Jean Trogneux is a

chocolatier A chocolatier is a person or company who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients. Education and training Traditionally, chocolatiers, e ...

based in Place Notre Dame, in the centre of

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

, France and run by five generations of the Trogneux family. They are best known for their macarons, of which they manufacture two million every year. As well as seven outlets in Amiens, they have shops in other cities in Picardy and the north of France –

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and Saint-Quentin.

Retail outlets

Trogneux have seven retail shops in Amiens, as well as

and Saint-Quentin, in Picardy and the north of France.

Products

Jean Trogneux produces chocolates, macarons d'Amiens, douceurs de saison and sells jams, pâtés, honey and other regional specialities. Altogether they sell 800 different products, and in 2015 sold more than two million macarons. They are particularly known for their macarons, and with family member

Brigitte Trogneux Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (; née Brigitte Trogneux , previously Auzière ; born 13 April 1953) is a French former educator. She is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, who is the current President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra ...

married to

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

, the

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, this has led to inevitable wordplay in the press, "On avait déjà le macaron d'Amiens. Maintenant, on a aussi le Macron d'Amiens !" (We already had the macaron of Amiens. Now we also have the Macron of Amiens!) The recipe at the origin of the reputation the maison : The macaron d'Amiens, was created by Jean Trogneux in 1898 and has remain unchanged. The same artisanal fabrication technique and the same ingredients list composed of natural products only are used: Valencias almonds, sugar, honey, sweet almond oil, bitter almonds and egg white. The macaron d'Amiens has been popularized by the maison, main producer of this regional speciality. The business is now run by Jean-Alexandre Trogneux, nephew of Brigitte Trogneux, and the fifth generation in charge of the family firm.

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