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Patricia Tripotin
After a long career supporting entrepreneurs and promoting tourism, Patricia set out on her own entrepreneurial adventure in June 2023. She took over Chocolats Frigoulette at a time of great financial fragility, surrounding herself with partners and experts from a range of fields.
The aims are shared: to “save the artisan know-how” and the jobs, to position the Chocolats Frigoulette brand at the top end of the market, to make it shine in the local area and right across France, and, of course, to bring it back to a stable financial footing.
“Even though I had no particular taste for chocolate before the takeover, I knew that Chocolats Frigoulette chocolate was of great quality, with unique flavours. That is what convinced me! My family and friends, my customers, my suppliers and my team made me realise how rare our chocolate is, and how exceptional its aromatic standards are. Over time, I have trained my palate to appreciate “good chocolate”, and that is what I want to share with chocolate lovers. Through this takeover, I was determined to keep alive the story of Bernard Xueref, whom I admire. He started out at 65, the age of retirement, and left me a rich gourmet legacy at 80.
In my turn, I want to flourish through pleasure by giving pleasure… and what better way to do it than with good chocolate.”
Patricia Tripotin had the honour of being received by the Prime Minister and by ministers Aurore Bergé and Olivia Grégoire on International Women’s Day, 8 March. The competition, launched by Matignon and Bpifrance, aims to celebrate and encourage women’s entrepreneurship in France.
The Drôme department chose Chocolats Frigoulette as a gift for President Emmanuel Macron at the ceremony paying tribute to the Resistance fighters of the maquis at Vassieux.
The chocolate maker was recognised as a committed member for its authentic know-how, healthy food and priority given to fair trade. The trophy was presented by Anne-Sophie Pic.
Patricia Tripotin, a lover of cycling and nature, fell in love with Chocolats Frigoulette on her very first visit. She was won over by the story and personality of the founder, Bernard Xueref, and wants to carry on his commitments while adding her own passion and innovation. Chocolats Frigoulette remains a place where chocolate and nature come together, now under the leadership of Patricia, who is determined to preserve the magic of this unique chocolate maker.
Alain Berne, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, professional trainer in cooking and pastry and for ten years a teacher at the Institut Paul Bocuse, joined forces with Bernard Xueref to dream up new and subtle recipes for you.
In 2014, Bernard Xueref acquired abandoned cocoa tree plots, which made it possible to create experimental plots to help producers improve their growing methods and yields.
Our gourmet treats were born from a meeting in 2009 between Bernard Xueref, an organic farming specialist, and Paul Keruel, a chocolate maker. It was a wonderful human adventure, championing responsible food and fair trade. We developed single-origin chocolates using just one bean from a single origin, São Tomé and Príncipe: the best in the world. Our chocolates contain no animal fat and are gluten-free. Our gourmet range offers pure pleasure with chocolates that are good for you: dark chocolate bars with ginger or candied orange and lavender chocolates share the limelight with praline truffles, papillotes, mendiants with dried fruit, and chocolate with exotic fruits or spirits…
