Once upon a time Le Parfait...
Le Parfait Supporting cooking and conservation lovers for 90 years. Over the years, the French brand of orange washer has been able to evolve and invent solutions and accessories in accordance with the needs of the moment.
If it retains all its charm of yesteryear and benefits from a popularity never denied, it also has great surprises in its ability to innovate and renew its product ranges. From the old to modern, continuity is ensured, to the delight of supporters of fresh, healthy and balanced food. A fair return to the natural ... without synthetic additives. The jars welcome and protect the best of you: the delicious homemade jams, the good small simmered dishes, the processed vegetables, such as carefully prepared meats or mushrooms discovered at random from walks.
Since 1930, Le Parfait embodies the French expertise in house conservation.
Born in Reims to the Champagne mechanical glassware, the brand is quickly essential thanks to its durable, reuscitable, healthy and economical glass jars. At a time when long -term sterilization and conservation are essential, Le Parfait offers reliable solutions - such as the emblematic super and familia wiss® jar - which preserve all the flavors of food. Present in the grocery stores and drugstores in France, the brand crosses the 20th century by remaining faithful to its mission: to offer perfect containers to better feed families, every season.
Chronological frieze
1804
Discovery of appetizing by Nicolas Apppert
Nicolas Appert, French inventor, discovers the principle of food can. At that time, all the processes, from salting to alcohol to smoking, vinegar or sugar, are expensive and only allow partial conservation that can even alter the quality of the products. Nicolas Appert discovers that by heating food in a hermetically closed container, the products are kept much longer. He will then give his name to this packaging method: appetizer.
1930
Birth of the brand Le Parfait
The jars and terrines Le Parfait, Recognizable by their distinctive orange washers and their unique engraving, have become an essential symbol of food conservation in France. Born in Reims in the 1930s, the brand Le Parfait Quickly established itself as the French reference in terms of homemade cannedness, thanks to its expertise in sterilization and pasteurization. The first metal capsules of the Familia Wiss® jars are made in Montrouge.
1950
Brand internationalization
The jars Le Parfait Start to export to Europe: in the United Kingdom and the Benelux.
1960
The golden age of the preserves house
The 1960s mark the boom in homemade, and Le Parfait becomes a must in French households, establishing itself as a market leader. The brand innovates with new sizes and accessories. Today, its same jars are becoming objects popular with collectors and vintage lovers.
1970
The 70s and 80s
Production of covers and familia Wiss® capsules moved to Massilly (71)
1978
The 70s and 80s
First recipe and conservation guide Le Parfait®.
1986
The 70s and 80s
First television ad.
2008
The 2000s
Launch of jars for bulk: color screw.
2010
The 2000s
Manufacturing and assembly are moved to Auvergne. The production of glass is mainly done in Puy-Guillaume (92%) then the jars are assembled by hand in Saint-Yorre.
2011
The 2000s
Since 2011, Le Parfait is a partner of the Top Chef television program on M6 and has not missed any episode since!
2012
The 2000s
Launch of the Facebook group: "Les Bocotteur", a real exchange group for all preserves enthusiasts.
2014
The 2000s
Launch of the first book Le Parfait® with more than 80 recipes to inspire those who want to get into conservation. Building on its success, this book was reissued in 2024 by Hoëbeke editions.
2022/2023
Nowadays
2022: the brand's head office and consumer service Le Parfait settle in Nice.
2023: Launch of the e-commerce site with its codognan-based warehouse (30).
2024
Nowadays
Launch of the range Le Parfait® essentials. Nearly 50 cooking items thought to meet all the needs of consumers in terms of conservation such as electrical automatic sterilizers, jam basins or orange jar pliers. Launch of the Bocal Bistrot with a new, more practical closure for daily use. Also suitable for sterilization. That same year, Le Parfait is elected "favorite brand of the French*." *OpinionWay study - 1097 respondents - May 2024 - Hermetic jars category.
2025
Nowadays
Le Parfait Expands its ranges to new conservation methods: the sub-video and dehydration with advice and recipes available on the LeParfafa.com site. The first free application Le Parfait® Invites itself into the pocket of consumers who want to reduce waste and better manage the conservation of their food.
The iconic jar: the “super”
Today there is no doubt that the jar Le Parfait, With its orange washer, has become a symbol recognizable by all generations.
And to be sure to have an original, no need to be an expert, a few simple checks are enough.
The Bocal Familia Wiss®
The historic jar Le Parfait® Familia Wiss® in terrine and screw closing format is designed in thick and resistant glass. It is specially suitable for sterilization of food. It is distinguished by its ideal conical form to easily unmold preparations such as terrines or pâtés. It is composed of a certified metal capsule food contact and a reusable cover which ensures it an airtight closure. Its cover and capsule have been produced in France in Massilly (71) since 1970.
We have always conceived jars and solutions designed to preserve, sublimate, magnify ... But it is not the container that makes magic. It’s not the form that tells a story. It is not the solidity that creates memories. It's you.
You, who transform raw products into real treasures. You, who perpetuate gestures transmitted from generation to generation, while adding your own touch. You, who are looking for the best way to preserve freshness and flavors thanks to our jars and all our other conservation solutions.
We, who are sometimes a little “agitated by the jar”, always ready to reinvent ourselves, whatever the modes. We, who also like to think "Out of the Bocal", to break the codes and imagine other ways of keeping, beyond the jars. But the main thing is not the container. This is what you do with it.
In your hands, conservation becomes an art. A love reservoir, a guardian, a witness to your know-how. Whether through our jars and their famous orange washer, or other solutions adapted to your needs, each creation is sealed with authenticity, preserving flavors, ideas and memories.
Choose Le Parfait, It is also to embrace a softer, more sincere, more respectful world vision. It is to refuse waste, repel the ephemeral and cherish the authentic.
Each conservation tells a story: that of a fruit full of sun, a preciously transmitted family recipe or a captured memory to be shared. And then there are these jars that reinvent themselves, leaving the kitchen to become written writings, dispenses of sweets or enchanted lanterns, instilling a touch of magic in each space.
