Louis Le Duff (born 1945/1946) is a French billionaire businessman, and the founder and CEO of Groupe Le Duff and the Brioche Dorée bakery chain.

Early life

Le Duff went to school at Lycée de la Croix-Rouge, Brest. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

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(ESSCA), an MBA from the

Université de Sherbrooke The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; Quebec English, English: ''University of Sherbrooke'') is a French-language Public university, public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the Mont ...

, Canada, and a PhD in management sciences from the

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Career

He worked as a teacher at the Rouen Business School, and then a lecturer at the

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. Le Duff opened the first branch of Brioche Dorée in Brest in 1976. The chain now has 1,310 locations in 80 countries.

Personal life

Le Duff is married with two children, and lives in Paris.

References

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