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Bellota-Bellota

“Can a premium Iberian gourmet brand scale a multi-channel (retail counters + B2B wholesale + e-commerce) international operation while using embedded finance to unlock growth capital that traditional banking cannot provide efficiently?”

Founded1995
HQBoulogne-Billancourt, France
IndustryE-commerce / DTC brand
The story

Founded in 1995 as a specialist gourmet retailer of Iberian products (ham, charcuterie, Spanish wines) and luxury French delicacies (salmon, caviar), Byzance Group grew a network of 30+ physical tasting counters across France and internationally (South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau). The group extended into B2B wholesale serving ~2,000 professional clients and launched an e-commerce channel built on PrestaShop. To support international expansion and manage cash-flow constraints tied to traditional financing, the company turned to Defacto for fast, low-friction short-term credit.

Last 12 months
2024-05
Product timeline
1995
Byzance Group founded, operating under the Bellota-Bellota® and Byzance® brands focused on Iberian and French gourmet gastronomy.· pivot
2024
Partnered with Defacto for embedded working-capital / short-term financing to fuel international growth.· lending
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Bellota-Bellota’s embedded-finance stack
Lending
Short-term working capital financing
Accounting gap: significant

Bellota-Bellota — frequently asked

Where is Bellota-Bellota headquartered?

Bellota-Bellota is founded in 1995 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

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