Since two centuries, the house of saffron
 


 

Address

 

THIERCELIN

3, rue Pierre et Marie Curie
Parc de l'Ecopôle, Secteur 1 : L'Ormeau
77380 COMBS LA VILLE - France


Tel. : +33 (0) 160 340 638
Fax : +33 (0) 160 343 553
Email : contact@thiercelin.com
Internet : www.thiercelin.com




 

Company today

 


Thiercelin benefits from a family tradition for 200 years. An expertise — passed on from father to son for 7 generations — of unique and rare flavours’ manufacturer and growers.

Fields’ knowledge at the source, manu-facturing, processing, selection at the origin, imports and international trade characterize the Maison Thiercelin. Thiercelin insures quality control and purity of raw materials through its own certified laboratory control. Lean production is processed into its 3000 square meters’ factory where formulation, cleaning, sorting, sifting, blending and packing is processed.

Thiercelin devotes itself to natural aromatic plants for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic use. Saffron is one of its major products amongst all variety of quality peppers, herbs, spices, vanillas, flowers, honeys, cereals, mushrooms, sea weeds, dried fruits, fruit juices and concentrates from tropical to European origin carried within its product range.

Thiercelin offers directly from the fields a wide range of natural ingredients to demanding markets.

Thiercelin realizes direct sales through its own distributor network, online stores and own concept store in Paris GOUMANYAT & SON ROYAUME dedicated to end users.


Thiercelin markets through several activities in France, Europe, America and Asia. The family business aims for 2 centuries to reach specific markets such as: firstly, Industries with its division Tradimpex agroalimentaire (serving food industry, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries), secondly, professional chefs (serving gastronomical restaurants, hotels, catering, pastry and bakery sector) with its division Thiercelin since 1809 and finally the end user with its concept store: Goumanyat & Son Royaume.

Tradimpex agroalimentaire serves the industry of the sweet sector providing genuine vanillas, saffron, spices, aromatics, essence, custom made ingredients formulated in our laboratory, fruits diversified at every states from powder to slices, cut, frozen iqf, and concentrates of citrus, european and exotic fruits.

Thiercelin supplies highly ranked hotels, gastronomical restaurants, catering and pastries with a large range of high quality products divided into 5 families with poetic names such as "Gourmand" (edible flowers, honeys, sugars, flavors, vanillas, coffees, fruits, teas), "Safrans" (threads, powder and saffron creation), "Aventure" (whole and grinded spices, homemade spice blends), "Rustique" (mushrooms, truffles, herbs, cereals, rice, flours, gastronomical oils and vinegars), "Marine" (French sea weeds, sea salts and elaborated sea products such as poutargue and flavors).



Goumanyat & son royaume offers to the end users, fine connoisseurs, a product range used by professionals at attractive prices, directly from producer to the shop in Paris, and the online store on the web www.goumanyat.com.

Early 2000, Thiercelin welcomes the 7th generation to join the 200 years old company, which made quality, a company culture and ethic to become the motive principle of the company's reputation.



 



Key Dates of the
Company's History


 1809

Jean Thiercelin, wine maker, from the city of Pithiviers - Gâtinais in the country of the Loiret, starts dealing with local agriculture products as wine, honey and ginger bread before moving this activity to spice-dealer-trading in particular with Saffron, which was cultivated in the area since the XVth century, and then takes up by the two following generations, the ones of François and Louis Thiercelin.


 1869

Lucien Thiercelin — Saint-Cyrien — enhance saffron trade and exportations.



 1900

Thiercelin diversifies its activity into sea weeds and specializes into manufacturing and processing of agar-agar, by creating a factory in Brest.


 1901

Lucien Thiercelin, fourth generation, built the first laboratory control and develops strong relationship with French embassies all over Europe as liqueur manufacturers, herbalists and Chefs.


 1906

Lucien Thiercelin takes over the Maison Brière.


 1907

Creation of the DGCCRF by the French ministry of Agriculture. Thiercelin deeply participates to the work dedicated to saffron control during the congress of creation of the Fraud repression.


Around

 1910

The Maison Thiercelin sells up to thirty thousand kilos of saffron per year exported all over the world with the help of 45 buyers based in Beyrouth, Saint-Petersburg, Algers, San Francisco, Delhi.


 1914

First World War (14-18). Jean Thiercelin, hurt during the battle of the Marne, is named — in 1917 — at the side of M Paul Cambon, French ambassador in London, whom directly involved in the initial work of the united nation 1919 (preliminary ONU).


 1936

   to

 1945

The company goes through nine years of tremendous turbulence.


 1942

Closing of Thiercelin’s manufacture at Pithiviers.


 1945

At the end of the Second World War, activity can start again nevertheless it goes through difficult times.


 1950

Jean Thiercelin joins at Paris the American embassy to be part of the Marshall plan’s control. He will become assistant of the agricultural attaché. The saffron family business is maintained by his spouse.


 1976

After Jean Thiercelin passes away, his son Jean M. Thiercelin (6th generation), accompanied by his spouse Enriqueta, takes over the business under the social name Tradimpex Jm Thiercelin at Rungis facilities - Val de Marne.
In December, creation of the transformed Fruits & Vegetables activity (concentrates, pulps, iqf, frozen fruits and vegetables, surimi) TRADIMPEX AGROALIMENTAIRE by Enriqueta Thiercelin.


 1982

Transfer into the new manufacture at Champigny sur Marne - Val de Marne.


 1985

Construction of the new manufacture at La Queue en Brie - Val de Marne (1300 m2).


 1995

Opening of the first Thiercelin shop GOUMANYAT & SON ROYAUME dedicated to the consumer in the Opera district, which will become a reference in the fine grocery sector.


 2001

The shop GOUMANYAT & SON ROYAUME moves to the Haut Marais in the Temple district of Paris, on 150m².



 2002

   and

 2003

Jean Philippe, then David and, finally, Arnaud Thiercelin (7th generation), joins the family business.


 2005

Jean M. Thiercelin receives the official title of Master Artisan by the Chamber of Trade.


 2006

Construction of the new manufacture to enhance the site and pass into a 3000 m² size production site at Combs la ville - Seine et Marne.



 2007

Launch of the novel SAFFRON, THE GOLD OF CUISINE by Jean M. Thiercelin published by AVE.



 2008

Launch of the Boutique range of Thiercelin.
In April 2008, the novel SAFFRON, THE GOLD OF CUISINE by Jean M. Thiercelin wins the famous price Guerlain 2008 during the Journées du Livre et du Vin at Saumur.


 2009

Thiercelin’s family is proud to celebrate its 200 year anniversary.





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