The manufacturing secrets of the House of PARLI have been carefully guarded: the two owner families have passionately passed on to each other the exclusivity of an exceptional confectioner's know-how.

Sharing the traditional and local values of the company, the Gignoux family enthusiastically acquired Maison PARLI and its Fabrique de Calissons in 2018. By preserving the gourmet heritage of traditional recipes and by offering a quality of service that lives up to its reputation, Léonard PARLI aims to remain a company on a human scale that promotes the contact with its loyal customers.

Between tradition and renewal, Valérie and Pierre perpetuate the transmission of the values of the Maison PARLI as a family and enjoy working with their two children, Thibault and Léopold, to perpetuate the precious heritage of a confectionery institution of excellence in Aix-en-Provence.

Léonard PARLI's know-how has been passed down from generation to generation, guaranteeing the secrets of the manufacture of our specialities, while respecting traditions. We promote this heritage of Aix confectioners through our recipes, unchanged for nearly 150 years and thanks to our artisanal manufacturing methods.

So, when we prepare our delicious Calissons d'Aix-en-Provence paste: almonds, candied melon and candied orange peel are slowly crushed between our granite rolls.

While industrial blenders damage the fiber of the almond, the use of our traditional machines makes it possible to obtain a dough with lamb's lettuce and a length in the mouth revealing one by one the flavors of its ingredients.

Léonard PARLI has also preserved his original know-how as a fruit confectioner. We still produce by hand in our old cauldrons, a long artisanal process consisting of a succession of toasting and resting to obtain the best candied fruit that is both beautiful and delicious.

Our House is also recognized for its profession as an artisan chocolatier. In addition to our assorted fine chocolates and our bars, the combination of know-how gives rise to exquisite combinations between chocolate, candied fruit and calissons: the mini 'Fé' Parli fruit calissons, the Valentines, the Cabossons, chocolate aiguillettes...

We still make biscuits and cakes, emblematic specialties since the creation of the House, such as the Biscotin d'Aix - a roasted hazelnut coated in an orange blossom biscuit - and the Kirschbescué, our travel cake with candied fruit and Kirsch de Fougerolles.