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“Home-made”
pastries
Every day, almost 25,000 tarts and cakes
leave the Éclair pastry shop, bound for
Carrefour stores. A formidable achieve-
ment by the workshop’s team. “Most
are trained pastry chefs. Despite the
quantities produced, theworkshop is very
close-knit and has kept its qualities of
craftsmanship,” emphasises Christian
Bouhon, sales andR&Dmanager, himself
a baker and pastry chef.
Hand-madeusing
local products
Éclair’s greatest strength is that most of
the work is performed by hand, from
stemming strawberries to filling tarts
and cakes. “Pastries, creams, biscuits,
mousse, etc., everything is made from
scratch here.” The pastry chefs are free
to express their talents, their creativity
and their personal touch.
InMollem, Belgium,
nearly 120 enthusiastic
pastry chefs prepare cakes,
tarts and biscuits for all
the stores. The recipe
for success: local sourcing,
traditional know-how
and short delivery times
formaximumfreshness.
Guided tour.
MADE-
TO-ORDER
CAKES
Whether for a
birthday, a party or
for pure enjoyment,
customers can
order a unique,
made-to-order
cake from the
pastry shop at
their supermarket
or hypermarket,
prepared with care
by one of our in-
house pastry chefs.
ELABORATE PREPARE TRAIN
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