The prestigious French gourmet retailer Fauchon has acquired one-third of Troyes-based chocolatier Pascal Caffet, the company announced on March 19. The move will see Pascal Caffet, one of France’s top chocolatiers and a world champion pastry chef, join forces with Fauchon to create products for the luxury chain, with the new goodies due out on [...]

A pastry chef by training, Pascal Caffet took over the family pâtisserie-chocolate shop in Troyes in 1986. By 1989, he had already been awarded the distinction of “Meilleur Ouvrier de France.” His chocolates feature delicate flavors and aromas such as thé bergamote (with Earl Grey tea), vanille bourbon and citron fruit as well as bold, [...]