Bresse butter and cream (PDO)

Authenticity and respect for nature

Bresse PDO cream and butter owe their excellence to ancestral know-how born of a preserved farming tradition. Produced with rigor and respect for traditional methods, these regional products are the expression of a generous terroir thanks to a rich soil.

For a long time, Bresse was self-sufficient in terms of food: the land, worked over the centuries, had to be cared for. Beautiful hedged meadows, forage crops and corn (without irrigation) provide the ideal environment for raising dairy cows.

The quality and excellence of the milk produced by these cows, fed and raised in the best possible conditions, give Bresse butter and cream their unique characteristics.

In Bresse, sustainable development is a matter of common sense, quality and love of the land and people.

Respect for the product

Bresse butters and creams are living ingredients. Their artisanal production respects the raw material and adapts to the characteristics of the milk and the season.

Cream is pasteurized and cooled, then matured slowly and naturally.
Bresse butter is churned very gently. Its beautiful yellow color is linked to the cows’ feed.

Milk is the only ingredient in Bresse butter and cream: with no thickeners, colorants or preservatives, these products are as close to nature as possible. Enjoy your meal!

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©Bresse poultry with cream and morels|Corinne Bertrand/ l'Ancienne Auberge

66farms

milk producers

60%of farmland

in Bresse

270 000hectares

bocage plain

2dairies

authorized for PDO

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Staying close to the product

In the old days, butter-making was a women’s business, from skimming the milk to selling it on the market. Today, farm milk is processed, as close as possible to the milking, by committed dairy-butteries.

These human-scale butter factories are all located less than 40 kilometers from the farm.