" Good breeding always tells…" could be the motto of Jacques Bordelier (48). Son of a Rungis wholesaler, grand-son and brother of producers, he upholds the legacy of authentic products and know-how with great enthusiasm…

"Born in the Dauphiné area from a family of Saint-Marcellin and Saint-Félicien producers, I studied in Grenoble where I obtained a BTS (Higher technician's license diploma) in sales management. I then joined my parents, who were already wholesalers in Rungis, to give them a hand as I always did during school holidays...In the family business, I started at the bottom before being given the responsability of sales, a strategic area. And it is only when my parents retired that I became chairman and CEO… As a rule, our offer only consists of products from small, cottage farm producers who have an original range of regional products with a lot of character, suiting our customers. Amongst our 390 referenced products, many of which are AOC, are the farm cheeses of Auvergne (Cantal matured in tunnel, Saint-Nectaire, Salers, tomme de montagne, Laguiole, fresh tomme for aligot, fourme d'Ambert, Auvergne blue cheese…), Saint-Marcellin and Saint-Félicien with raw milk, farm goat cheese, Basque ewe cheese like the Ossau-Iraty rubbed with Espelette pepper…

It really is a pleasure to sell those products because we have kept the "spirit of a small producer". Our flagship products are the cheeses from Auvergne, mostly Cantal. Our customers are cheese retailers from shops or markets (80%), importers (15%) and high-end restaurants (5%). The company has 17 employees including my sister Danielle who's been supervising the accountancy and administration aspects for many years now… Rungis is a great display where all the professionals who know their job well offer an exceptional range of products…One can really say that the greatest cheese selection is in Rungis…"