Places to visit Industry Bourgogne

The name Eugène Grobost, head of the Carlton, is known for all the gourmet ends of the spoon biscuit. The recipe, born in 1902, remained in the same family and the biscuitery settled in the land in 1991. The artisanal recipe adapted to modern manufacturing processes, but the biscuits kept the same flavor and an inimitable inimitable taste. They are now accompanied by other pleasures that you will certainly enjoy! Possibility to visit the cookie: A film retraces the various stages of spoon biscuit. Groups by appointment.

In 1857, Antoine Lescure, travelling tinker, (FYI, the tinkers were workers in charge of covering tools and metal utensils with a layer of molten tin, to prevent them from oxidizing) opened a tin workshop in Selongey. It manufactures buckets, watering cans, deciliters, mussels and milk scales. In 1944, the Lescure Petit-fils company became Stamping Company of Burgundy (Société d'Emboutissage de Bourgogne): SEB was born. In the 1950s, the Super Cocotte was sold for over a million each year. The company was inaugurated soon in other markets with odorless innovative fryer (1967), all automatic toaster (1973) or the electric yoghourt maker (1974). Then SEB brings together famous brands like Tefal, Moulinex, Rowenta and Krups under its name. The main factory is still active with more than 500 employees. Now, it manufactures pressure-cookers. Groups can visit it by appointment but think of reserving about 6 months in advance.

Every Wednesday from 5pm, the Bon Vivant team invites you to discover their facilities and store. Accessible only to groups of 10 or more, these tours cover, in order, every stage in the making of Semur-en-Auxois' famous cookies. From the kneading of the future cookies to the packaging of each one, you'll become an expert in this emblematic regional know-how in just one hour! After the visit, those with a sweet tooth can also take part in a tasting of the cookies prepared on site. If you wish, you can accompany them with a beer from the Flavigny-sur-Ozerain brewery. Enjoy your visit!