Entrepreneurial and passionate, Christophe and Carine created a new Campaillette bakery in August 2016 with the support of Grands Moulins de Paris.
Find out more about Christophe and Carine Antunès, based in Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe (63).
Can you introduce yourself?
We are Christophe and Carine ANTUNES. We are 35 and 34 years old and have been working in the bakery for 16 years. However, we didn't have the same training. I did a bakery apprenticeship, while my wife was a hairdresser. In 2005, we bought our first business in Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe in the Puy-de-Dôme. We sold it in early 2016.
Where do you stand today?
We embarked on a new Campaillette bakery project in August 2016. In our previous business, we didn't work exclusively with Grands Moulins de Paris, but we had a very good relationship with our Area Manager. We told him about our desire to create a new product. Very quickly, he presented us with a location that we fell in love with.
Why did you choose to work with GMP on your project?
First of all, because the Grands Moulins de Paris team always supported us in our first business in Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe. We were also impressed by the quality of the support we received in setting up our new business. We were well supported.
How did GMP contribute to your project?
Listening, responsiveness and follow-up.
Can you give us a few keys to success?
The bakers' seriousness and commitment to their project, the quality of their products, their choice of location, their attention to advice, good customer relations (developing events, communicating with a well-known, modern identity).
What if I had to do it all over again?
We'd do the same thing again, we have no regrets. The only thing we'd like to do is enlarge the parking lot, as it's very busy at 12pm.
Would you recommend GMP as a miller to support bakers wishing to set up in business?
Yes, and that's already what we did with my former boss. We introduced him to Grands Moulins de Paris so that they could support him in a creative project.
Are you a happy baker today?
Yes, we're very happy today.
A message for all those wishing to set up shop for the 1st time?
We wish them the same success as we do, with the same support, not forgetting the keys to success we've shared with you.
