A family business

Over the years, the Dolfi family has become increasingly consumed by the world of confectionery and chocolate-making and, with their unique recipes, know-how and expertise, has crafted a beautiful love letter to chocolate. Alongside their desire to do well, there was also a desire to do good; and gradually, they became interested in transmitting and preserving other types of confectionery heritage. This became evident in 2000 in Limoges, when the opportunity arose to acquire the Buissière chocolate factory and take over production of its speciality, the Paladin – dark ganache chocolate with chopped roasted hazelnuts – which would have disappeared without the siblings’ intervention.

And so, in an inevitable turn of events, they found a new vocation! The purveyors of flavour and defenders of France’s confectionery heritage, then took over other regional establishments, preserving their traditional recipes: Les Palets d’Or in Moulins, Au Négus in Nevers, La Chocolatière in Tours, Henriet on the Basque Coast, Au Duc de Morny in Deauville, Pillon in Toulouse and Témoins in Caen… These establishments, although owned by the Dolfi family are all very different and remain loyal to their roots, retaining their name, traditional methods and identity.