The Route des Délices, the sacred professional shift of Sophie Decamps, freshly graduated from a CAP pastry degree

Sophie Decamps vend ses pâtisseries, tous les dimanches, sur le marché Grandrieu. Midi Libre – Célian Guignard

L'entrepreneuse langonaise a lancé sa pâtisserie ambulante au début du mois de décembre 2023. Elle passe d'un marché à l'autre, entre la Lozère et la Haute-Loire, pour vendre ses mets entièrement faits maison.

Well bundled up under several layers of clothing, with an earmuff as headgear, Sophie Decamps faces the cold on this Sunday, January 21, 2024. Since 7:30 a.m., with a handful of other exhibitors, the Langonaise is installed on the Grandrieu market. The mercury does not exceed 0°C. Its sweet treats warm hearts. With her mobile pastry shop, she offers many dishes; "all homemade", guarantees the young entrepreneur.

La Route des délices, as she named her small business, has been passing from one market to another, between Lozère and Haute-Loire, since the beginning of December 2023. The result of a devouring passion for cakes and pastries of all kinds."I've wanted to do this job for eleven years, remembers the mother of two children. I obtained my CAP, in 2023, after two years of apprenticeship with the CFA Henry-Giral."

Equipped truck

With her diploma in hand, the native of Rodez accelerated her business creation project. "Initially, I was supposed to have a permanent contract in the bakery and pastry shop where I was trained, but ultimately that didn't happen for financial reasons. There were no job offers in the sector. Perhaps I would have liked to wait a little longer, but I had to take the plunge. Initially, I thought of creating a pastry shop-tea room, but the rental prices were too important. Before my CAP, I was a fruit and vegetable seller in the markets. I already knew this clientele…" 

For the purchase of her truck and its fittings, Sophie Decamps invested some  35,000 €. "I did the opening, she specifies. I did it&# I have fully equipped: fridge, cooling cell… I prepare everything inside, up to dressing. In some markets, I can even cook on site. Otherwise, I do it the same morning, at home. Everything is always fresh."

Cakes to order

Every week, the pastry chef goes to Grandrieu on Sunday, to Costaros on Monday, to Landos on Tuesday, and to Saugues on Friday. "I'm waiting for a response for Langogne, on Saturday",she announces. His clientele is growing little by little. "In Landos, there are no pastries. Barely arrived and my pastries are already all gone."

In addition to markets, Sophie Decamps offers cakes to order, "for baptisms, weddings, birthdays…".& nbsp;And for ever more personalized and unique productions, the pastry chef has a food printer. "I can print photos or even logos on unleavened or sugar sheets, she specifies. They are certified and can be sold." 

With the Route des Délices, the young business leader has taken quite a professional turn, to the delight of Lozère and Altiligerian gourmands.

La Route des délices, by telephone at 06 95 17 90 31 or by email at laroutedesdelices@hotmail.com and on Facebook on the La Route des délices page.  I subscribe to read more