News and Events

CERCLE V, Published on 8/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Hind Al Mulla

Home Bakery is an Emirati company born out of love and a passion for pastry-making. In August, we introduce its co-founder and creative director, Hind Al Mulla. Guided by a certainty that “people eat first with their eyes”,​​​​​​​ Cercle V hallenge winner Hind reveals a creation designed after he...

Read Article

CERCLE V, Published on 7/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Xavier Thill

Xavier Thill uses the month of July to honor bees, those creatures which play such a fundamental role in our environment. Xavier is a pastry chef at the “Le Vivarais” restaurant in Vals les Bains, and his work is guided by the feeling that comes with each of the seasons.

Read Article

CERCLE V, Published on 6/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Casey Doody

Casey Doody executive pastry chef at Boka Hospitality for GT Prime Steakhouse & GT Fish and Oyster in the United States. Casey’s pastry is whimsical, playful and breathtaking all at the same time, and she’s particularly sensitive to seasonality. Let’s take a look at her winning Cercle V Challenge...

Read Article

ENVIRONMENT, Published on 5/23/23

Cocoa’s impact on the environment

Cocoa plays a major role in Valrhona’s carbon footprint, so our ambition is to reduce its impact via a sourcing strategy.

Read Article

COCOA, Published on 5/8/23

Preserving the soil and flavors

Participating in sustainable sectors also involves preserving and identifying new tastes and cocoa varieties that are part of the national heritage of our partner countries. These projects help create jobs in rural areas and boost the agricultural sector.

Read Article

CERCLE V, Published on 5/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Jürgen Birth

In May, we’re taking you to Erfurt, Germany. Not far from the cathedral, in the heart of the Estima restaurant, pastry chef Jürgen Birth gives his customers modern, creative Spanish-French cuisine. His creation for the Cercle V Challenge perfectly illustrates his world.

Read Article

COCOA, Published on 5/8/23

Supporting education in Ghana

Since 2018, Valrhona and the Valrhona Solidarity Fund have helped to improve access to education in three countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana and Venezuela. In 2022, 2,555 students benefited from new school infrastructure.

Read Article

GASTRONOMY, Published on 4/21/23

A daunting new challenge for L’École Valrhona: a 1.7m chocolate sculpture depicting the spire of Sainte-Chapelle church!

La Conciergerie's curator, Cécile Rives, came to us with quite a request: a chocolate sculpture representing the spire of Sainte-Chapelle church!

Read Article

CERCLE V, Published on 4/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Cédric Rivière

With Easter around the corner, pastry chef at the Bastide de Gordes Cédric Rivière presents his Cercle V Challenge creation. This egg has been designed to support sustainable development and our natural ecosystem’s wellbeing, and draws particularly strongly on bees and their world.

Read Article

CERCLE V, Published on 3/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Pavel Pavlov

This month, Pavel Pavlov, founder of La Fève, takes us eastwards to present his Cercle V Challenge creation. Check out his colorful giant Easter egg filled with all kinds of truffles. It comes with a wooden hammer to break it, releasing the delicious treasures hidden inside.

Read Article