L’Artisan boulanger closes its doors in Jonquière

It is a page of history of more than 100 years which is being turned in the district of Jonquière. Éric Émond announces the closure of the family bakery on January 31.

We are doing days at 50% of the volume as on the same date last year. Overall, there is around a 35% reduction in turnover.confides the baker in an interview with -.

The work underway at Faubourg Sagamie is significantly harming the business of the bakery that his grandfather Cyrille Émond created in 1921.

I had high hopes with the construction of the apartments behind, but with the schedule, it will be more in four years. This will take me to 70, it’s a little late for meadds Éric Émond.

In a publication on the bakery’s Facebook page, Mr. Émond also cites the lack of succession to ensure the future of the business.

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The baker mentions that in addition to the construction delays at Faubourg Sagamie, the future rental terms with the new owner create uncertainty for the younger people who could have taken over.

I’m sad because it’s a clientele that I’ve built up for a long time, but life and events catch up with us and we have to know how to bow out.

His business will close on January 31, but his career will not necessarily be over then. From mid-February, it will offer two evening courses at the Jonquière Professional Training Center.

Then, he could continue to practice baking, but as an employee for another company.

Disappointed customers

This announcement was hardly surprising for customers met by - on Monday, due to the current context. They expressed their disappointment about the upcoming closure of one of their favorite businesses.

I am extremely disappointed, especially since there are people who will lose their jobs and we are losing a very good bakery. There is not much bread that is produced in an artisanal way. It’s a big lossreacted Francine Chagnon, a customer.

It was our favorite place. We came every other weekend with the children. It is sure that it is boring, but I understand very well that it is not viable due to conjectures, so the entrepreneur stopssummarized another customer, Guillaume Savard.