Saint Jean Group: revenue up 7.8% over nine months, to €93.4 million
On 3 November 2026, Saint Jean Group published consolidated revenue of €93.4 million for the first nine months of the financial year, up 7.8% from €86.7 million a year earlier.
Growth relies mainly on mass retail, which rose 8.1%, and on Deroux Frères, whose sales increased 15.7%.
At Deroux Frères, the increase in value clearly exceeds that of volumes, which rose 6.5%. Conversely, the food service business remains down 5.9%, and the summer 2026 heatwave weighed on sales from June to September.
Mass retail and private label drive sales
The group's consolidated revenue consists essentially of that of Saint Jean and that of Deroux Frères. According to the press release, activity remains driven mainly by mass retail and by Deroux Frères. With an 8.1% increase, mass retail is growing at a slightly faster pace than the group as a whole.
At Saint Jean, sales continued to grow in the third quarter, in line with the first half. The group attributes this trend to the gain of new private label products and to the momentum of its own brands Saint Jean, Maison Truchet and Comptoir du Pastier.
Private label business grew by more than 10% in the third quarter alone, mainly thanks to these new products. The catering business, for its part, posted a 20.9% increase over nine months, which the group links to the launch of new products.
Deroux Frères: sales up 15.7%, volumes up 6.5%
As at 30 September 2026, Deroux Frères recorded a 15.7% increase in revenue, while its volumes rose 6.5% over the same period. The company's growth in value therefore clearly exceeds that of the quantities sold.
At its half-year results publication of 4 August 2026, the group reported a 17.8% increase in Deroux Frères' revenue, driven by high prices. It also indicated that the company's market had shown signs of easing in June, despite these high prices.
The cumulative growth rate of Deroux Frères has thus gone from 17.8% in the first half to 15.7% over nine months. This development implies slower growth in the third quarter than in the first half of the financial year, although the company remains one of the two main drivers of activity.
Food service and the heatwave weigh on part of sales
On the other hand, the food service business remains down 5.9% at the end of September. Difficulties in sit-down restaurants had an unfavourable impact on the Royans brand, whose sales fell 1.9%.
The group also mentions a weather factor: the summer 2026 heatwave weighed on sales from June to September, particularly on quenelles and, to a lesser extent, on stuffed pasta. In its publication of 4 August 2026, it had already noted that two types of customers had been struggling during the half-year.
Over nine months, mass retail, private label, catering and the increase in Deroux Frères' sales in value thus outweigh the decline in food service and the effect of the heatwave, for consolidated growth that continues in the third quarter.
