Cottes
The protected brand name Cottes refers to a group of breads from the Belgian bakery manufacturer Vandemoortele .
history
The French baker Roland Cottes developed a small range of natural sourdough breads for distribution in the family's own bakeries in Le Fossat in the 1970s based on old family recipes and with historical French wheat varieties . These 'Pyrenees breads' or 'Les Pains Pérènes', as he called them, did not require any additional baking additives . In France, where sourdough is used less often, it quickly became a regional specialty. Roland Cottes began to freeze the bread after the baking process in order to be able to guarantee longer transports within France without any loss of quality. Due to the high demand for the bread, he expanded production to include two large bakeries in Le Fossat and St. Estève.
In December 2004 the Belgian food group Vandemoortele acquired 100% of the company and has been selling these breads in Europe ever since. One of the conditions for the takeover set by Roland Cottes was the retention of all quality principles from the original artisanal baking process and compliance with the family recipes.
production
Old French wheat varieties are specially grown for cottes by contract farmers under controlled conditions ("Blés CRC") and later ground on lava stone. The breads are baked in the classic forms of pavé (brick) and flûte (pointed flute) as well as mini pérènes on stone. Under the international claim Cottes. Word for bread , the following types are now on the market:
- La Flûte Pérène Pointue, Le Pavé Pérène au levain, Le Pavé Pérène noix, Le Pavé Pérène Multicéréales, Le Pavé Pérène aux Olives;
- Mini Pérène au Levain, Mini Pérène Sésame, Mini Pérène Multicéréales.
Web links
- Official website
- Allgemeine Bäcker-Zeitung, 2006/38 edition, online , accessed on May 27, 2011.
literature
- World Trade Centers Association (Ed.): World business directory. Volume 4, Gale Research Inc., 1995, p. 5446.