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de Buyer (pronounced Duh Bu yeh) is a French cookware manufacturer, founded in 1830, from the village
de Buyer (pronounced Duh Bu yeh) is a French cookware manufacturer, founded in 1830, from the village Le Val-d'Ajol
Le Val-d'Ajol () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The Jesuit priest and singer Aimé Duval (1918–1984) was born in Le Val-d'Ajol.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Vosges department
The follow ...
in the Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian and ) is a range of medium mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single geomorphological unit and ...
department.
de Buyer produces around 3,000 different products: cookware made of steel, stainless steel, copper and non stick aluminium, mandoline
A mandoline used for slicing a carrot
A mandoline (US, ) or mandolin (British, /ˌmandəˈlɪn/, /ˈmandəlɪn/, /ˈmandl̩ɪn/), is a culinary utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes; with suitable attachments, it can make crinkle ...
slicers, silicone
In Organosilicon chemistry, organosilicon and polymer chemistry, a silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer composed of repeating units of siloxane (, where R = Organyl group, organic group). They are typically colorless oils or elastomer, rubber ...
moulds, pastry utensils, etc. On June 23, 2016, de Buyer acquired Marlux, a pepper, salt and spice mills manufacturer in France.
de Buyer products are mainly targeted at professional and serious gourmet consumers.
History
A metallurgy manufactory was founded in 1830 at the locality of Faymont in the Val-d'Ajol commune, situated in theVosges
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian and ) is a range of medium mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single geomorphological unit and ...
department in Lorraine
Lorraine, also , ; ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; ; ; is a cultural and historical region in Eastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of ...
, France. Initially, the company produced sheet metal and hand-crafted wrought iron utensils using iron ore extracted from the surrounding mountains. It gradually industrialized between 1850 and 1950 under the leadership of the de Buyer family, which acquired the production site in 1867.
In 1957, Hervé de Buyer joined the company as a demonstrator and later took over its management in 1988. Facing competition from mass retailing and emerging countries, he decided to reposition production towards the high-end market.
See also
*Le Val-d'Ajol
Le Val-d'Ajol () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The Jesuit priest and singer Aimé Duval (1918–1984) was born in Le Val-d'Ajol.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Vosges department
The follow ...
* Arthur de Buyer Coal Mine (the name is based on the same family)
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