WeChefs has chosen SEGRO to set up its first food production facility in the Lyon region

WeChefs designs, develops and provides catering professionals with shared food production facilities, managing the entire value chain, from R&D to the scaling of facilities. The company will set up its first industrial unit in the Lyon region, with a target capacity of 25,000 meals per day and the creation of around 100 long-term jobs.

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The Corbas site is ideally situated at the heart of Lyon’s agri-food hub, in the immediate vicinity of the wholesale market, at the junction of the A46, A43 and A7 motorways, and around twenty minutes from both Lyon city centre and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport.

The leased premises consist of a production hall of approximately 2,900 sq m on the ground floor and nearly 600 sq m of office space spread across the ground floor and first floor. The building features nine lorry loading bays and ground-level doors. It also has a dedicated electrical capacity of 500 kVA, a level rarely seen in a property of this size, which was planned from the design stage to allow for the installation of the refrigeration equipment essential for food production.

This project exemplifies the industrial focus of SEGRO’s buildings and their capacity to accommodate job-creating activities that are firmly rooted in the local economy. Against a backdrop of dwindling supplies of suitable land in the heart of major cities, SEGRO continues to deliver high-density and operationally complex projects.

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Jérôme David, Managing Director of WeChefs, said:

“SEGRO Centre Corbas Montmartin 1 offers all the advantages we were looking for when setting up our first production facility in the Lyon region: a location at the heart of the local agri-food hub, in the immediate vicinity of the wholesale market and major motorways, as well as infrastructure perfectly suited to our industrial requirements: dedicated electrical power, a sufficient number of lorry loading bays, and the capacity to accommodate our refrigeration equipment.

This site will also be home to the teams from Labo Conseil, which designs and manufactures laboratories, as well as those from Isalys Consulting, another division of the Isalys Group, which will develop its pharmaceutical engineering consultancy business in the Lyon area.”

Laurence Giard, Managing Director France at SEGRO, said:

“WeChefs’ move into SEGRO Centre Corbas Montmartin 1 demonstrates how our buildings can accommodate production activities at the heart of the Lyon metropolitan area. This was a challenging project, brought to fruition in just a few weeks, made possible by the trust and the quality of the dialogue established between our teams and those at WeChefs, in the interests of employment and the region’s economic development.”

The lease comes into effect on 1 October 2026 and the site is scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2027.

About SEGRO

SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris. The company owns, manages and develops modern warehousing, industrial property and data centres across the UK and seven other European countries, with a portfolio of 10.9 million square metres of space (117 million square feet).

Founded in 1920, SEGRO's active approach to asset management and disciplined approach to capital allocation has created a portfolio of high-quality, sustainable buildings in some of Europe's largest cities and at key transport and digital infrastructure hubs.

From big-box logistics to urban warehousing and data centres, SEGRO creates the space that enables extraordinary things to happen. It provides the infrastructure of modern economies and everyday life, enabling efficient, low-carbon supply chains and digital connectivity across Europe, helping drive growth and job creation. This space supports a diverse customer base including retailers, manufacturers, logistics providers and technology companies.

SEGRO is committed to being a force for societal and environmental good, prioritising Championing low-carbon growth, Investing in local communities and environments, and Nurturing talent.

For more information, visit www.SEGRO.com.