A few weeks ago, we told you how you could get your French food fix at home, now it’s time to support French business more generally. Below we let you know about a few French businesses that you can support in person or online.
ONLINE
Andrea & Joen
https://www.andreaandjoen.com/
Andrea & Joen is known for its beautiful French linen bed, bath and loungewear collections. You can find their products both in their Sydney store at Bondi Beach but also for those of us not in Sydney or staying at home, via their online store.
Andrea & Joen’s standout core products are their loungewear and bed linen which is effortless, relaxed, modern and simple. Tailoring and quality is exceptional. All made from French Linen, produced in Normandy to their vegan based wellness products which they sell along with unique beautiful finds from around the world.
Andrea & Joen practices sustainable manufacturing and source products and artisans that are sustainable, vegan / organic based business, environmentally & socially conscious as well. This can be in a form handmade, tea dyed cushions to pottery to handmade smudge wands.
Bastille & Sons
https://bastilleandsons.com.au/
Bastille and Sons is an online business only and it is still open, with its warehouse and deliveries are operating. They propose a range of contemporary French furniture, homewares, lighting and lifestyle accessories.
Bastille & Sons’ collections are selected because they are new and unique to Australia. Their objective is to bring French designers and artisan-made products that are exclusive to them. The Croisette chair by Honoré Déco from Marseille is a good example, as well as Parisian designer Sarah Lavoine’s collection is exclusive to Bastille and Sons in Australia too. Buy yourself a unique French piece that you won’t find elsewhere and support French business.
Côte Noire
Côte Noire sells beautiful scented candles, diffusers and jars of scented flowers. We got very excited to see that they have a pain au chocolat scented candle. Will that help or hinder our chocolate cravings we wonder!?
Their online store remains open and they are dispatching orders daily. Most of Côte Noire’s stockists are still open for business but with different trading hours or with open by appointment option only.
Their stand out products are the Luxury grand bouquet, and the Luxury Lilies & Roses which often sell out. Côte Noire will also have some beautiful new items next week.
Déliss
https://deliss.com.au/
Déliss are still trading online via their online store and have their own delivery service in Brisbane for their charcuterie and cheese products and also ship Australia wide for their other products.
One of Déliss stand-out products is its saucissons made with 100% Queensland Free Range Pork from the Darling Downs. They are first and only one in Australia to offer real certified Free Range pork Saucisson Sec. Their traditional Saucisson Sec is their best seller.
https://deliss.com.au/
In addition, they have a range of cheeses, more than 40, are always expanding the range.
Cheese best-sellers: Comte AOP 18 Months and Raclette
https://deliss.com.au/
https://deliss.com.au/
Déliss’ Pâtés and Rillettes are a relatively new addition, being imported from a small artisan maker in France.
Pâtés and Rillettes Best sellers: Duck Rillettes and Duck with Cognac Pâtés
https://deliss.com.au/
SPECIAL OFFER FOR READERS!
Déliss have a special offer for readers of this website: 1 free pâtés and or Rillettes with any online order till the 10/05/2020. All you need to do is enter the code MATILDA and Déliss will add a free pâté when they pack your orders.
France at Home
Your one stop shop to purchase French supermarket products online is still open and is still posting orders across Australia.
Their products include those that you won’t find elsewhere in Australia for retail sale. Their most popular products are the Teisseire syrups, LU biscuits, raclette machines, Amora products, oranginas and St Michel madeleines.
And at the moment, delivery is free across Australia for all orders over $100!
French Affair
While French Affair is not able to do markets and pop-up shops at shopping centres as it usually does, they are still open online. The website is full of fabulous French products and they send out orders immediately. During these unusual times, French Affair has noted that customers are keen on two of its main products – and for very different reasons.
Savon de Marseille Soaps – Hand washing is one of the most important ways we can keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. The Savon de Marseille soaps are ultra-moisturising and come in a range of gorgeous fragrances. And unlike many supermarket soaps, there are no nasty ingredients.
French Tablecloths – We’re spending more time at home, so make every meal special with a tablecloth from France. Choose from stunning linen, cotton or the ever-popular coated cotton. That’s the stain resistant cloth you just wipe down and .. voila .. any spills or stains are gone. A lovely way to bring happiness to your home.
French Beauty Co
https://frenchbeautyco.com.au/
French Beauty Co specialises in the retail of French pharmacy products (mostly skincare with brands like Embryolisse, Uriage, etc.) in Australia. Its customer base is Australian francophiles. We are Melbourne based but remains open for online business for orders Australia wide.
French Beauty Co prides itself on the range of French beauty products it stocks but of particular note are the:
Treat your skin all while you support French business in Australia.
QQ La Praline
Online chocolate shop QQ La Praline has just started up and sells chocolate bars made with Belgian chocolate and premium ingredients.
QQ La Praline’s French chocolatiers have been trained in Belgium. QQ has received great feedback from customers (European and Australian) on both the quality of its products and packaging. QQ La Praline’s packaging is sustainable and plastic free and is locally printed (in Melbourne).
Their best sellers are the French biscuit bar and the redgum honeycomb bar. Its signature French biscuit in particular (a mix of Belgian chocolate and homemade biscuit sablé) is not something you can’t find anywhere else.
And…they are about to release new flavours!
You can also follow QQ La Praline on Instagram.
The Ruby Oracle
Ruby Oracle has been in business for over 13 years and has been selling online for most of that time through the website and in the last 3 years, also via its eBay store. In mid Feb Ruby Oracle closed its bricks and mortar store in Adelaide but online remains.
French jewellery is Ruby Oracle’s main focus. They are also a stockist of the Cote Noire scented flowers we mentioned above.
Paris Doll Necklaces which The Ruby Oracle sources from Paris and which are a lot of fun. https://therubyoracle.com.au/jewellery/french-jewellery-by-type/paris-doll-necklaces/
Other pieces include some from the owner Dianna’s most favourite brand, Au Bout Des Reves. The designs are original and authentic French mostly from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, using metal stampings made from the original antique moulds still available in Paris today. Au Bout Des Reves then enamel the stampings and embellish with Swarovski crystals to create works of wearable art. https://therubyoracle.com.au/au-bout-des-reves/
The Ruby Oracle also stocks pieces made by Idem Bijoux, a jewellery atelier in the city of Marseille. as well as jewellery of Lotta Djossou which is designed and made by Clément Djossou in a tiny workshop in the Marais district of Paris.
The Ruby Oracle’s collections can be bought online on its website and via its eBay store .
You can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Volange Paris
Volange is open for trading and you have three ways to shop with them:
- Online orders with lots of discounts at the moment and free delivery Australia wide
- Open by appointment to either of its stores (Waverley and Paddington in Sydney)
- Opening of Volange stores for a few hours 1 or 2 Saturdays per month, they announce it via Instagram and email to their database.
Volange offers a quite unique shopping experience for Australia. Volange is a true multi-brand French fashion store just like you would find in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. It’s a well-decorated, inviting store without being pretentious.
The boutique staff are welcoming and helpful (not pushy) with a consultation approach for the clients who need help with styling tips (French fashion is simple but you need to know the tricks). Last but most importantly everything sold in Volange Paris stores stores has been handpicked by the owner, Prune, in Paris.
Volange works with about 10-15 French labels to create a look unique to Volange and always evolving. The look is smart-casual, easy to wear but feminine at the same time. Every piece can be dressed up or down, they go from work to weekend, office to night…and that is what Volange customers love about their clothes.
Volange is currently discounting its new collection and also offering free delivery.
Follow Volange on Instagram or look at their website.
BRISBANE
Déliss
Déliss is still trading online via their online store and at one of their usual 2 markets. They also have their own delivery service in Brisbane for their charcuterie and cheese products and also ship Australia wide for their other products.
One of Déliss’ stand-out products are their saucissons made with 100% Queensland Free Range Pork from the Darling Downs. They are first and only one in Australia to offer real certified Free Range pork Saucisson Sec. Their traditional Saucisson Sec is their best seller.
https://deliss.com.au/
In addition, they have a range of cheeses, more than 40, are always expanding the range.
Cheese best-sellers: Comte AOP 18 Months and Raclette
https://deliss.com.au/
https://deliss.com.au/
Déliss’ Pâtés and Rillettes are a relatively new addition, being imported from a small artisan maker in France.
Pâtés and Rillettes Best sellers: Duck Rillettes and Duck with Cognac Pâtés
https://deliss.com.au/
SPECIAL OFFER FOR READERS!
Déliss have a special offer for readers of this website: 1 free pâtés and or Rillettes with any online order till the 10/05/2020. All you need to do is enter the code MATILDA and Déliss will add a free pâté when they pack your orders.
MELBOURNE/GEELONG/SURFCOAST
Gavé French Recipes
https://www.gavefrenchrecipes.com/
Gavé French Recipes is still open for business, and launched its online shop just last week.
They are also now doing deliveries:
- Wednesday / Friday on the Surfcoast;
- Fridays in Geelong; and
- weekends in Melbourne.
They provide traditional treats such as
- Flan Pâtissier: classic or chocolate (GF Raspberry version too);
- Cannelé baked in copper mould and beeswax;
- palet breton; and
- madeleines.
Their Flan Pâtissier and cannelé are quite popular.
Order some delicious treats and know that it will also support French business!
SYDNEY
Andrea & Joen
https://www.andreaandjoen.com/
Andrea & Joen is known for its beautiful French linen bed, bath and loungewear collections. You can find their products both in their Bondi Beach boutique or via their online store.
Andrea & Joen’s standout core products are their loungewear and bed linen which is effortless, relaxed, modern and simple. Tailoring and quality is exceptional. All made from French Linen, produced in Normandy to their vegan based wellness products which they sell along with unique beautiful finds from around the world.
Andrea & Joen practices sustainable manufacturing and source products and artisans that are sustainable, vegan / organic based business, environmentally & socially conscious as well. This can be in a form handmade, tea dyed cushions to pottery to handmade smudge wands. So purchasing from Andrea & Joen is not only a way to support French business but also a way to support sustainable production and artisans.
Le Petit Marché
https://www.lepetitmarche.com.au/
Le Petit Marché is a store in Newport where you will find selections of French wine, Natural, organic, red, white, rosé as well as food. It is still open and shopping there is another great way to support French business. It is still open but with reduced hours being from 10am to 2pm Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays.
You can follow them on Instagram, facebook or via their website. You can pop in or call ahead to place an order.
Rue de France
https://www.ruedefrance.com.au/
Rue de France sells French antiques and vintage French décor items. They are still open but by appointment only.
The French Counter
http://www.thefrenchcounter.catering/
The French Counter has adapted its business to the current situation. The French Counter is now open Tuesday to Saturdays.
The original design of the French Counter was made to sell crepes, it has also been developed around the idea of offering revisited tradition. As per crepes, we also find Croque Monsieur on the menu and some great freshly baked croissant and pain au chocolat.
With a 13 years hospitality background, Guillaume has always aimed for quality over quantity. Therefore the French Counter focuses on using raw organic products and being able to satisfy gluten and dairy free needs of patrons.
The French Counter has adapted its service and now delivers bread and croissant, among other products. While it is based in the Northern Beaches, the French Counter does not limit itself to the north part of Sydney. That said, delivery conditions apply according to your area.
Orders can be sent through [email protected] or via their new website or on facebook.
Volange Paris
Volange’s Sydney stores (Waverley and Paddington) are open either by appointment or to the public (while respecting social distancing measures) for a few hours 1 or 2 Saturdays per month. This is announced via Instagram and email to their database.
Volange offers a quite unique shopping experience for Australia. Volange is a true multi-brand French fashion store just like you would find in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.
First it is well decorated, very inviting for the customer without being pretentious. Secondly, the staff is welcoming and helpful (not pushy) with a consultation approach for the clients who need help with styling tips (French fashion is simple but you need to know the tricks). Last but most importantly everything sold in Volange Paris stores stores has been handpicked by the owner, Prune, in Paris.
Volange works with about 10-15 French labels to create a look unique to Volange and always evolving. The look is smart-casual, easy to wear but feminine at the same time. Every piece can be dressed up or down, they go from work to weekend, office to night…and that is what Volange’s customers love about their clothes.
Volange is currently discounting its new collection and also offering free delivery.
Follow Volange on Instagram or look at their website.
Do you know any other French businesses that need support? Email matildamarseillaise (at) gmail.com. What do you do to support French business in Australia?
You may also like to look at our article: 20 ways to get some French culture in isolation
