The project

Continuing the cultural exchanges between Marseille and Africa initiated several years ago, the Compagnie Fruitière Foundation is experimenting a new culinary exchange program. The aim is to promote the transmission of knowledge and know-how, the sharing of food traditions and cultural discovery through gastronomy.

Carried out in partnership with chef Sébastien Richard (Association La Petite Lili, solidarity restaurant Le République), Les Grandes Tables de la Friche and Les Cuisines Africaines, the pilot project was launched in spring 2024. The Fundation welcomed to Marseille chef Sandrine Nkou Ebogo from Cameroon, one of the four countries where the Compagnie Fruitière Group operates.

Sandrine Nkou Ebogo, committed chef

At the head of the restaurant at the National Museum of Yaoundé for five years, Sandrine Nkou Ebogo manages a team of 9 employees, whom she trains herself. She regularly takes on internships with disadvantaged women and widows and supports street children. Sandrine dreams of founding a cooking school for women in Nanga Eboko, a town in the center of the country where she comes from.