The department of Vaucluse is the leading producer of cherries in France.
Three quarters of the harvest is reserved for confectioning. The orchards are located in the Luberon and Durance valleys, which have long been areas dedicated to this type of production.
The farmers are responsible for picking the cherries and transporting them to the confectionery. They provide the manufacturing units of the Apt basin with a high quality raw material, perfectly selected for the manufacture of candied fruits. Thanks to its numerous producers and confectioners, the Apt basin, the Mecca of candied cherries, benefits from an unequalled experience of the product.
The immediate proximity between the orchards and the manufacturing units and the perfect collaboration between the different actors of the sector constitute, for the pastry professionals and the consumers, a guarantee of quality of the finished product and regularity of the deliveries.