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    Henri Gillardeau

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    Portrait of Henri Gillardeau

    Portrait of Henri Gillardeau

    i. Biography

    Henri Gillardeau founded Maison Gillardeau in 1898 in the Marennes-Oléron basin, establishing the family oyster house behind Gillardeau Special Oysters.

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