Our small steps

Patrick Agnellet puts a lot of emotion into his art. Creative, with a lifelong passion for making chocolates and pastries, he brilliantly transforms raw ingredients into gourmet, refined, and delectable creations.

La Maison Bellanger was created in 1977, and subsequently taken over by Jacques and Maryse Bellanger in 1998, with a first boutique at Place Saint Nicolas in Le Mans, then a second in the capacity of a large laboratory in 2003.

Laurent Le Daniel has been a Relais Desserts member since 2004. He also won the title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France Pâtissier in 1997 and has been President of the Confédération Nationale des Artisans Pâtissiers Chocolatiers Glaciers Confiser Caterers since 2021.

Christophe Roussel settled down in La Baule sixteen years ago, and now has shops in Paris, Guérande, and Pornichet. He breaks with convention through a truly original gustative approach to the classics.

In 2006, Claire Damon and David Granger opened their shop – Des Gâteaux et du Pain – on the Boulevard Pasteur in Paris’s 15th district. A second shop followed on the Rue du BAC, in the 7th district.

Maison Vergne, a certified Living Heritage Company (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant), was established in Audincourt (Doubs, France) in 1964.

The Vincent Guerlais chocolaterie is celebrating 23 years in business. It was in 1997 that Karen and Vincent Guerlais moved into Number 11 Rue Franklin, in Nantes, bringing their delicious recipes with them.

Frédéric and Hélène Cassel opened their first boutique in 1994, in Fontainebleau.