Turnover: 50 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

  • Chocmod is a family business founded in 1948 in northern France.
  • World leader in the industrial manufacture of traditional French truffles
  • Chocmod distributes its chocolate products worldwide under its own brand (Truffettes de France) as well as under private label.
  • Products: chocolate truffles, organic truffles, chocolate-covered marshmallows, chocolate chips, chocolate bars, chocolate tiles..
  • Exports to 50 countries

News

Chocmod, a French chocolate company, feels protected despite Donald Trump's threats and fluctuating cocoa prices. 14/02/2025

  • Donald Trump's initial threats of a 25% customs tax have raised concerns at Chocmod, but the company feels protected thanks to its dual manufacturing base in France and Canada, as well as the seasonal nature of its sales, which are concentrated at Christmas time.however, the company feels protected thanks to its dual manufacturing base in France and Canada, and the seasonal nature of its sales, 80% of which are concentrated over the Christmas period.
  • The chocolate market is impacted by the rise in cocoa prices, which have tripled in a short space of time.
  • Chocmod is less affected than other companies, as its products contain only 30% chocolate
  • Chocmod saw its sales rise from 32 million euros in 2022 to 50 million euros in 2023, with a forecast of 60 million euros by 2025.
  • The majority of sales (80%) are generated internationally.
  • Chocmod has recruited 15 people in 2023, bringing its workforce to 120 permanent employees, with the addition of 250 seasonal workers between April and October.

Chocmod wants to impose its chocolate truffles on supermarkets 31/07/2023

  • Sales 2022/2023: 52 million euros
  • Sales breakdown: 80% international
  • Annual production: 6,000 tons of truffles and 2,000 tons of marshmallows
  • Production sites: Roncq (Nord, France) and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Canada)
  • Seasonal chocolate market: €700 million at Christmas, €400 million at Easter
  • The truffle segment is worth 6 M€ at Christmas
  • The company's primary market is the United States
  • 80% of sales at Christmas
  • 80% of sales are with truffles
  • 80% of sales are to supermarkets and hypermarkets (GMS)
  • This family-run SME is majority-owned by the Céréa fund, alongside Unigrains, Indigo and the management.

Confectionery: Chocmod reinvests the French market 27/06/2023

  • Chocmod is the world leader in the chocolate truffle niche.
  • The company produces 6,000 tonnes of chocolate truffles and 2,000 tonnes of marshmallows annually.
  • 85% of its 42 million euros in sales come from exports.
  • The chocolate market is divided between mass-market products (10 to 25 euros per kilo) and products from leading chocolate makers (over 150 euros per kilo).
  • Chocmod achieves 80% of its sales at Christmas and Easter.
  • The company is investing 1.2 million euros a year for three years in production facilities in France and Canada.
  • Chocmod expects to achieve sales of 52 million euros in 2022-2023, and is targeting 70 million euros in five years' time.

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