La Maison du Ramequin

La Maison du Ramequin is a cheese shop and production site in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, in the Ain department of eastern France. It operates as a retail outlet of Laiterie la Côtière, an artisanal dairy business based in the same region. The shop is located at 113 Rue Dr Temporal, 01230 Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, and can be reached on foot from the Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey TER railway station, about four minutes away. It is open to the public from Thursday to Sunday, with extended hours on Friday afternoons, and accepts restaurant vouchers (tickets restaurant). The name of the shop refers to ramequin, a small pressed fresh cheese typical of the Bugey area. According to the Laiterie la Côtière website, the ramequin du Bugey sold at La Maison du Ramequin is made just a few steps from the shop. Beyond ramequin, the store carries a wide selection of dry cheeses, groceries, yoghurts and fromages blanc produced by the Laiterie, making it both a point of sale for the dairy's own range and a local cheese counter. La Maison du Ramequin is part of a small network of fromageries run by Laiterie la Côtière, alongside the fromagerie de Meximieux and the fromagerie de Lisboa. The parent dairy describes itself as artisanal and has modernised its production, moving its manufacturing workshop to Leyment in the Ain, into the premises of the former Valment cheese factory, visible from the A42 motorway. Its products have received recognition at the Concours International de Lyon, including gold medals in 2024 for its nappé yoghurt and its stirred yoghurt. As a retail and production unit rather than a standalone corporation, La Maison du Ramequin does not have publicly disclosed founding dates, ownership beyond Laiterie la Côtière, or financial listings. Its role is to bring the dairy's artisanal cheeses, yoghurts and related grocery items directly to consumers in the Bugey region.

La Maison du Ramequin is a cheese shop and factory located in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, in the Ain department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It forms part of the retail and production network of Laiterie la Côtière, an artisanal dairy company that describes itself as combining traditional methods with modern, secure industrial facilities. The shop's identity is closely tied to ramequin, a small fresh pressed cheese characteristic of the Bugey area; the Laiterie la Côtière website states that the ramequin du Bugey sold at La Maison du Ramequin is made just a few steps from the store. The parent dairy has expanded and modernised its operations. It moved its production workshop to Leyment, in the Ain, occupying the walls of the former Valment cheese factory, a site visible from the A42 motorway. This move was covered by regional media, including France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the TF1 regional morning programme, which highlighted the Laiterie's approach of "the gestures of yesteryear, the tastes of the past, carried out in a secure industrial environment." The Laiterie also reported that its yoghurts were present in luxury Parisian hotels during the Olympic Games. La Maison du Ramequin operates as one of several fromageries run by Laiterie la Côtière, alongside the fromagerie de Meximieux and the fromagerie de Lisboa. The Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey shop is open from Thursday to Sunday, with Friday afternoon hours, and accepts restaurant vouchers. It offers a wide choice of dry cheeses, groceries, and the Laiterie's yoghurts and fromages blanc, in addition to ramequin. The shop is accessible on foot from the Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey TER station, about four minutes away. In 2024, Laiterie la Côtière received two gold medals at the Concours International de Lyon, for its nappé yoghurt (a signature product) and its stirred yoghurt. The dairy also noted seasonal flavour changes, such as apple-honey-cinnamon and chestnut from October to March, and a switch from firm vanilla yoghurt to stirred vanilla yoghurt. These developments reflect the broader context in which La Maison du Ramequin operates: a regional artisanal dairy brand modernising its production while maintaining a network of local shops.

• La Maison du Ramequin operates as a cheese shop and factory in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain, France.

• Laiterie la Côtière moves its production workshop to Leyment, in the former Valment cheese factory.

• In 2024, Laiterie la Côtière wins two gold medals at the Concours International de Lyon for its nappé yoghurt and stirred yoghurt.

Artisanal cheese shop and factory outlet of Laiterie la Côtière, specialising in ramequin du Bugey and regional dairy products.

• Ramequin du Bugey

  A small fresh pressed cheese typical of the Bugey area, made near the shop.

• Dry cheeses

  A wide selection of dry cheeses sold at the shop.

• Yoghurts

  Laiterie la Côtière yoghurts, including nappé and stirred varieties.

• Fromages blanc

  Fresh white cheeses produced by the Laiterie.

• Groceries

  A selection of grocery items available in the shop.

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