Only in the heart of the Southwest, this generous land in flavors and colorful as the history of the family confectionery Lucien GEORGELIN could begin.
Virazeil, modest town of Lot and Garonne, squeezed on one side by orchards and the other by foie gras production (Dordogne and Landes) accompanied the first steps of Lucien Georgelin farmer. "In summer, making jams and candy occupied all my time, winter is the production of duck that gave rhythm to my days" still tells with passion this atypical entrepreneur.
Spinning markets in small grocery stores, Lucien Georgelin accelerates the development of its business with the help of a bold and greedy banker, madly in love with this Strawberry jam occurred on the slopes of the Marmande.
30 years later, upstream, Lucien Georgelin always cooked jams in a copper cauldron but mechanized downstream all operations.
Thus even today the production is traditional and the search for new recipes is a daily mantra.