OUR HISTORY
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The Bac à Glaces is the result of a family history thatover the years, has made this place one of the best Ice Cream maker of Paris.
Our products and our manufacturing process are the legacy of these long years of experience.
1950s
The story begins in Paris in the 50s, when Sam Yoel founded a brewery the "Sip Babylone" in front of the mythical Lutetia Hotel near the Bon Marché in the chic Saint Germain des Prés district of Paris. At this time, Sam was looking for excellence because he was anxious to offer his clients the quality of Parisian products. He cooked traditional dishes and has himself make all the pastries he offered on the menu. Anxious to offer innovative and less caloric desserts, he decided to create ice creams and sorbets in his own way for his customers.
Creative and independent, he chose to found in 1955 his workshop near the Bon Marché by creating "Le Bac à Glaces" located at 109, rue du Bac in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
In order to offer unique products, he imagines the ice cream in a "Parisian" way, that is to say that they are made with natural products, with low sugar and low fat but above all dense, creamy and surprising! Thus, it acquired quickly, thanks to its ice creams and sorbets a reputation that makes its establishment a must for Parisians and visitors in Paris.
1980s
In the early 80s, after the death of his grandfather, Sylvain Yoel decides to take over the family business while he was still a student and musician of 23 years.
Passionate about taste, Sylvain then chose to redesign the workshop by staging, behind the windows of the workshop, the development and manufacture of new flavours following traditional recipes that will make his reputation.
Sylvain Yoël, strived to preserve the tradition and the unique know-how of this Parisian ice creams by resisting the tendency of chimical flavours, emulsifiers and conservatives current at this time. He is one of the first to select natural raw materials only from farmers, market gardeners and farmers whose origin and quality he knows.
It seeks to provide itself primarily in France but also in the rest of the world as in Madagascar for Vanilla Bourbon or in Piedmont in Italy to obtain nuts of superior quality.
Since it's creation "Le Bac à Glaces", do not forbid to try new innovative flavours with vegetables, flowers, herbs and even unusual ingredients!
Sylvain first came up with the idea of combining different flavors to create unique compositions in the "Bac à Glaces" such as "Raspberry & Rose" sorbets, "Peach & Rosemary", "Pear & Verbena" or the delicious "Apricot & Ginger ".
He also worked with great restaurants to create unique flavors such as "caramel & ginger" and the very subtle ice cream "matcha green tea" and "date & orange blossom".
Sylvain Yoël liked to surprise offering some unusual flavours like his famous "Beaujolais sorbet new" which every year marks the spirits, as its incredible "camembert ice cream".
Today, Sophie and Charles,
friends and managers of the store, also maintain this state of mind. Ever since vegetarians and enthusiasts of natural taste, they like ice cream as "bitting in a real fruit". Their good humor and their film culture make the "Bac à Glaces" a warm place and keep the Parisian spirit of this unique place ...with smiles that melt the ice!
YEAR 2018
Since 2018, Julien Yoël, son of Sylvain takes this family business out of the ordinary.
After a business school, Julien worked for ten years as creative marketing manager for prestigious fragrance brands such as Giorgio Armani, Lancôme, Christian Dior and Nina Ricci. His passion for perfumes and his taste for beautiful things led him naturally to take over this family business which exploits perfumes in a more delicious way!
Julien continues to guarantee that only the best products have their places in the "Le Bac à Glaces" as his family wishes.
"Le Bac à Glaces" a house where three generations are united by the same motto: "a promise of quality".
Taste and Compare! The hardest thing will be to choose...
Sylvain Yoel
Le Bac à Glaces a house where three generations are united by the same motto: quality first and foremost.
Julien Yoel