La Trinitaine

In 1955, Lucien PETIT, a pastry cook at la Trinité sur Mer, had the idea to produce biscuits rolled by hand, called “cigarettes”. Within 10 years, this production went from 80 kg to 600 kg per day. In 1972, to deal with the constant growing demand, Lucien’s son, Bernard PETIT, current managing director of la Trinitaine, then 25 years old, decided to build a factory of 2200m². This plant today covers 25000 m² and produces 60 tonnes of goods per day, ranging from wide choice of biscuits to madeleines, made with butter or vegetable oil. The rigorous selection of the raw materials, which must be totally natural, and of high quality, the follow up and the processing control, the strict respect of food safety, automated packaging, are ensured by men and women assisted by tools of production of high qualified technology. Each day, the PETIT family and their 90 employees work towards one objective: more quality to better satisfy the customer. This challenge was rewarded in 1986 by the award of the “Laurier d’or” (Golden Laurel) for quality and tradition. A turnover of 25 million € in 2005 testifies to this remarkable progression and the significant position which La Trinitaine holds in the French biscuit industry. Our products are distributed through mass retail and wholesalers in France as well as exported in 14 countries of Europe, Asia, North and South America.