Marc Janin, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, preside over this 2027 edition !

Marc Janin is a cheese maker and ripener in Champagnole, in the Jura region, where his family has been practising this trade for five generations, dating back to 1885. As a child, he grew up in the family cheese dairy alongside his father Michel, from whom he inherited a passion for the trade, a meticulous approach and a sense of curiosity. After completing a BTS at ENIL in Mamirolle and spending three years at the Sancey-Richard cheese dairy in Métabief, he embarked on a tour of France’s leading cheesemakers and ripeners, training under iconic figures such as Laurent Dubois, Bruno Collet, Hervé Mons and the Sterchi cheese house.  In 2008, he took over the family shop in Champagnole and continued the work of his predecessors. In 2015, he was awarded the title of ‘Meilleur Ouvrier de France Fromager’ (Best Cheesemaker of France), a distinction that recognises not only his own career but also the commitment of an entire family and a passion passed down for nearly 140 years. He remains the sole holder of this title in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté today.