Nicolas Bernardé Boutique de gourmandises

What Nicolas Bernardé Boutique de gourmandises does

Nicolas Bernardé Boutique de gourmandises is a French artisan patisserie founded in 2011 by Nicolas Bernardé, a holder of the prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF) title in Pâtisserie (2004) who has also been recognized as Meilleur Chef du Monde (Best Pastry Chef in the World). The company operates a single physical boutique at 2 place de la Liberté in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine (Île-de-France), located in an early-1900s heritage building near La Défense, and serves individual consumers across the Paris region. Its signature category is cakes (the "Cakissimes" line, including travel cakes, weekly "Cake de la semaine," and frozen "Cakissimes glacés"), alongside seasonal pastries and desserts, chocolates, macarons, ice creams, confections, biscuits (sablés, financiers), and a curated épicerie fine (oils, honeys, preserves). All products are handmade in an on-site professional production laboratory, and the company also runs an École de Pâtisserie offering classes led by Nicolas Bernardé MOF and guest chefs, including Marie Baubiet, Julien Ringwald, and Gaël Menard. Gift certificates for pastry courses are sold at €160, €300, and €430 price points.

The underlying technology is traditional French pastry craftsmanship rather than a software platform; the digital layer is a standard e-commerce storefront powered by NOADMIN web hosting and Stripe Payments Europe for card processing (with no card data stored on company servers). The company is GDPR/RGPD compliant and operates standard email (weekly "Folies de la semaine" newsletter) and social media channels (Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter). No public API, mobile app, or AI/ML capabilities are offered. The legal entity is La Belle Epoque – Nicolas Bernardé SAS, a privately held société par actions simplifiée with €30,000 share capital, controlled by Nicolas Bernardé as Président, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors disclosed.

Revenue is generated direct-to-consumer through (i) in-boutique retail of pastries, cakes, chocolates, ice creams, and fine foods; (ii) a full e-commerce online store with click & collect at the boutique and dedicated courier delivery (Coursier IDF) across Île-de-France; and (iii) pastry-course tuition priced at €160–€430 per participant, which cross-sells a 10% same-day boutique discount. Retail pricing spans €7–€12 for fine foods, €21–€25 for signature cakes, €26–€28/L for ice creams and sorbets, and €28–€56 for the weekly Pâtisserie du Samedi. The sole served geography is Île-de-France (France); there is no evidence of B2B contracts, wholesale, or international sales.

Name

Nicolas Bernardé Boutique de gourmandises

Legal name

La Belle Epoque – Nicolas Bernardé

Website

https://nicolas-bernarde.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French artisan patisserie founded in 2011 by MOF chef Nicolas Bernardé, operating a single boutique and online store in La Garenne-Colombes selling handmade cakes, pastries, chocolates, and confections, plus on-site pastry classes, to individual consumers in Île-de-France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan French Pastry and Confectionery

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520), Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate (311352), Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing (311813)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Patisseries & Viennoiserie (French-Style) (THAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes (THAFAFAC), Chocolate & Confectionery Patisseries (Bonbons, Truffles, Macarons) (THAFAFAL), Baking & Pastry Classes (THAJAGAJ), Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

Keywords

• Artisan French pastries
• Artisanal chocolates confections
• Pastry cooking classes
• Gourmet travel cakes
• Macarons fine foods

Headquarters

HQ city

La Garenne-Colombes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail pastry and confectionery sales: Direct sales of artisanal pastries, cakes, chocolates, confections, macarons, ice creams, and fine food products through the physical boutique and online store. Products include signature cakes (Cakissimes), weekly pastries (Pâtisserie du Samedi), travel cakes, seasonal desserts, and gift items.
2. Pastry cooking classes: Revenue from pastry workshops and courses taught by Nicolas Bernardé MOF and certified chefs. Classes are conducted in the professional production laboratory. Gift certificates (bons cadeaux) for courses are sold at 160€, 300€, and 430€ price points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nicolas Bernardé is an artisan French pastry boutique (Boutique de gourmandises) that handcrafts and sells cakes and travel cakes (signature Cakissimes line), seasonal pastries and desserts, chocolates, confections, macarons, ice creams and sorbets, biscuits, and fine grocery items (oils, honeys, preserves) from its own production laboratory. The boutique additionally runs a pastry-making school (École de Pâtisserie) offering in-person courses taught by MOF chef Nicolas Bernardé and his team of certified chefs, with gift certificates sold at €160, €300, and €430 price points.

Product overview

Nicolas Bernardé operates a boutique de gourmandises offering artisanal French pastries, chocolates, and confections alongside pastry-making classes. The product portfolio centers on cakes and travel cakes (their signature), seasonal pastries and desserts (tarts, entremets, baba cakes, Saint-Honoré, Paris-Brest, Millefeuille), chocolates, macarons, ice creams and sorbets, biscuits (sablés, financiers, diamants), and fine grocery items including honeys and specialty oils. The shop also provides pastry classes taught by the MOF chef. Key sub-brands include the Cakissime line of premium cakes, Pâtisserie du Samedi (weekly Saturday pastry), and Cake de la semaine (weekly featured cake).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cakes & Gâteaux de voyages Signature travel cakes and house-specialty Cakissimes (including 'cake de poche', 'globe-trotter', and frozen Cakissimes glaces variants) sold to individual consumers for personal enjoyment and gifting.
• Pâtisseries et desserts de saison Seasonal pastries and desserts including tarts, entremets, baba cakes, Saint-Honoré, Paris-Brest, Millefeuille, Fraisier, and Framboisier, made with seasonal fruits and grand cru chocolates.
• Chocolats Fine chocolates including ganaches, pralinés, and chocolate boxes crafted with premium cocoa for individual consumers and gifting occasions.
• Confiserie Traditional French confectionery including fruit pastes (pâtes de fruits), nougats, and caramels made using traditional recipes.
• Macarons Assorted macarons in various flavors offered in different sized gift boxes for individual consumers and gifting.
• Glaces et Sorbets Artisan ice creams (crème glacée) and sorbets with diverse flavor profiles including vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, and fruit flavors, plus frozen cake variants (Cakissimes glacés).
• Sablés & Moelleux Sweet biscuits and cookies including financiers, shortbread, sablés, diamants, and cookies in various flavors.
• Épicerie fine Gourmet specialty foods including oils, vinegars, confectionery, and seasoning preparations priced from €7 to €12 per item.
• Miels Premium honey selections sold through the boutique's gourmet fine food range.
• Cours de Pâtisserie Pastry-making classes taught by MOF Nicolas Bernardé and his team of certified chefs (Marie Baubiet, Julien Ringwald, Gaël Menard), held in the production laboratory for amateur enthusiasts and professionals.
• Bons cadeaux Gift vouchers for pastry classes sold at €160, €300, and €430 denominations, including a 10% discount on boutique purchases on the day of the class.
• Pâtisserie du Samedi Weekly Saturday pastry featuring a unique seasonal creation revealed each week, priced from €28 (4 persons) to €56 (8 persons), part of the 'Folies de la semaine' rotation.
• Cake de la semaine Weekly featured cake from the travel cake collection, highlighting seasonal inspiration, priced at €23 per cake, part of the 'Folies de la semaine' rotation.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stripe Payments EuropecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides secure online payment processing for the e-commerce store, handling credit card transactions. The company states that payment data is not stored on their servers but processed directly through Stripe.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lenôtre: Long-established French patisserie and traiteur with boutiques, online gifting, and pastry classes; comparable as a French patisserie combining retail, e-commerce, and culinary education.
• Hugo & Victor: Parisian patisserie and chocolatier known for refined pastries, chocolates, and confections; comparable as a French patisserie with a similar signature-product focus and luxury positioning.
• La Maison du Chocolat: Paris-based premium chocolatier producing ganaches, pralinés, and gift boxes; directly comparable as a French-made luxury chocolate/confection brand with boutiques and e-commerce gift offerings.
• Sébastien Gaudard: Parisian patissier with boutiques in Saint-Germain and online sales; comparable as a high-end Parisian patisserie specializing in traditional French pastries and cakes.
• Pierre Hermé Paris: Premier French patissier and chocolatier operating boutiques in Paris and internationally; directly comparable as a premium French patisserie focused on signature creations, macarons, chocolates, and seasonal pastries with a similar DTC and gifting model.
• Maison Pichard: Artisanal French patisserie in Paris offering pastries, cakes, chocolates, and a pastry school; directly comparable as a boutique MOF-style patisserie combining retail and culinary education.
• Dalloyau: Historic Parisian patisserie known for signature cakes (including the Opera) and travel cakes; comparable as a premium French patisserie with a strong ecommerce and event/gifting business.
• Ladurée: Iconic Parisian patisserie famous for macarons, viennoiserie, and pastries; directly comparable as a multi-channel French patisserie selling signature cakes, chocolates, and confections through boutique and online channels.
• Yann Couvreur Pâtisserie: Renowned French patissier with Paris boutiques and online ordering; comparable as a chef-led premium patisserie selling signature cakes, viennoiserie, and chocolates through DTC channels.
• Café Pouchkine: Premium French patisserie with Paris boutiques and online store; comparable as a luxury pastry brand offering signature cakes, chocolates, and macarons through DTC and gifting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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