A prestigious customer, with ancestral know-how
Les Anis de Flavigny is a “Living Heritage Company” known for the manufacture of anise-based candies. These candies, called Anis de Flavigny, are made in Flavigny Abbey, located in the Burgundy region of France. The history of these candies dates back to around 1591, making them one of the oldest candies made in France.
Today, the company has a team of 34 employees.
The candies are made from green anise seeds, which are coated with several successive layers of sugar. This process can take several days for each candy. The traditional method of manufacturing has remained virtually unchanged for centuries, which gives candies a distinctive quality and taste.
Les Anis de Flavigny offers a range of flavors, in addition to traditional anise, including violet, rose, mint, and lemon, among others. The company values its heritage, its traditional know-how, and uses natural ingredients to make its candies.
Motorized exoskeletons to improve the quality of life at work
Under the leadership of Catherine Troubat, the President of Anis de Flavigny, the company provides its team with all the necessary equipment adapted to the needs of each position.
In 2021, it is the first time that a candy maker has been equipped with a lumbar exoskeleton that helps him relieve the impact of the loads placed on his spine. As for:
- Lubin who can't easily load bags Of sugar in the DRC on the freight elevator with its motorized exoskeleton
- Flavien, who can unload basins into plastic crates on a daily basis without experiencing lumbar pressure
Taking care of rare and ancestral know-how
Since at least 1591, from generation to generation, the know-how of Les Anis de Flavigny has remained faithful to tradition. It is also for this reason that Les Anis de Flavigny received the “Living Heritage Company” label in April 2017. A great reward for the whole team that works over the years, from generation to generation, to the transmission of this know-how.
The mastery of the candy coating technique is so unique that it can only be learned at the heart of the Factory. No school has taught such training since well before 1591. This is why the company has always made it a point of honor to transmit its techniques and tools (such as copper basins) to future generations. But also to the preservation and retention of its candy makersartists; in particular by making their daily job less physically demanding.
