# France poultry

> France Poultry is a Châteaulin, Brittany-based French poultry processor founded in 2018 from Doux’s export slaughterhouse, specializing in frozen whole chicken—especially the Doux brand—for Saudi Arabia and GCC markets; LDC agreed in February 2026 to acquire it and redirect its activity toward French-market production.

Company page on Leadbay: https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/francepoultry.com · loaded 2026-10-29

## At a glance

- Website: https://francepoultry.com
- Team based in: Chateaulin (Leadbay's record and 2 more)
- Incorporated: Chateaulin, France (register)
- Registry: SIREN 839 663 317
- Founded: 2018 (francepoultry.com and 1 more)
- Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing
- Employees: 314 (employees and founders, investors not counted; blog-eco-bzh.chambres-agriculture.fr; Sources disagree: 29 (francepoultry.com, a company database), 450 (francepoultry.com))
- Backed by: Abdullah A. Almunajem Sons Co. / Almunajem Group, LDC Group
- Seen in its site's code: Microsoft 365 (MX francepoultry-com.mail.protection.outlook.com) (read 2026-10-30)
- Email: contact@francepoultry.com
- Address: ZI DE LOSPARS, 29150, CHATEAULIN, fr

## What it sells, to whom

- France Poultry is a Châteaulin, Brittany-based French poultry processor founded in 2018 from Doux’s export slaughterhouse, specializing in frozen whole chicken—especially the Doux brand—for Saudi Arabia and GCC markets; LDC agreed in February 2026 to acquire it and redirect its activity toward French-market production. ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/qui-sommes-nous), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire))

## Why it stands out

- Competes with: Brazilian poultry exporters, Thai poultry exporters, Ukrainian poultry exporters, LDC (current/acquiring parent and major French poultry competitor historically) ([live.euronext.com](https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/company_press_releases/attachments/2026/02/26/cpr03_lesechos_16165_1391299_260225CP_LDC_26_02_26_vEn_VD.pdf), [just-food.com](https://www.just-food.com/news/ldc-to-buy-france-poultry-from-saudi-group-almunajem/), [ouest-france.fr](https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/agriculture/leader-francais-de-la-volaille-ldc-reprend-france-poultry-et-annonce-la-construction-dun-nouvel-abattoir-en-finistere-feb86cd6-1345-11f1-9336-bb5ac104fedd))

## Products and services

- Frozen whole chicken ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB))
- Doux-branded premium French whole chicken ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB))
- Suprême-branded poultry for Arabian Peninsula markets ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB))
- Dari and Prim’Chant branded products (identified in company profile data) ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB))
- Processed poultry products suitable for frozen markets ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB))
- Halal-slaughtered poultry with 100% vegetable feed ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB))

## Customers and markets

- **Customers**: Saudi Arabian grocery/modern retail (GMS) networks, GCC-country retail networks, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen, Customers in France, Europe, Africa and Asia ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/vision-valeurs))
- **Markets**: As of the company’s published operating profile, Saudi Arabia is the largest market: 76% of sold volume, about 71,000 tonnes annually. ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/qui-sommes-nous), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire))
- **Markets**: Other GCC countries account for 15% and include the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen; France Poultry also markets in France, Europe, Africa and Asia. ([francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/notre-savoir-faire), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/qui-sommes-nous), [francepoultry.com](https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/notre-savoir-faire))

## Team

- François Le Fort, Président chez France Poultry · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/françois-le-fort-4865326)
- Christophe Gautier, Chief Financial Officer at FRANCE POULTRY · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-gautier-13315032)
- Christophe Robin, Plant Director
- Anne-Christine Christian, HR Director · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acchristian)
- Lucas Bossard, Technicien Informatique · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-bossard-7a64b922a)
- Abdou Said Hassan, Agroalimentaire chez FRANCE POULTRY · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdou-said-hassan-0a782720a)
- René Tudal, Comptable chez FRANCE POULTRY · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rené-tudal-366855207)
- Antoine Delanoe, Antoine · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoine-delanoe-218749150)
- Marie-Laure Jestin, Infirmière diplômée d'état · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-laure-jestin-274131123)
- Greg B, Technicien maintenance chez FRANCE POULTRY · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-b-6209b8222)
- Tony Bertrand, laveur chez France poultry · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-bertrand-225b2b1ba)
- Pierre-Jean Ziro, Cadre production chez FRANCE POULTRY · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-jean-ziro-7735562aa)

Backed by: Abdullah A. Almunajem Sons Co. / Almunajem Group, LDC Group

## Latest news

- 2026-03-05 · [LDC rachète France Poultry pour se renforcer sur le marché français - RIA - L'actualité de l'industrie agroalimentaire](https://www.ria.fr/actualites/produits-carnes/ldc-rachete-france-poultry-pour-se-renforcer-sur-le-marche-francais/) (ria.fr)
- 2026-03-04 · [LDC to buy France Poultry from Saudi group Almunajem - Just Food](https://www.just-food.com/news/ldc-to-buy-france-poultry-from-saudi-group-almunajem/) (just-food.com)
- 2026-02-26 · [COURT APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SAUDI GROUP ALMUNAJEM REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF FRANCE POULTRY BY THE LDC GROUP - LDC](https://www.ldc.fr/court-approval-of-a-settlement-agreement-with-the-saudi-group-almunajem-regarding-the-acquisition-of-france-poultry-by-the-ldc-group/) (ldc.fr)
- 2026-02-26 · [Leader français de la volaille, LDC reprend France Poultry et annonce la construction d’un nouvel abattoir en Finistère](https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/agriculture/leader-francais-de-la-volaille-ldc-reprend-france-poultry-et-annonce-la-construction-dun-nouvel-abattoir-en-finistere-feb86cd6-1345-11f1-9336-bb5ac104fedd) (ouest-france.fr)
- 2026-02-26 · [« Une excellente nouvelle » : LDC annonce la reprise de France Poultry et la construction d’un nouvel abattoir de poulets à Châteaulin | Le Télégramme](https://www.letelegramme.fr/economie/poulet-ldc-annonce-la-reprise-de-france-poultry-et-la-construction-dun-nouvel-abattoir-a-chateaulin-6992433.php) (letelegramme.fr)

## Where to find more

- [This page in Markdown, for agents](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/francepoultry.com.md)

## Decision makers

- [François Le Fort](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/francois-le-fort--francepoultry.com.md), Président chez France Poultry · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/françois-le-fort-4865326)
- [Christophe Gautier](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/christophe-gautier--francepoultry.com.md), Chief Financial Officer at FRANCE POULTRY · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-gautier-13315032)
- [Christophe Robin](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/christophe-robin--francepoultry.com.md), Plant Director
- [Anne-Christine Christian](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/anne-christine-christian--francepoultry.com.md), HR Director · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acchristian)

Work emails and direct phones come with a Leadbay account: https://wow.leadbay.ai/?register=true

Where it comes from: 19 sites read (francepoultry.com, live.euronext.com, just-food.com, ouest-france.fr, munajem.com, ria.fr, ldc.fr, letelegramme.fr, …), the French register and the BODACC.

## Best angle

2026-10-01 · Traffic: Site visits up 114% in 3 months, 1,994 a month (1 source)

## Best way in

- LinkedIn message to François Le Fort: Président chez France Poultry · profile linked from the company's record
- LinkedIn message to Christophe Gautier: Chief Financial Officer at FRANCE POULTRY · profile linked from the company's record

## Signals: what happened

- 2026-10-01 · Traffic: Site visits up 114% in 3 months, 1,994 a month (1 source: [A company database](https://francepoultry.com/))
- 2026-07-03 · News: Bienvenue à Huttepain Yer Breizh au sein du Pôle Amont! (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/amont-ldc_huttepainyerbreizh-poleamont-groupeldc-activity-7478768293311488000-RwCK))
- 2026-04-21 · News: Le géant français de la volaille, le sarthois LDC, s'engage auprès de la filière avicole bretonne. Le mastodonte met la main sur France Poultry et Yer Breizh. Il va financer un nouvel … (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/bcoupin_ldc-rach%C3%A8te-le-finist%C3%A9rien-france-poultry-activity-7452377618978344960-rNwj))
- 2026-03-22 · News: 📊🐔 From Gulf export hub → French strategic asset: LDC brings France Poultry back home (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iani-a-chihaia-a3b08611_poultry-ldc-foodsecurity-activity-7441571752754810880-8HHW))
- 2026-03-22 · News: 📣🐔 “We’re reassured… but watching closely” — what the France Poultry takeover really means for workers (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iani-a-chihaia-a3b08611_poultry-ldc-francepoultry-activity-7441572536863285248-jjcE))
- 2026-03-10 · News: Heureuse d’avoir pu, avec mon équipe, œuvrer aux côtés du dirigeant et des actionnaires saoudiens de France POULTRY en vue de parvenir à la construction d’une solution d’avenir pour cet important abattoir … (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/sophie-gautier-b59226bb_communiqu%C3%A9-de-presse-france-poultry-activity-7437104307038228480-WPeU))
- 2026-03-10 · News: 📢Le géant volailler LDC Groupe a annoncé, fin février, avoir racheté l'entreprise FRANCE POULTRY au saoudien Almunajem Foods Company. L'accord a été validé par le tribunal de commerce de ( (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/ria-revue-de-l-industrie-agroalimentaire_ldc-rach%C3%A8te-france-poultry-pour-se-renforcer-activity-7437029500854558720-YHix))
- 2026-03-05 · News: LDC rachète France Poultry pour se renforcer sur le marché français - RIA - L'actualité de l'industrie agroalimentaire (1 source: [ria.fr](https://www.ria.fr/actualites/produits-carnes/ldc-rachete-france-poultry-pour-se-renforcer-sur-le-marche-francais/))
- 2026-02-27 · News: Huit ans après la liquidation de Doux, LDC annonce, ce jeudi, la reprise de France Poultry. Le numéro un français du poulet veut construire un nouvel abattoir à Châteaulin. (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/christine-le-hen-%F0%9F%93%8A%F0%9F%90%94-32253911_une-excellente-nouvelle-ldc-annonce-activity-7433127824921739264-3pGJ))
- 2026-02-26 · News: COURT APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SAUDI GROUP ALMUNAJEM REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF FRANCE POULTRY BY THE LDC GROUP (2 sources: [ldc.fr](https://www.ldc.fr/court-approval-of-a-settlement-agreement-with-the-saudi-group-almunajem-regarding-the-acquisition-of-france-poultry-by-the-ldc-group/), [just-food.com](https://www.just-food.com/news/ldc-to-buy-france-poultry-from-saudi-group-almunajem/))
- 2026-02-26 · News: Leader français de la volaille, LDC reprend France Poultry et annonce la construction d’un nouvel abattoir en Finistère (1 source: [ouest-france.fr](https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/agriculture/leader-francais-de-la-volaille-ldc-reprend-france-poultry-et-annonce-la-construction-dun-nouvel-abattoir-en-finistere-feb86cd6-1345-11f1-9336-bb5ac104fedd))
- 2026-02-26 · News: « Une excellente nouvelle » : LDC annonce la reprise de France Poultry et la construction d’un nouvel abattoir de poulets à Châteaulin (1 source: [letelegramme.fr](https://www.letelegramme.fr/economie/poulet-ldc-annonce-la-reprise-de-france-poultry-et-la-construction-dun-nouvel-abattoir-a-chateaulin-6992433.php))

## Solvency

From the national register (INSEE, INPI) and the BODACC, read 2026-10-30. SIREN 839663317.

- Status: active, registered 2018-05-15 · SAS
- Procédures collectives: none in the BODACC (no sauvegarde, redressement or liquidation judiciaire)
- Revenue (chiffre d'affaires) 2025: €114,920,000
- Net income (résultat net) 2025: €-21,427,000
- Accounts filed (comptes déposés): 2025-12-31, 2024-12-31, 2023-12-31
- Legal officers: Amr Al Kouatli, Membre du conseil de surveillance; Fahad Alfadley, Président du conseil de surveillance; Abdullah Ba Wazir, Membre du conseil de surveillance; Gilles Denisty, Membre du conseil de surveillance; Christophe Gautier, Directeur Général; Francois Le Fort, Président de SAS
- Grade (Jev): D, high risk
- Risk of failure within 12 months (Jev, read 2026-10-25): 25%
- Risk of paying 90 days late within 12 months (Jev): 54%
- Pays its invoices (Jev): In 30 to 60 days
- Cash on hand (Jev): Under 3 months of spending
- Debt (Jev): Moderate
- What Jev read: Active, created 2018-05-15; Net loss in 2025 (résultat net); No procédure collective in the BODACC; Accounts filed for the year closed 2025-12-31 (comptes déposés)

## Working on now

- Strategic pivot: from Grand Export frozen whole chicken toward French-market and other production activities from 2027, with Grand Export progressively reduced and ultimately discontinued.
- New Châteaulin poultry slaughterhouse planned for early 2028, focused on French-origin chicken; reported investment is about €120 million and planned capacity is one million chickens per week.
- Supply-chain integration: Yer Breizh joined LDC’s upstream division as Huttepain Yer Breizh in March 2026, bringing about 95 employees and roughly 100 breeder partners into the group’s regional-production plan.
- Workforce transition: LDC says employees and poultry farmers will receive support during the reorganization; France Poultry’s LinkedIn feed shows a January 2026 accounting recruitment post, but no clearly current open-role list was found.

From: [COURT APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SAUDI GROUP ALMUNAJEM REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF FRANCE POULTRY BY THE LDC GROUP](https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/company_press_releases/attachments/2026/02/26/cpr03_lesechos_16165_1391299_260225CP_LDC_26_02_26_vEn_VD.pdf), [LDC rachète le finistérien France Poultry et promet un nouvel abattoir adapté au marché français](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/ldc-rachete-le-finisterien-france-poultry-et-promet-un-nouvel-abattoir-adapte-au-marche-francais-2141370), [Bienvenue à Huttepain Yer Breizh au sein du Pôle Amont! | Amont LDC](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/amont-ldc_huttepainyerbreizh-poleamont-groupeldc-activity-7478768293311488000-RwCK), [france poultry](https://linkedin.com/company/france-poultry)

## Summary

France Poultry is a French company specializing in the production and export of frozen whole chickens, primarily under the Doux and Suprême brands. Founded in 2018 to acquire the export operations of Doux SA in Châteaulin, it has been a subsidiary of the Saudi-based Almunajem Group. It primarily sells to markets in the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudi Arabia, which accounts for 76% of its volume. Following a court-approved settlement in February 2026, the French agri-food group LDC is acquiring 100% of France Poultry, with the transition expected by December 31, 2026. LDC plans to phase out the company’s current export focus toward the Gulf in favor of diversifying production for the French domestic market, including the construction of a new slaughterhouse by 2028. Key competitors include other global poultry processors, though specific entities are not detailed in the provided sources.

[1]: https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/qui-sommes-nous "About us | France Poultry"
[2]: https://www.francepoultry.com/ "Leader français du poulet congelé export | France Poultry"
[3]: https://www.francepoultry.com/qui-sommes-nous "Historique | France Poultry"
[4]: https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/company_press_releases/attachments/2026/02/26/cpr03_lesechos_16165_1391299_260225CP_LDC_26_02_26_vEn_VD.pdf "COURT APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SAUDI GROUP ALMUNAJEM REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF FRANCE POULTRY BY THE LDC GROUP"
[5]: https://www.francepoultry.com/notre-savoir-faire "Notre savoir faire | France Poultry"
[6]: https://www.munajem.com/english/companies/france-poultry "Almunajem - France Poultry"
[7]: https://www.just-food.com/news/ldc-to-buy-france-poultry-from-saudi-group-almunajem/ "LDC to buy France Poultry from Saudi group Almunajem - Just Food"
[8]: https://www.francepoultry.com/en_GB/histoire-chiffres-cles-france-poultry "Our key figures | France Poultry"

## Sources

- [France Poultry's website](https://francepoultry.com)
- [Company record, via Exa](https://francepoultry.com/)
- [LDC rachète le finistérien France Poultry et promet un nouvel abattoir adapté au marché français](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/ldc-rachete-le-finisterien-france-poultry-et-promet-un-nouvel-abattoir-adapte-au-marche-francais-2141370)
- [Bienvenue à Huttepain Yer Breizh au sein du Pôle Amont! | Amont LDC](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/amont-ldc_huttepainyerbreizh-poleamont-groupeldc-activity-7478768293311488000-RwCK)
- [france poultry](https://linkedin.com/company/france-poultry)