Revol Porcelaine S.A. was founded in 1768 by brothers Joseph-Marie and François Revol in France's Rhone Valley, where they discovered a deposit of white

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. They established a factory in

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and began manufacturing a hard-wearing white

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, later establishing operations in

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. Revol later developed a

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body that forms the basis for Revol ceramic products, called "culinary porcelain" (''la porcelaine culinaire'') by the company.

Present-day

Revol Porcelaine remains a family-run company after 9 generations, with Olivier Passot as the

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. The company is headquartered in

, France, where it employs 185 people and maintains 16,500 sq. m. of factory space. The facility produces 4 million units a year, exporting to 80 countries. Revol porcelain for the hotel and restaurant industry and retail is distributed in the United States by Revol USA.

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