A FAMILY
AFFAIR
A FAMILY
AFFAIR
MARC
MARC
JEANNEQUIN
JEANNEQUIN
Marc, is my grandfather's first name. He was born in 1923 in Burgundy in the small village of Chemilly-sur-Yonne.
In the 50s, he grew his first gherkins on his childhood land to supply a local canning factory.
In the past in the Yonne, the production of gherkins was "a supplement" for the families, who grew a few rows of them in their vegetable garden to sell them to the cannery. Then the production of gherkins became more professional and the department counted up to 35 producers.
Marc, is my grandfather's first name. He was born in 1923 in Burgundy in the small village of Chemilly-sur-Yonne.
In the 50s, he grew his first gherkins on his childhood land to supply a local canning factory.
In the past in the Yonne, the production of gherkins was "a supplement" for the families, who grew a few rows of them in their vegetable garden to sell them to the cannery. Then the production of gherkins became more professional and the department counted up to 35 producers.
FLORENT
FLORENT
JEANNEQUIN
JEANNEQUIN
In 1975, my father, Florent, set up on the family farm and increased the production of gherkins to meet the demand. He will work for almost 25 years for a famous French industrial group.
At the beginning of the 2000s, faced with globalisation, all the large specialist industrial groups relocated their production and decided to source their supplies from India. French pickle producers disappeared.
But my father is determined to maintain this French local product at all costs. He fights and becomes the last producer in France. His gherkins will be resold "fresh" to middlemen.
In 1975, my father, Florent, set up on the family farm and increased the production of gherkins to meet the demand. He will work for almost 25 years for a famous French industrial group.
At the beginning of the 2000s, faced with globalisation, all the large specialist industrial groups relocated their production and decided to source their supplies from India. French pickle producers disappeared.
But my father is determined to maintain this French local product at all costs. He fights and becomes the last producer in France. His gherkins will be resold "fresh" to middlemen.
HENRI
HENRI
JEANNEQUIN
JEANNEQUIN
In 2012, I, Henri, have the immense honour of taking over from my father and grandfather.
The "Made in France" is in fashion and the 100% French gherkins having completely disappeared, I decide to restart production.
My goal, to sell to consumers who are more attentive to the origin and quality of the products. There will be no middleman! Our gherkins will be grown and packaged by us. It is in Chemilly-sur-Yonne, on the land of my grandfather's house, that I decide to build my own canning factory.
We had to find a name, Maison Marc was an obvious choice.
In 2012, I, Henri, have the immense honour of taking over from my father and grandfather.
The "Made in France" is in fashion and the 100% French gherkins having completely disappeared, I decide to restart production.
My goal, to sell to consumers who are more attentive to the origin and quality of the products. There will be no middleman! Our gherkins will be grown and packaged by us. It is in Chemilly-sur-Yonne, on the land of my grandfather's house, that I decide to build my own canning factory.
We had to find a name, Maison Marc was an obvious choice.
NO INSECTICIDE
NO HERBICIDE
NO PRESERVATIVES
NO INSECTICIDE
NO HERBICIDE
NO PRESERVATIVE
The crop has remained the same, natural open-field reasoned cultivation, without herbicides or insecticides.
Our gherkins are picked and sorted by hand and immediately packaged without preservatives.
The crop has remained the same, natural open-field reasoned cultivation, without herbicides or insecticides.
Our gherkins are picked and sorted by hand and immediately packaged without preservatives.
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY APPROACH
From the beginning, Maison Marc has been committed to continuous improvement in environmental and sustainable production practices. The 20 hectares are under sustainable agriculture. All of our fruits and vegetables are produced without herbicides or insecticides and packaged without preservatives.
Aware of the key role of the ecosystem in the production of high quality gherkins, Henri Jeannequin has long been careful to respect the agro-ecological objectives of the farm.
It is a complex crop that does not guarantee fixed quantities and requires a lot of labor for picking. The gherkin can double in volume in one day: picking it at the right time is essential! The human aspect is therefore at the heart of this approach. Henri and his teams work all year long to produce quality pickles and vegetables.
Faced with increasing demand and the arrival of new markets, we had to expand our production building and then automate production by investing in a modern packaging line. These two projects have received financial support from the Burgundy Franche Comté Region and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in 2020/2021.
In order to continue to develop we have continued to invest in 2022 with the financial support of the ERDF for an amount of 63 538 €.
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