as Monday Sunrise Yoga and Saturday happy hour, with the newsletter explicitly used to drive priority access to FLORA dinner reservations.

There is no underlying technology platform: La Laiterie is a traditional handcrafted food operation with no proprietary software, no mobile app, no API, no integrations, and no AI components. No external funding, institutional investors, parent company, M&A activity, or patents are disclosed; the business is privately held by its two founders. The available evidence describes the venture as a founder-owned lifestyle enterprise in an "exciting new chapter," pivoting from a morning bakery into a fuller daytime bistro and layering event/experiential revenue on top of its original walk-in café base.

Name

La Laiterie

Legal name

La Laiterie

Website

https://lalaiteriemaine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

La Laiterie is a Breton-inspired café and bakery in Jonesboro, Maine, serving locally sourced breads, pastries, coffee, and a daytime bistro menu to the Down East Maine community via counter service, special events, and ticketed tasting dinners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Café & Bakery

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG), Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAC), Patisseries & Viennoiserie (French-Style) (THAFAFAB)

Keywords

• Artisan bakery
• Specialty coffee
• French pastries
• Café dining
• Tasting dinners

Headquarters

HQ city

Jonesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue from selling freshly baked goods (croissants, pastries, breads), beverages (coffee, tea, wine, beer, cider), and lunch items. Bakery items are baked fresh every morning using locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. They offer all-day service of coffees, teas, breads, and pastries while supplies last. Large quantity pastry orders for parties are available with advance notice.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Laiterie is a Breton-inspired café and bakery located in Jonesboro, Maine, serving freshly baked breads, pastries, coffee, tea, lunch dishes, and alcoholic beverages. The business operates a full-service café with a retail bakery counter and hosts special FLORA tasting dinners led by Chef Ross Florance, with offerings including bulk pastry orders, gift cards, and private space rental.

Product overview

La Laiterie is a Breton-inspired café and bakery offering a unified daytime dining experience. The core offering centers on freshly baked breads, croissants, pastries, and crepes paired with coffee, tea, and a lunch menu featuring items from morning croissants to afternoon oysters and steak frites. The establishment also hosts special experiences including FLORA tasting dinners, community events, bulk pastry orders for parties, gift card sales, and private space rental for events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flora Dinners: Seasonal tasting dinner experiences held at the café featuring the flavors of Down East Maine, hosted by Chef Ross Florance.

Products and services

• Café Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Le Pain Quotidien: Global chain of bakery-restaurants serving rustic French-inspired breads, pastries, and meals. Comparable to La Laiterie's French/Breton daytime café concept at a chain scale.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee company operating cafés that serve pastries alongside coffee. Comparable to La Laiterie's coffee + pastry service model at a much larger incumbent scale.

Direct peers

• Coffee By Design: Portland, Maine-based coffee roaster and café operator serving baked goods alongside coffee. Comparable to La Laiterie as a craft Maine café with a focus on local sourcing and community.
• Standard Baking Co. Artisan bakery in Portland, Maine known for handcrafted breads and pastries. Comparable to La Laiterie's bakery and pastry program and operates in the same Maine craft food market.
• The Holy Donut: Specialty Maine donut and pastry shop with multiple locations. Comparable to La Laiterie as a Maine-based specialty bakery selling handcrafted pastries directly to consumers.
• Maman: French-inspired café and bakery concept offering coffee, pastries, and light lunch fare. Highly comparable to La Laiterie's Breton-inspired daytime café and bakery model.
• Dominique Ansel Bakery: Chef-driven French pastry bakery in New York known for elevated viennoiserie and croissants. Comparable to La Laiterie's French pastry positioning and chef-pedigree branding.
• Tandem Coffee + Bakery: Portland, Maine café and bakery pairing small-batch coffee with house-made pastries and breads. Directly comparable to La Laiterie as a Maine café-bakery hybrid with a craft food and beverage focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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