Olivier Canal
2026 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Olivier Canal is an avid chef and a dedicated figure in Lyon's gastronomic scene. Trained in top French establishments alongside renowned chefs such as Guy Savoy and Mathieu Viannay, he has been running La Meunière restaurant, a symbol of traditional Lyon cuisine, since 2014. He is committed to using local and seasonal produce and masterfully revamps great classics — pâté en croûte, œufs meurette and oreiller de la Belle Meunière — combining respect for the terroir with creativity. He has been president of the Bouchons Lyonnais since 2023 and strives daily to keep Lyon's culinary heritage alive thanks to a deep passion for sharing and connecting with his guests.
David Bourne
2026 - Cheese, dairy products and charcuteries competition
David Bourne was born into a family of charcuterie butchers and has carried on the legacy his parents started in 1980 in Vals-les-Bains which they went on to develop in Romans-sur-Isère in 1995. Guided by his love of the trade, his taste for authenticity and his respect for local produce, David joined the family business in 2000.
He has breathed new life into the business by developing a high-end catering service that combines strict standards, creativity and traditional expertise. Constantly striving for excellence, he has taken part in many competitions and was awarded the Qualichef certificate for his commitment to craft food in 2013. In the charcuterie industry, David has mastered the great classics while developing a new, more contemporary range of cured meats.
At the same time, David modernised the production facilities by creating a manufacturing and culinary creation workshop in 2015. His specialities regularly win awards in national competitions, including the Trophée Nationale de la Charcuterie and the Championnat de France du Fromage de Tête. Awarded the title of French Catering Champion in 2020, he became captain of the French team at the World Catering Championship in 2021, where he won the title of World Vice-Champion.
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Christian Janier
2026 - Cheese, dairy products and charcuteries competition
Christian Janier is a cheesemonger with a passion for his profession, and he represents the 4th generation in this family business in Lyon. In the Janier family, this passion has been handed down from father to son: Christian’s great-grandfather sold Comté cheese in the streets of Lyon, his grandfather and father continued to develop the family business...and that is how, when Christian Janier was still just a boy, he came to the ‘Carreau’ in the Halles de Lyon marketplace to sell wheels of cheese with his father.
Then it was Christian’s turn to develop the family business, and since he wanted to make his passion his profession, he became a ripener-wholesaler with an eye to preserving the precious know-how involved. The Janier line includes nearly 250 cheeses from France and other European countries. All have one thing in common: excellence obtained through strict requirements regarding origin. These exceptional products are sold in France and abroad, from Belgium to Germany and as far away as Japan.
In 2000, Christian Janier set himself a new challenge, which he obtained with brio when he was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France Cheesemonger. He now wears with pride the famous blue, white and red striped collar, a sign of his excellence.
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Frédéric Schaaf
2025 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Josiane Déal
2024 - Cheese, dairy products and charcuteries competition
Joseph Viola
2024 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
François Robin
2023 - Cheese, dairy products and charcuteries competition
Hervé BALIGAND
2023 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Didier Lassagne
2022 - Cheese, dairy products and charcuteries competition
Florence Périer
2022 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Christian Janier
2021 - Cheese, dairy products and charcuteries competition
Éric Goettelmann
2021 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Yohann Chapuis
2020 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Laurent Derhé
2019 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Tsuyoshi Arai
2018 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Gaëtan Bouvier
2017 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Christophe Marguin
2016 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Denis Verneau
2015 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Christophe Roure
2014 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Mathieu Vial
2013 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Laurent Bouvier
2012 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Fabrice Sommier
2011 - Wine, beer and spirits competition
Grégory Cuilleron
2010 - Wine, beer and spirits competition