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<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point -->[[Image:Magasin 1.jpg|thumb|Boutique Pascal Caffet, [[Troyes]], France]]'''Pascal Caffet''' is a World-Champion and [[Meilleur Ouvrier de France]] French [[pastry]] [[Confectionery|confectioner]] and [[chocolate]] maker.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fauchon prend 33% de Pascal Caffet|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2010/03/22/97002-20100322FILWWW00713-fauchon-prend-33-de-pascal-caffet.php|accessdate=2010-04-11|work=[[Le Figaro]]|date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> He has shops in France, Italy, and Japan.
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'''Pascal Caffet''' is a World-Champion and [[Meilleur Ouvrier de France]] French [[pastry]] [[Confectionery|confectioner]] and [[chocolate]] maker.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fauchon prend 33% de Pascal Caffet|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2010/03/22/97002-20100322FILWWW00713-fauchon-prend-33-de-pascal-caffet.php|accessdate=2010-04-11|work=[[Le Figaro]]|date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> He has shops in France, Italy, and Japan.


Caffet was born and raised in Troyes, France, to Lydie and Bernard Caffet, who had a chocolate shop, Le Palais de Chocolate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ambrosi |first=Pascal |date=2006-04-14 |title=Les chocolats de Pascal Caffet séduisent les palais japonais |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2006/04/les-chocolats-de-pascal-caffet-seduisent-les-palais-japonais-1069856 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=[[Les Echos (France)|Les Echos]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Vickie |first=Reh |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=wDaCDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PT791&dq=%22Pascal%20Caffet%22%20-wikipedia&pg=PT791#v=onepage&q=%22Pascal%20Caffet%22%20-wikipedia&f=false |title=The Wine Table: Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens |date=2018-09-04 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-3084-7 |language=en}}</ref> After his father's death in 1987, he and his wife, Florence, ran the shop.<ref name=":0" />
== Company history ==
{{Prose|date=February 2023|section}}[[Image:Magasin 1.jpg|thumb|Boutique Pascal Caffet, [[Troyes]], France]]


In 2004 the company opened another shop in Troyes and several shops in Japan.<ref name=":0" /> It opened its first shop in Paris in 2008.<ref name=":1" /> In 2010 it opened a shop in Turin, Italy. In 2013 it opened one in Nevers<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonnet |first=Eric |date=2013-12-10 |title=L'ex-champion du monde de la pâtisserie Pascal Caffet, a ouvert sa boutique à Nevers |url=https://www.lejdc.fr/nevers-58000/economie/l-ex-champion-du-monde-de-la-patisserie-pascal-caffet-a-ouvert-sa-boutique-a-nevers_1796548/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=[[Le Journal du Centre]]}}</ref> and one in Reims.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}
In 1979 Bernard Caffet (Pascal's father) created the “Palais du chocolat” in Troyes, a pastry and chocolate shop in France. After the death of Bernard Caffet, Pascal and Florence took over the family-owned business in 1987.

* 1989: Pascal becomes the “Meilleur Ouvrier de France Pâtissier” Best French Pastry Confectioner. He was only 27 years old, the youngest Meilleur Ouvrier in France.
* 1990: Pascal and Florence decide to open a bigger shop, because the first one was too small to present all the products, pastries and chocolates.
* 1996: Pascal becomes, for the first time, World Champion of chocolate and pastries.{{Clarify|date=February 2023}}
* 2004: Opening of the second shop in Troyes, close to the new factory.
* 2004: Pascal Caffet's first shop in Japan opens.
* 2007: The third shop opens in Troyes, and the second shop in Japan opens.
* 2008: Pascal and Florence decide to start the first shop in Paris in the very “chic” Quartier Saint-Germain.
* 2008: The “[[Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat]]”, gives an award to Pascal Caffet for the very high quality of his chocolates.
* 2010: The first Italian shop opens in [[Turin]].
* 2013: The Maison Pascal Caffet is now established in the capital of Champagne, [[Reims]].
* 2014: Pascal Caffet opens 2 shops in [[Paris]] (16ème and 17ème arrondissements.
* 2015: Pascal Caffet distributes its products in [[London]], United Kingdom.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* Best French Pastry Confectioner (1989, Meilleur Ouvrier de France)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
* 2013: Apprentice Mathieu Blandin wins the gold medal at the Pastry World-Championship
* Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (1996, Champion du Monde). [[Milano]], Italy<ref name=":1" />
* 2009: Best chocolate maker in France
* 2003: Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (Champion du Monde). [[Lyon]], France
* Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (2003, Champion du Monde). [[Lyon]], France<ref name=":1" />
* The [[Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat]] (2008){{Cn|date=June 2024}}
* Silver & Bronze medal Chocolate World-Championship. [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], United States - 2002 & 2004
* Best chocolate maker in France (2009)<ref name=":1" />
* 1996: Gold medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (Champion du Monde). [[Milano]], Italy
* 1989: Best French Pastry Confectioner (Meilleur Ouvrier de France)


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[List of chocolatiers]]
* [[List of chocolatiers]]



Revision as of 12:10, 3 June 2024

Boutique Pascal Caffet, Troyes, France

Pascal Caffet is a World-Champion and Meilleur Ouvrier de France French pastry confectioner and chocolate maker.[1] He has shops in France, Italy, and Japan.

Caffet was born and raised in Troyes, France, to Lydie and Bernard Caffet, who had a chocolate shop, Le Palais de Chocolate.[2][3] After his father's death in 1987, he and his wife, Florence, ran the shop.[2]

In 2004 the company opened another shop in Troyes and several shops in Japan.[2] It opened its first shop in Paris in 2008.[3] In 2010 it opened a shop in Turin, Italy. In 2013 it opened one in Nevers[4] and one in Reims.[citation needed]

Awards

  • Best French Pastry Confectioner (1989, Meilleur Ouvrier de France)[2][3]
  • Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (1996, Champion du Monde). Milano, Italy[3]
  • Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (2003, Champion du Monde). Lyon, France[3]
  • The Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat (2008)[citation needed]
  • Best chocolate maker in France (2009)[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fauchon prend 33% de Pascal Caffet". Le Figaro. March 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c d Ambrosi, Pascal (2006-04-14). "Les chocolats de Pascal Caffet séduisent les palais japonais". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Vickie, Reh (2018-09-04). The Wine Table: Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-3084-7.
  4. ^ Bonnet, Eric (2013-12-10). "L'ex-champion du monde de la pâtisserie Pascal Caffet, a ouvert sa boutique à Nevers". Le Journal du Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-03.