Born in the Landes, Alain Ducasse is at the helm of approximately thirty restaurants, from authentic bistros and casual brasseries to three-Michelin-star restaurants, disseminated throughout nine countries. He founded Les Collectionneurs – renamed Teritoria in 2023, a network of almost five hundred independent restaurants and hotels in Europe. Passionate by knowledge transmission, he created an international Education division (Ecole Ducasse) in culinary and pastry arts.
He is now expanding handmade bean-to-bar chocolate shops (Manufacture de chocolat Paris, London, Tokyo, Munich) handmade bean-to-cup coffee shops (Manufacture de café Paris, London), handmade gelato parlors (Manufacture de glace Paris), hand-made biscuits (Le Biscuit Alain Ducasse, Paris).