Hénaff
Also known as: Jean Hénaff SAS, Groupe Jean Hénaff, Henaff (without accent)
Hénaff is a French maker of tinned pâté, terrines and rillettes from Pouldreuzic (Finistère, Brittany); the family company Jean Hénaff SAS began in 1907 as a vegetable cannery and made pork pâté from 1915.
Hénaff is a French maker of tinned pâté, terrines and rillettes, based at Pouldreuzic in Finistère, Brittany. The family company Jean Hénaff SAS was founded in 1907 by Jean Hénaff as a vegetable cannery and turned to pork pâté in 1915. Its small blue-and-yellow tin is the brand's trademark.
The pâté began in 1915 with the company's own slaughterhouse. Raymond Loewy's team redesigned the tin in 1959. Vegetables and fish were dropped in 1970–71, the pâté and rillettes range widened in 1980, fresh sausages came in 1995 and an organic pâté in 2018. Loïc Hénaff, the fourth generation, has run the company since 2010.
Range: Le Pâté Hénaff (best pork cuts, salt, spices and aromatics, a recipe the producer calls unchanged for over a hundred years), pâtés and terrines including a terrine bretonne Label Rouge, rillettes of pork, chicken, duck and goose, and spreads. The lines are Hénaff, J. Hénaff and Bio. Fresh sausages are a different product group. Label Rouge covers only the Breton terrine; no PDO or PGI is named.
Hénaff stays with pork pâté and rillettes, while Justin Bridou and Aoste sell dry sausage and ham. In supermarket terrines, rillettes and spreads the brand says it leads, with close to a quarter of the market.
Look for the small blue-and-yellow tin, la petite boîte bleue, and the name Hénaff; J. Hénaff on terrines and confits honours the founder. The producer speaks of about 13 million tins of Pâté Hénaff a year.
Facts
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Pouldreuzic (Finistère, Brittany); founded 1907 |
| House range | tinned pâté, terrines, rillettes, spreads |
| Raw material | pork, best cuts, salt, spices, aromatics (Le Pâté Hénaff recipe); Label Rouge on one terrine only |
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Frequently asked questions
Who owns Hénaff?
Jean Hénaff SAS, a family company; the fourth generation has run it since 2010.
What does Hénaff make?
Tinned pâté, terrines, rillettes and spreads; fresh sausages are outside it.
Is Hénaff a pâté or a terrine?
Both: Le Pâté Hénaff comes in the tin, with terrines and rillettes beside it.
Who designed the blue Hénaff tin?
The producer says Raymond Loewy's team redesigned it in 1959.
Is there an organic Hénaff?
Yes, a Bio line exists, and an organic pâté was added in 2018.
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