Jean Trogneux is a chocolatier based in Place Notre Dame, in the centre of Amiens, France and run by five generations of the Trogneux family. They are best known for their macarons, of which they manufacture two million every year. As well as seven outlets in Amiens, they have shops in other cities in Picardy and the north of France – Lille, Arras and Saint-Quentin.

Jean Trogneux
IndustryChocolatier
Founded1872; 152 years ago (1872)
FounderJean-Baptiste Trogneux
Headquarters,
France
ProductsChocolate
116,395 Euro (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
39 (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Macarons d'Amiens
The shop in Lille

Retail outlets

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1st generation in 1872

Trogneux have seven retail shops in Amiens, as well as Lille, Arras and Saint-Quentin, in Picardy and the north of France.[1][2][3]

Products

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Jean Trogneux produces chocolates, macarons d'Amiens, douceurs de saison and sells jams, pâtés, honey and other regional specialities.[1][4] Altogether they sell 800 different products, and in 2015 sold more than two million macarons.[3]

They are particularly known for their macarons, and with family member Brigitte Trogneux married to Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, this has led to inevitable wordplay in the press, "On avait déjà le macaron d'Amiens. Maintenant, on a aussi le Macron d'Amiens !" (We already had the macaron of Amiens. Now we also have the Macron of Amiens!)[5]

The recipe at the origin of the reputation the maison : The macaron d'Amiens, was created by Jean Trogneux in 1898 and has remain unchanged.[citation needed] The same artisanal fabrication technique and the same ingredients list composed of natural products only are used: Valencias almonds, sugar, honey, sweet almond oil, bitter almonds and egg white.[citation needed] The macaron d'Amiens has been popularized by the maison, main producer of this regional speciality.[citation needed]

The business is now run by Jean-Alexandre Trogneux, nephew of Brigitte Trogneux, and the fifth generation in charge of the family firm.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Trogneux". Trogneux.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Chocolatier – JEAN TROGNEUX – Amiens (80000)". Petitfute.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Rechercher. "Jean-Alexandre Trogneux perpétue la tradition familiale". Action-agricole-picarde.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Jean Trogneux Chocolatier,Restaurant". Visit-somme.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Qui est Brigitte Trogneux, l'épouse d'Emmanuel Macron? – L'Express Styles". Lexpress.fr. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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