2024

COMPAGNIE COLONIALE

Specialist tea and herbal tea store

Let's be proud! The Vienne region is home to one of France's last remaining tea houses. Founded in Paris in 1848, Compagnie & Co (formerly Compagnie Coloniale) moved to Dissay in 1995. It's here that groups can visit the company's workshops. You'll discover how the brand imports original teas to France, creates its own blends and creates delicate fragrances using a unique steam aromatization process. Best-sellers include Chine Extra, created in 1936, and the famous Christmas tea.

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2024

LA MESURE

Bulk grocery

Ready to tart? Go for it! Between Poitiers and Châtellerault, La Mesure is a very accessible bulk grocery store, practical and ideal for doing good for the planet. Here, you only take the measure of what you need. You bring your own containers, but there are also paper bags to fill with a whole range of organic and non-organic seeds, cereals, rice, flour, dried fruit and vegetables. The small grocery store offers everything you need for everyday life, from pasta and household products to coffee, honey, oils and vinegars... Amazing! You can even fill your bottles with syrups and spirits! Opt for the bulk attitude!

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