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Ariane Daguin

Female CEO and chef

Ariane Daguin is a French-American business owner, author, culinary celebrity and educator. Born in Auch, in the Gascony region of France, she was the first child of parents Jocelyne and Michelin-starred chef André Daguin.2

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Born Mar 12, 1958.1

About

She is the co-founder of the American gourmet meat distributor, D'Artagnan where she was CEO until 2022. She remains active as a consultant. She also co-founded the non-profit farm foundation All For One One For All (AOOA) Farm in 2021, which includes a distillery and café open to the public. In addition to her culinary and business ventures, she is also a philanthropist and investor in several food startups.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: cook.4

Early professional career

Daguin started out supplying meat and poultry via D'Artagnan to chefs, such as Daniel Boulud, David Burke, Patrick Clark (the first black chef to win a James Beard Award), and Jean-Louis Palladin.

The company was the first in America to distribute fresh foie gras. The company was one the first to commercialise organic chicken in the US, even though the USDA hadn't yet defined organic.

Later professional career

D'Artagnan

In August 2005, Daguin bought out her co-founder. The company then started growing rapidly, reaching record sales of $50 million in 2008 and then ballooning to $130 million in revenue in 2019.

Some of the major milestones included creating and introducing the Rohan duck breed in 2011, and opening an additional four warehouses and distribution centers.

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Personal life

  • BornMar 12, 1958, Auch5
  • CitizenshipFrance6

Philanthropy

The D'Artagnan Farms Foundation

All for One One for All Farm

Founded in 2021 by Daguin and her daughter Alix, AOOA Farm is a non-profit foundation based in Goshen, NY, focusing on regenerative agriculture, silvopasture and agricultural and gastronomic education.

Food Council Member - CityHarvest

Awards Committee - James Beard Foundation

Board Member - French American Chamber of Commerce (FACC-NY)

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Awards

  • 2010Officer of the National Order of Merit7

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