Bonne Maman is a French brand of jam, marmalade, compotes, desserts, cakes and biscuits owned by

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. It is Andros's leading brand. The Bonne Maman brand was created by Andros in 1971 as a mass-produced product with a home-made feel, with a handwritten-style label,

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-patterned ("motif Vichy") lid, and a name meaning "granny". Andros promotes Bonne Maman jams as being made with "five simple ingredients that could be found in your kitchen" and without

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, additives, or preservatives. In February 2021, a story circulated that the brand's owners saved Jews during the

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, but there is no good evidence for this, and the company has declined to comment.

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