Isla Gourmet sets up in Comines and starts expanding with a new factory

Isla Gourmet, a newcomer to the French food industry, is taking a decisive step forward with the forthcoming opening of its first industrial site in Comines, a town to the north of the Lille metropolitan area. Specialising in charcuterie and processed products, the company isaiming to become a benchmark player, based on a sustainable growth model rooted in the Hauts-de-France region.

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A family business with an industrial vision

Born of a family industrial tradition, Isla Gourmet places innovation, quality and responsibility at the heart of its strategy. Its founder wants to build a virtuous model for the benefit of his employees, partners and consumers. The products, destined for various distribution channels, will enable the company to stay as close as possible to the market and consumer expectations.

Comines, a strategic choice

The Comines plant, due to open in the first quarter of 2026, has a dual purpose: to keep pace with market growth and to offer an alternative to relocation. It will produce not only for Isla Gourmet, but also for partners wishing to repatriate some of their production to France.
The aim is to guarantee quality, short distribution channels and promote French know-how.

Themove to Comines is the culmination of several years’ thinking. After more than 16 years’ experience in the food industry, refining cane sugar and vegetable oils, producing fruit drinks, processing fruit and producing sauces and charcuterie, I wanted to put this expertise to work on an innovative and sustainable project.
Our ambition is clear: to develop modern ranges, without abandoning our values and our demand for quality.

explains the management of Isla Gourmet

The site’s location is another major advantage. Located close to strategic trunk roads and the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, the plant will benefit from optimised logistics for both supply and distribution, with a natural openness to international trade.

A winning project for the company and the region

With a strategy based on innovation, operational excellence, quality and authenticity, Isla Gourmet has found an area in Lille and its metropolitan area that matches its values of hard work, solidarity and commitment. It’s an opportunity for the company, confirming – if proof were needed – the many assets of this European metropolis for industry, but also for the town of Comines, which is delighted to see its industrial activity get a new lease of life.

A project supported by the local ecosystem

This project was made possible thanks to the decisive support of Hello Lille, Nord France Invest, the Comines municipality and the MEL, which guided the company through every stage of its set-up: site selection, administrative procedures and integration into the local economic fabric.

In social terms, Isla Gourmet is affirming its commitment to contributing to the local employment dynamic. As soon as the site opens, 50 employees will join the company, with a target of 90 jobs created within three years. In conjunction with France Travail Halluin, APEC and Proch’ Emploi, a structured recruitment campaign has been launched to identify and attract the talent needed to develop the business.

We are building an organisation where every employee can find his or her place and develop. Solidarity, integrity, commitment and benevolence are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.

stresses management.

This enthusiasm, shared by all those involved, will be an invaluable asset in meeting the challenges still to come and making the opening of the site a reality in the coming months. For, as the management team reminds us: “This opening is an essential step towards achieving our ambition: to become a key player in the processed food sector, while continuing to offer our consumers healthy, high-quality products”.

So the story has only just begun…

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