For the second year running, the Compagnie Fruitière Foundation, in collaboration with ICI–Les Grandes Tables and Les Cuisines Africaines, is accepting applications for a culinary residency in Cameroon from 23 February to 9 March 2026. This residency offers a unique experience based on transmission, sharing and dialogue between regions, cultures and generations. We are looking … Continued
On June 11, the Foundation organized an evening of discussions on local dynamics surrounding sustainable food at one of its long-standing partners, Le Talus, in Marseille. This was an opportunity for the hundred or so people in attendance to share local insights and solutions.
An original project of culinary experimentation and creation, the 2025 edition is designed and managed by an unprecedented association of actors around our Foundation : Les Cuisines Africaines, supported by ICI-Les Grandes Tables and the School of Food and Hospitality through Inclusion (EMAHI) of chef Sebastien Richard. Our culinary brigade made up of 4 chefs … Continued
The works created by Maya Inès Touam during her residency at the Grands Domaines du Sénégal are exhibited at the Galerie du Manège in Dakar until 12/31/2025.
The exhibition Les murmures du vivant, by the artist Maya Ines Touam, is being held for 3 months from November 8th at the Galerie le Manège, in Dakar. This exhibition, organised by the Institut français du Senegal, is the result of an artistic residency program funded by the Compagnie Fruitière Foundation and carried out in the … Continued
As part of its cultural exchange program between France and Africa, the Compagnie Fruitiere Fund supports a production residency within the company Grands Domaines du Sénégal, a subsidiary of Compagnie Fruitière, located in Saint-Louis. This system mainly aims to strengthen artistic dialogue between France and Senegal, while highlighting emerging talents.Photo credit : Noreyni Seck
The cross-culinary residency program between Marseille and Cameroon, initiated by the Compagnie Fruitière Foundation (FDDCF), is inspired by the artist residencies that have been set up in recent years between Marseille and various African countries. This initiative aims to create a unique cultural and culinary exchange by allowing a chef from Marseille to stay in … Continued
In collaboration with star chef Sébastien Richard, the Compagnie Fruitière Fundation supports a cross-culinary exchange between Marseille and Yaoundé in Cameroon. The program aims to encourage the transmission of knowledge and skills, the exchange of culinary traditions and cultural discovery through gastronomy. A chef from Yaoundé, Cameroon, will stay for three weeks in the Phocaean … Continued
The Compagnie Fruitière Foundation is supporting a new artist residency project. In 2024, photographer Maya Inès Touam will travel twice from Paris to Saint Louis where Compagnie Fruitière operates Grands Domaines du Sénégal. This production residency is managed by the Marseille-based association Versant Sud.
In 2023, the Fund welcomed the artist Jean-Baptiste Janisset to the Plantation du Haut Penja (PHP) in Cameroon. After several weeks of research, Jean-Baptiste Janisset produced a bronze wall composition inspired by the landscapes and animal world that surrounded him at the plantation. The Fund enabled the artist to exhibit his work as part of … Continued
