# MCA Process

> MCA Process is a family-owned French food-processing engineering, automation and robotics manufacturer, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Quimper, designing, building and commissioning turnkey custom production lines worldwide.

Company page on Leadbay: https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/mca-process.fr · loaded 2026-10-29

## At a glance

- Website: https://mca-process.fr
- Team based in: Quimper (Leadbay's record; Sources disagree: France (a company database))
- Incorporated: Quimper, France (register)
- Registry: SIREN 333 600 708
- Founded: 1985 (mca-process.fr and 1 more)
- Founders: Philippe Le Pape
- Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Employees: 70 (employees and founders, investors not counted; mca-process.fr and 1 more)
- Seen in its site's code: Google Analytics (googletagmanager.com/gtag/js), WordPress (/wp-content/) (read 2026-10-30)
- Phone: +33 2 98 52 77 00
- Email: contact@mca-process.fr
- Address: 4 RUE ALICE RICHARD, 29000, QUIMPER, fr

## What it sells, to whom

- MCA Process is a family-owned French food-processing engineering, automation and robotics manufacturer, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Quimper, designing, building and commissioning turnkey custom production lines worldwide. ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/our-history/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/contact/))

## Why it stands out

- 2009: received an “Innovative Company” certification/recognition. ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/our-history/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/notre-histoire/))
- 2024-era company history: EcoVadis Bronze Medal; the exact award year is not stated in the search excerpt. ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/our-history/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/notre-histoire/))

## Products and services

- Raw-product handling and product-manipulation systems ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))
- Retort-room/autoclave automation, including robotic loading and unloading ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))
- End-of-line automation ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))
- Robotic pick-and-place, cartoning, case loading and palletizing ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))
- Dosing, weighing, depositing, forming, packing and conveying integration ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))
- Custom turnkey food-processing lines, including hamburger, poultry, ready-meal, pet-food and baby-food applications ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))
- Installation, commissioning, training and after-sales support ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/))

## Customers and markets

- **Customers**: Food-industry customers across meat and poultry, fish and seafood, baby food, pet food, ready meals, snacking, salads, canning and other processed-food sectors; the company says it serves both large groups and SMEs. ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/customised-food-processing/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/contact/))
- **Markets**: Food manufacturers: meat and poultry, fish and seafood, ready meals, baby food, pet food, snacking and salads. ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/news/), [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_lignededosage-automation-robotic-activity-7508176800477282304-gd8C))
- **Markets**: Process areas: raw-product handling, retort-room/autoclave automation, sterilization/pasteurization pouch handling and end-of-line automation. ([mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [mca-process.fr](https://mca-process.fr/en/news/), [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_lignededosage-automation-robotic-activity-7508176800477282304-gd8C))

## Team

- Estelle Le Pape, Présidente chez MCA PROCESS · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-le-pape-28b4ba78)
- Philippe Le Pape, Founder
- Jean-Philippe Rosso, Directeur technique chez MCA Process · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-philippe-rosso-077941125)
- Benoit Pincemin, Directeur Administratif et Financier · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoit-pincemin-940a6511a)
- François Le Manour, Sales director at MCA PROCESS - Automation & robotics… · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/françois-le-manour-49317721)
- Maxime Paumard · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxime-paumard-84237b9a)
- Eric Granotier, Architecte logiciels · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-granotier-36267a87)
- Marie Borgne, Chargée de projets · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-borgne-864a5b11a)
- Nicolas Morio, Chaudronnier chez MCA Process · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-morio-13b55b242)
- Kevin Fourmaux, Automaticien, roboticien · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-fourmaux-15a561172)
- Maximilian Gaul · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilian-gaul-88bb93b5)
- Yannick Kervabon, Chef de chantier MCA Process · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannick-kervabon-9b468171)

## Latest news

- 2025-02-12 · [« L’intégration de l’IA ouvre de nouveaux marchés » pour    MCA Process à Quimper | Le Télégramme](https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/lintegration-de-lia-ouvre-de-nouveaux-marches-pour-mca-process-a-quimper-6758596.php) (letelegramme.fr)
- 2022-12-09 · [Pourquoi la société quimpéroise MCA Process se développe très fort à l’export | Le Télégramme](https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/pourquoi-la-societe-quimperoise-mca-process-se-developpe-tres-fort-a-l-export-1677955.php) (letelegramme.fr)
- 2022-12-09 · [Dirigeante de MCA Process à Quimper Estelle Le Pape est chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite | Le Télégramme](https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/dirigeante-de-mca-process-a-quimper-estelle-le-pape-est-chevalier-de-l-ordre-du-merite-1677782.php) (letelegramme.fr)
- 2022-07-19 · [MCA Process : "Stratexio permet de partager son expérience à l’international entre chefs d’entreprise" - Le Journal des Entreprises](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/mca-process-stratexio-permet-de-partager-son-experience-linternational-entre-chefs-dentreprise-2042146) (lejournaldesentreprises.com)

## Where to find more

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

## Decision makers

- [Estelle Le Pape](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/estelle-le-pape--mca-process.fr.md), Présidente chez MCA PROCESS · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-le-pape-28b4ba78)
- [Philippe Le Pape](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/philippe-le-pape--mca-process.fr.md), Founder
- [Jean-Philippe Rosso](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/jean-philippe-rosso--mca-process.fr.md), Directeur technique chez MCA Process · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-philippe-rosso-077941125)
- [Benoit Pincemin](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/benoit-pincemin--mca-process.fr.md), Directeur Administratif et Financier · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoit-pincemin-940a6511a)
- [François Le Manour](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/francois-le-manour--mca-process.fr.md), Sales director at MCA PROCESS - Automation & robotics… · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/françois-le-manour-49317721)

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

Where it comes from: 17 sites read (mca-process.fr, cbinsights.com, letelegramme.fr, lejournaldesentreprises.com, actu.orange.fr, exa.ai, psycle.fr, breizhfab.bzh, …), the French register and the BODACC.

## Best angle

2026-09-10 · Events: MCA Process will be at MOROCCO SIEMA (1 source)

## Best way in

- LinkedIn message to Estelle Le Pape: Présidente chez MCA PROCESS · profile linked from the company's record
- LinkedIn message to Jean-Philippe Rosso: Directeur technique chez MCA Process · profile linked from the company's record
- Call the main line, +33 2 98 52 77 00 (generic): The main line, in Leadbay's record, verified 2026-08-27

## Signals: what happened

- 2026-10-15 · News: Our AI vision system inspects 400 petfood pouches per minute. Before Chicago, we ran it on our team too. 🔍 (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_packexpo-packexpo2026-petfood-activity-7516472721338388480-VQcA))
- 2026-10-01 · Traffic: Site visits up 50% in 3 months, 596 a month (1 source: [A company database](https://mca-process.fr/))
- 2026-09-10 · Events: MCA Process will be at MOROCCO SIEMA (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_robotics-automation-innovation-activity-7503812431735857152-9ufO))
- 2026-08-27 · News: MCA Process améliore le dévracage de produits nus avec Psycle (1 source: [psycle.fr](https://www.psycle.fr/temoignages-clients/mca-process-ameliore-le-devracage-de-produits-nus-avec-psycle))
- 2026-03-26 · Projects: Dry tests completed, ready to start production. (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_robotics-automation-innovation-activity-7442865615805022208-3CeT))
- 2026-01-15 · Projects: 🚀 FAT successfully completed (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_wet-pet-food-pouches-line-activity-7417579445395365888-09Uj))
- 2025-10-30 · News: MCA Process reshared MCA Process (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_activity-7389612465191354368--VZD))
- 2025-10-29 · News: Day 1 at Petfair! 🐾 (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_petfair-automation-innovation-activity-7389181048254955520-4Afv))
- 2025-10-29 · News: MCA Process' Post (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_foodindustry-robotics-activity-7391360430151200769-mqIQ))
- 2025-10-29 · News: robotics #automation #innovation #foodprocessing ... (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_robotics-automation-innovation-activity-7388879078705238017-gYvM))
- 2025-02-12 · Expansion: « L’intégration de l’IA ouvre de nouveaux marchés » pour    MCA Process à Quimper (1 source: [letelegramme.fr](https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/lintegration-de-lia-ouvre-de-nouveaux-marches-pour-mca-process-a-quimper-6758596.php))
- 2022-12-09 · News: Pourquoi la société quimpéroise MCA Process se développe très fort à l’export (1 source: [letelegramme.fr](https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/pourquoi-la-societe-quimperoise-mca-process-se-developpe-tres-fort-a-l-export-1677955.php))

## Solvency

From the national register (INSEE, INPI) and the BODACC, read 2026-10-30. SIREN 333600708.

- Status: active, registered 1985-07-08 · SAS
- Procédures collectives: none in the BODACC (no sauvegarde, redressement or liquidation judiciaire)
- Accounts filed (comptes déposés): 2011-12-31, 2010-12-31, 2009-12-31
- Legal officers: SARL AACC, Commissaire aux comptes titulaire; MC AINTER, Président de SAS
- Grade (Jev): D, high risk
- Risk of failure within 12 months (Jev, read 2026-10-25): 21%
- Risk of paying 90 days late within 12 months (Jev): 28%
- Pays its invoices (Jev): In 30 to 60 days
- Cash on hand (Jev): 3 to 12 months of spending
- Debt (Jev): Low
- What Jev read: Active, created 1985-07-08; No procédure collective in the BODACC; Accounts filed for the year closed 2011-12-31 (comptes déposés)

## Working on now

- Food-industry automation for meat and plant-based manufacturers, including meat-block demolding, product handling, ham lines, ground-meat patty handling and custom operations.
- Pouch and retort-room automation: loading/unloading trays and autoclaves, sterilization/pasteurization handling and product drying; a 300 g ready-meal line was commissioned in March 2026.
- International commercial development, with recent activity in Mexico, Algeria, Morocco and Canada, and a stated footprint of 24 countries.
- Turnkey, custom robotics and automation for raw-product handling, retort rooms and end-of-line operations across meat, poultry, fish and seafood, baby food and pet food.

From: [News from MCA Process, Quimper, Brittany](https://mca-process.fr/en/news/), [Premier jour au SIEMA, Maroc! | MCA Process](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_lignededosage-automation-robotic-activity-7508176800477282304-gd8C), [MCA Process, robotics and automation specialist for the food industry](https://mca-process.fr/en/), [Construction and integration for food processing lines](https://mca-process.fr/en/construction-and-integration/)

## Summary

MCA Process is a robotics and automation specialist that designs, builds, and installs custom production lines for the food industry [1][2]. Founded in 1985 by Philippe Le Pape in Saint-Guénolé, France, the company is now led by Estelle Le Pape [3][4][2]. It serves global food manufacturers in sectors including meat, poultry, seafood, baby food, and pet food [1][5][2]. While the company has received regional support for facilities, it is a private family-owned business [3][2]. MCA Process recently showcased its AI-integrated robotics at PACK EXPO International 2026 [1].

[1]: https://mca-process.fr/en/ "MCA Process, robotics and automation specialist for the food industry"
[2]: https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/pourquoi-la-societe-quimperoise-mca-process-se-developpe-tres-fort-a-l-export-1677955.php "Pourquoi la société quimpéroise MCA Process se développe très fort à l’export | Le Télégramme"
[3]: https://mca-process.fr/en/our-history/ "The History of MCA Process, Specialists in Industrial Food Processing Solutions"
[4]: https://mca-process.fr/notre-histoire/ "Histoire MCA Process spécialiste process industriel agroalimentaire"
[5]: https://mca-process.fr/en/news/ "News from MCA Process, Quimper, Brittany"
[6]: https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/quimper-29000/lintegration-de-lia-ouvre-de-nouveaux-marches-pour-mca-process-a-quimper-6758596.php "« L’intégration de l’IA ouvre de nouveaux marchés » pour    MCA Process à Quimper | Le Télégramme"
[7]: https://mca-process.fr/en/engineering-and-innovation/ "Engineering and innovation for food processing equipment"
[8]: https://mca-process.fr/en/complete-dosing-line/ "Complete dosing line for food processing"

## Sources

- [Mca Process's website](https://mca-process.fr)
- [Company record, via Exa](https://mca-process.fr/)
- [Premier jour au SIEMA, Maroc! | MCA Process](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/mca-process_lignededosage-automation-robotic-activity-7508176800477282304-gd8C)
- [Construction and integration for food processing lines](https://mca-process.fr/en/construction-and-integration/)