cooperative d alimentation biologique d'anjou

What cooperative d alimentation biologique d'anjou does

La CABA (Coopérative d'Alimentation Biologique d'Anjou), trading as Biocoop La CABA, is a consumer cooperative (SCIC) founded in 1982 in Angers, France. It operates six physical organic-grocery retail stores across the Angers metropolitan area (Angers Doyenné, Angers Foch, Angers Imbach, Angers Fleur d'eau, Avrillé, and Mûrs-Erigné), all open Monday to Saturday 09:00–19:30, and is a founding member of the Biocoop national network since 1986. The cooperative sells 100% organic food and ecological products under standards that exceed EU organic regulations, including zero GMO, zero pesticide, zero air-transport, fair-trade on teas/coffees/chocolates/sugars/bananas, and a seasonal-only assortment.

Core products span 250–300 bulk (vrac) SKUs across food and non-food categories (flours, spices, cereals, legumes, oils, cleaning products, personal care), a refillable container service via Ecocert-certified bottles, and a butcher counter supplied through a partnership with UNEBIO (organic French meat). Roughly 22% of supply comes from 140 local producers, supplemented by Biocoop national-sourced SKUs. Non-retail service lines include cooking workshops, corporate gift-box assembly for comités d'entreprise, a Bio Solidaire food-donation program, and Too Good To Go anti-waste baskets at three stores.

Revenue is generated through one-time retail transactions across the six locations and ancillary B2B/educational services; the cooperative also operates a glass-bottle reuse partnership with Bout'à bout (12,264 bottles collected in 2025) and 100% renewable cooperative electricity supply via Enercoop. The business has no proprietary technology platform, no app, and no disclosed digital revenue channel beyond the website and social media. Governance is democratic, with a Directoire (management board) led by President Matthieu Pérouse and a Conseil de Surveillance (supervisory board) chaired by Michel Denis; the cooperative is member-owned with no external parent or private-equity ownership.

Name

cooperative d alimentation biologique d'anjou

Legal name

Coopérative d'Alimentation Biologique d'Anjou

Website

https://biocoop-caba.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Short description

La CABA (Biocoop La CABA) is a consumer cooperative operating six organic grocery retail stores across the Angers metropolitan area in France, selling 100% organic food, bulk products, and ecological goods to local consumers, with 140 local producers supplying roughly 22% of inventory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Food Retail

NAICS

Grocery and Convenience Retailers (4451), Food and Beverage Retailers (445), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Retail-Misc General Merchandise Stores (5399)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural/Organic Supermarkets & Chains (CRAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organic Produce & Farm Market Retail (CRAHAEAD), Natural/Organic Bulk & Supplement Grocers (CRAHAMAF)

Keywords

• Organic food retail
• Consumer cooperative
• Bulk grocery store
• Local organic produce
• Eco-friendly products

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail sales of organic products: Revenue generated through sales of organic food and ecological products across 6 physical store locations in the Angers region. The cooperative operates on a consumer cooperative model supporting organic agriculture development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Biocoop La CABA operates six organic food retail stores in the Angers metropolitan area, selling 100% organic food and ecological products through a consumer cooperative model. The product range includes 250-300 bulk (vrac) items across food and non-food categories, an organic butcher counter via UNEBIO partnership, rechargeable/refillable products, and curated gift boxes. Operations are supported by a network of 140 local producers supplying 22% of provisions.

Product overview

Biocoop La CABA operates as a consumer cooperative running six organic food retail stores in the Angers area (Angers Doyenné, Angers Foch, Angers Imbach, Angers Fleur d'eau, Avrillé, and Mûrs-Erigné). The business model centers on a network of 140 local organic producers supplying approximately 22% of provisions. Core offerings include 250-300 bulk (vrac) products spanning food and non-food categories, with strategic partnerships for specialized departments including a UNEBIO-backed butcher counter. The cooperative provides additional services such as rechargeable product stations, gift box assembly for corporate clients, cooking workshops, and community engagement programs including food collections and renewable energy partnerships with Enercoop. All six stores are supplied with 100% renewable energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biocoop La CABA Retail Stores Six physical organic food and ecological-product retail stores operated as a consumer cooperative in the Angers metropolitan area (Doyenné, Foch, Imbach, Fleur d'eau, Avrillé, Mûrs-Erigné), open to all customers.
• Bulk Products (Vrac) Approximately 250-300 products sold in bulk across food categories (flours, sugars, spices, cereals, legumes, dried fruits, nuts, teas, coffees, honey, vinegars, oils) and non-food categories (cleaning products, personal care, pet food), allowing purchase of variable quantities.
• Rechargeable / Refillable Products Service Refillable container service where customers bring Ecocert-certified empty bottles to be refilled with bulk products (cleaning supplies, personal care, food items), reducing single-use plastic consumption.
• Organic Butcher Counter (UNEBIO Partnership) Organic meat counter at the Doyenné store operated in partnership with UNEBIO (Union des Eleveurs Bio), offering exclusively French-origin organic meat with strict animal welfare standards and fair farmer compensation.
• Local Producer Network (Producteurs Locaux) Sourcing network of 140 local Maine-et-Loire producers (vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, honey, wine) supplying 22% of store provisions and showcased via in-store producer profiles and events.
• Corporate Gift Box Service (Coffrets-cadeaux / OFFRES PRO) Curated corporate gift boxes assembled with organic, local, and fair-trade products for companies, employee committees (Comités d'entreprise), and organizations.
• Cooking Workshops (Ateliers Cuisine) Educational cooking workshops and demonstrations held in stores, offering customers hands-on learning experiences with organic ingredients and sustainable cooking techniques.
• Bio Solidarity Collection Charitable collection program donating unsold or contributed products and margin contributions to food-insecure populations, including partnerships with Les Restaurants du Coeur Maine-et-Loire and Solidarifood.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Enercoop Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026All 6 CABA stores are powered by 100% renewable and cooperative energy from Enercoop. Biocoop is a founding member of Enercoop. Common values for an ecological system. La CABA provides referral code for customers to subscribe.
• UNEBIO (Union des Eleveurs Bio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for butchery services at Doyenné store. UNEBIO is a collective organization governed by bio farmers managing the entire meat chain from farming to distribution. 2000 farmers and 50 employees, with an exacting specification including exclusively French origin, organic animal feed, animal welfare, and fair farmer compensation.
• Bocage Pays BranchéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for studying, creating, restoring, and maintaining bocage landscape components including biodiversity, wetlands, soils, and natural heritage. Provides trees for hedge planting projects with local farms.
• Terre de Liens Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation fighting against disappearance of agricultural land and promoting peasant agriculture. La CABA signed 3-year convention committing 3,000€ annually. Member of Don Militant program with rounded-up checkout donations supporting farmland access.
• Bout' à boutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal platform partner for glass container reuse. In 2025, collected 12,264 glass bottles for reuse circuit, 4,800 more than in 2024.
• Too Good To GominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer reduced-price baskets of short-date products at Foch, Avrillé and Mûrs-Erigné stores.
• Les Garçons Glaciers (Glaciers angevins)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal artisan ice cream maker participating in Printemps Bio event at Doyenné store.
• Les Brebis AnjouéesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal sheep farm with reusable glass yogurt containers returned via Rapportez-moi program.
• 140 Local producerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor140 local producers representing 22% of supplies. Includes vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, honey, wine, and other local products.
• SolidarifoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation receiving unsold vegetables and fruits from CABA stores.
• Frigo partagé Point J AngersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared refrigerator at Angers Connectée Jeunesse receiving donated products near CABA Imbach.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Biocoop (national network): National federation of 744 organic retail stores that La CABA is a founding member of. Directly comparable as the parent cooperative network supplying branded products, governance standards, and brand identity to La CABA.
• Carrefour Bio: Conventional hypermarket giant's dedicated organic store format in France. Comparable as a competitor in organic grocery retail, with stronger scale and pricing power but weaker local/specialty positioning than La CABA.

Direct peers

• La Vie Claire: Leading French organic retail chain with similar store format, organic product focus, and bulk/refill offerings. Directly competes for organic consumers in metropolitan catchments and shares La CABA's premium positioning.
• Naturalia: French organic retail chain (subsidiary of Casino Group) operating urban and suburban stores with comparable organic and ecological product range. Directly competes with Biocoop CABA for organic consumers in French cities.
• Les Comptoirs de la Bio: Cooperative-based organic retail network in France with comparable multi-store format and emphasis on local producers. Directly comparable as a cooperative-driven organic retail model similar to La CABA.
• L'Eau Vive: Independent organic retail chain in France with similar store sizes, organic and bulk product focus, and regional multi-store footprint. Comparable as a peer-format organic grocer.
• Satoriz: Regional organic retail chain in eastern France with comparable store format, organic/bulk focus, and emphasis on local producer relationships. Direct peer in the French organic specialty retail category.

Emerging players

• Day by Day: Zero-waste bulk/refill retail franchise in France specializing in unpackaged food and household products. Highly comparable to La CABA's bulk and refill program, though narrower in product scope (no fresh produce).
• GreenWeez: Leading French online organic and ecological products retailer. Comparable as an organic channel peer addressing the same consumer values, though operating purely digitally versus La CABA's 6-store physical model.

Others

• Too Good To Go: Anti-food-waste marketplace partner of La CABA offering reduced-price baskets at 3 of the 6 stores. Adjacent ecosystem partner addressing the same consumer sustainability values rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfr-fr.facebook.com/biocoopcaba.fr
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biocoop-caba

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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