Turnover: 10.9 million EUR (2022)
Country: France
French tea house Les Jardins de Gaïa has boutiques that double as tea rooms.
Their tea house in the heart of Alsace has been designed to invite meditation in its tea room surrounded by Japanese gardens.
Products are distributed in the following stores: Biocoop, Satoriz, Biomonde, La Vie Claire, Naturalia, Naturéo, Accord bio, some L'Eau Vive. - source(official website)
december 24, 2020 - Significant room for growth, says founder - source(monde bio gourmet)
- Only 5% of the tea market is organic, according to Arlette Rohmer.
- Significant room for growth in this segment
- Plans to hand over the company to her daughter
june 9, 2020 - Organic tea specialist - source(CCI)
- Founded in 1994
- First company to specialize in organic tea
may 24, 2019 - Key figures for Les Jardins de Gaia - source ( topmusic interview)
- Number of employees at head office: 75
- Number of tea references: 600 and 40 new products every year
- 1700 distribution outlets in France
- 40 partner producers
- La maison de Gaia generated sales of 12 million euros in 2018
may 24, 2019 - Les jardins de Gaia, the first company to position itself in organic tea - source(francebleu)
- Origin of the brand's teas: China, Sri Lanka, Burkina Fasso and Bimanie.
- Products are packaged in France
january 18, 2018 - Gaia Gardens figures - source(Alsace.com)
- 300 tons of tea sold per year
- 12 M€ sales in 2016
2011 figures - source(LSA)
- 2011 sales €7.3 million
- 400 tons of tea
News
Les Jardins de Gaïa start up an infusion plant chain in Alsace 17/09/2023
- A SME specializing in teas and herbal teas, based in Wittisheim (Bas-Rhin), with around 80 employees and sales set to reach 10 million euros in 2022.
- More than 600 products are organic, and most of the raw materials are sourced from fair trade channels.
- Currently, the SME buys 10% of its flowers and infusion plants in France.
Les Jardins de Gaïa wants to diversify its distribution channels 03/05/2023
- Tea specialist Les Jardins de Gaïa inaugurates a sales outlet in Rennes
- The family-run SME in Wittisheim has 82 employees
- The company was founded 30 years ago
- 650 references of teas, herbal teas and rooibos, and 140 references of spices marketed by the SME
- 100% of products are organic and 75% fair trade
- 80% of sales come from organic sales networks
- Sales down from 12.8 million euros in fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to 10.9 million in 2021-2022
Financial Data
DUNS: 398560375
Legal Name: MAKA
Address: 6 RUE DE L'ECLUSE , 67820 WITTISHEIM
Number of employees: Entre 50 et 99 salariés (2021)
Capital: 1 500 000 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 12 805 089 | - | - | 11 990 146 | 11 478 252 | 12 047 813 | 9 777 421 |
| Gross margin (€) | 7 321 918 | - | - | 7 015 154 | 6 308 726 | 7 183 693 | 6 011 416 |
| EBITDA (€) | 857 872 | - | - | 1 140 140 | 567 054 | 1 395 087 | 728 672 |
| Operating profit (€) | 669 296 | - | - | 1 036 698 | 444 525 | 1 146 056 | 492 949 |
| Net profit (€) | 474 456 | 482 175 | 333 455 | 621 523 | 410 831 | 675 667 | 332 475 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -0,6 | - | - | 4,5 | -4,7 | 23,2 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 6,7 | - | - | 9,5 | 4,9 | 11,6 | 7,5 |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 5,2 | - | - | 8,6 | 3,9 | 9,5 | 5 |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 135,1 | - | - | 98,7 | 110,5 | 78,7 | 85,5 |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 126,1 | - | - | 106,5 | 99,9 | 84,8 | 96,7 |
| Net margin (%) | 3,7 | - | - | 5,2 | 3,6 | 5,6 | 3,4 |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 38,4 | - | - | 39,7 | 35,3 | 40 | 40,5 |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 3 745 860 | - | - | 3 300 109 | 3 167 656 | 3 004 032 | 2 904 188 |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 29,3 | - | - | 27,5 | 27,6 | 24,9 | 29,7 |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérant | Karrame | Belhidaoui | 40 | |
| Gérant | Chloe | Kuhlmann | 39 | |
| Gérant | Arlette | Rohmer | 68 |
Studies mentioning this company
The tea market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Kusmi Tea
- Le Palais des Thés
- Pages Infusions
- Les jardins de Gaïa (MAKA)
- Herbissima
- Thés de la Pagode
- Comptoirs Richard
- SCOP-TI
- George Cannon
- La Route des Comptoirs
- La compagnie coloniale
- Betjeman & Barton
- Comptoir Francais du thé
- JDE France (Jacobs Douwe Egberts)
- Lipton (Unilever)
- Tetley
- Twinings Foods International
- Yogi Tea
- La Tisanière
- Les 2 Marmottes
- Thés Éléphant (Scoop TI)
- Etienne Coffee & Shop
- Unilever Groupe
- Nestlé Groupe
- Maison Bourgeon
- Ethiquable
- Dammann Frères (Illy Group)
- Maison Lagrange
- Coffea
- Ecotone Groupe (Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre)
- Mariage Frères
- Orientis - Løv Organic
The infusion market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Lipton (Unilever)
- Twinings Foods International
- La Tisanière
- Ecotone Groupe (Alter Eco, Bjorg, Bonneterre)
- Thés Éléphant (Scoop TI)
- Yogi Tea
- Kusmi Tea
- Mariage Frères
- Pages Infusions
- Clipper Tea
- Le Palais des Thés
- Les jardins de Gaïa (MAKA)
- Herbissima
- Thés de la Pagode
- La Route des Comptoirs
- SCOP-TI
- Betjeman & Barton
- Comptoir Francais du thé
- Les 2 Marmottes
- Chic des plantes
- Happy plantes
- Unilever Groupe
- Oviatis