Professional solutions designed for every stage of service
For a caterer, the choice of products and suppliers must meet very specific constraints. When preparing dozens or hundreds of items for a cocktail party, buffet, or reception, consistency, ease of implementation, storage, and preparation organization become essential.
The choice of a catering supplier must therefore take these business realities into account. With Dutoit, a specialist in ready-to-fill bites and pastry shells, and Tourniayre, a specialist in wafer cones and cups, La Mère Poulard Professionnel brings together two complementary areas of expertise, from cocktails to desserts.
In both cases, the principle remains the same: to offer caterers supports adapted to their needs, while giving them the freedom to create their own recipes, fillings, and presentations.
In brief:
- Dutoit, since 1951: ready-to-fill bites, rolls, mini pastry shells, and spoons
- Tourniayre, since 1897: wafer cones and cups for frozen desserts
- Consistent products to facilitate preparation and plating
- Supports that allow caterers the freedom to create their own recipes
- Solutions adapted for cocktails, buffets, receptions, and desserts
- Formats, weights, and packaging to be selected according to the needs of each business
What criteria should be considered when choosing products?
The catering profession has a unique characteristic: a large part of the work is done before the service itself. Items can be prepared and plated in advance, transported, and then presented on a buffet or served at a reception.
The choice of products must therefore take this entire organization into account.
Product consistency
At a cocktail party or buffet, the same item may be reproduced dozens, or even hundreds, of times. The consistency of dimensions and appearance helps to achieve uniform platters and facilitates the work of teams during filling and plating.
This consistency is also important from one event to the next. It allows the caterer to maintain their benchmarks, anticipate quantities, and more easily reproduce their creations.
Supports adapted for filling
For a cocktail item, appetizer, or dessert, the support is the starting point for creation. It must be able to accommodate various preparations without dictating the final recipe.
A ready-to-fill pastry shell can thus be adapted according to the season, type of event, or client expectations. Vegetable fillings, fish, meat, cheese, creams, or sweet preparations: the caterer retains control over combinations and presentation.
Organization compatible with volumes
Number of guests, quantity of items per person, frequency of events, storage capacity, or time available for plating: needs can vary considerably from one caterer to another.
The choice of formats and packaging must therefore be consistent with the reality of each business. The goal is to find the right balance between the quality of the support, ease of use, and team organization.
Dutoit: ready-to-fill bites and pastry shells for cocktails and receptions
Since 1951, Dutoit has developed its expertise around puff pastry and ready-to-fill supports for professionals.
Bites, rolls, mini pastry shells, and spoons allow for various moments of service to be catered for: cocktail parties, buffets, receptions, appetizers, or individual creations. These products form a base upon which the caterer can build their own recipes.
The range of Dutoit ready-to-fill pastry shells notably allows for the separation of support creation from filling creation, so that teams can focus their work on the recipe and plating.
Ready-to-fill pastry shells that allow for creativity
The advantage of a ready-to-fill support lies in its versatility. The same format can accommodate different recipes and evolve with the seasons, menus, or events.
The caterer can thus create an item around cheese and vegetables, imagine a fish-based filling, or offer an entirely different creation at the next event.
This freedom is essential: Dutoit provides the support, while the final recipe remains the professional's own.
Professional puff pastry is also part of Dutoit's historical expertise. The biscuit factory particularly masters the technique of inverted puff pastry, which requires specific expertise and contributes to the identity of its products.
The different product families and their uses are presented in the professional universe of Dutoit.
Tourniayre: wafer cones and cups for desserts
For desserts, the caterer's constraints remain comparable: having a consistent support, facilitating plating, and being able to adapt the creation to the type of reception.
Since 1897, Tourniayre has developed its expertise around wafers for professionals. Located in Roye, in the Somme, the biscuit factory notably produces wafer cones and cups for ice cream and desserts.
The professional ice cream cones allow for various combinations of ice creams and sorbets, to which the caterer can add fruits, sauces, and other finishing touches according to their creation.
The wafer cups offer another way to present dessert and are particularly suitable for individual compositions.
A support that allows dessert to shine
As with a ready-to-fill pastry shell, the wafer cone or cup is first and foremost the starting point for the recipe.
The choice of flavors, combinations, fillings, and plating remains in the hands of the professional. From the same support, it becomes possible to offer different creations depending on the season, menu, or identity of the service.
The Tourniayre site in Roye has 8,000 m² and five ovens, with automated packaging. It is certified IFS (International Featured Standards) at a higher level.
The various wafer solutions for professionals are presented in the Tourniayre universe.
From cocktail to dessert: two complementary areas of expertise
Dutoit and Tourniayre products address different uses, but share the same logic: to provide a controlled support without standardizing the caterer's creation.
Dutoit's ready-to-fill bites and pastry shells allow for cocktail items, buffets, appetizers, or certain individual creations. Tourniayre's wafer cones and cups, on the other hand, open up other possibilities for ice creams and desserts.
This complementarity allows professionals to select products according to their activity and the different stages of their services, from cocktails to sweet touches.
How to select the right products for your services?
Not all caterers have the same needs. A professional specializing in corporate cocktails, an event caterer, or a structure regularly working on large-scale receptions will not necessarily select the same formats or packaging.
Before choosing a product, several criteria must therefore be considered: the type of service, the number of guests, the number of items to be prepared, the nature of the fillings, the time spent on plating, storage capacity, and order frequency.
The format must also be chosen according to the desired result. A small bite does not offer the same filling possibilities as an individual tart shell. Similarly, a cone and a wafer cup represent two different approaches to dessert.
Choosing your catering supplier is therefore primarily about seeking products that are consistent with your organization and culinary universe. Through the expertise of Dutoit and Tourniayre, La Mère Poulard Professionnel supports professionals with solutions designed to give them control over the essential: their creation.
