Nestled in the lush landscape of Normandy lies the hidden gem of Isigny-sur-Mer, where rich grass grows, and cows are given room to roam.

On our 380 farms, Normande cattle graze on unspoiled marshes and meadows, the fertile land enriched by a network of rivers and caressed by a temperate oceanic climate. The sea is but a kilometer away, the gentle breezes filling the air with salty ocean spray and enriching the pastureland with minerals and nutrients. All these elements of our terroir combine to create the wonderful flavor of our milk – long considered the ‘Grand Cru’ of the dairy world.

The iconic teal blue of our new packaging perfectly evokes elements of the lush terrain that make it our “fountain of butter and cream”: a perfect fusion of the deep blue of the ocean and the brilliant green of our pastures.

The enduring spirit of Isigny is embodied in our people.

Our cooperative is a mosaic of over a thousand individuals, each upholding our legacy with passion and dedication. Like the farmers who make up our cooperative, the iconic symbol on all our packaging, “Marthe,” was herself a very real person. The daughter of the cooperative’s managing director in the 1930s, Marthe is depicted proudly riding the donkey on which she would transport the “triolettes,” or milk churns, filled with the rewards of her milking labors.

When the cooperative first chose this image nearly 100 years ago, the farmers deliberately broke from the norm of representing a cow on dairy packaging. Our farmers knew then – as we know today – that Isigny Sainte-Mère was distinctive, both because of our terroir, and because of our people. Marthe’s presence on our packaging reflects our unwavering dedication to staying true to those roots. Marthe’s pride in her work is our enduring heritage, perfectly embodying the pride we feel every day.

Our milking methods may have evolved since the earliest days of the cooperative, yet the essence of our craft, and our commitment to freshness and quality, remains. That’s why, although our production scale remains human and timelessly local, our products find their way to the finest tables around the globe. In every product from Isigny Sainte-Mère, food lovers who insist on quality and understand the meaning of food with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status –  reserved for products from a particular terroir and embodying its traditional expertise – will find themselves transported to a place of natural bounty and authentic artisanry.

The tranquil watercolor illustrations on each package invite the purchaser to enter the world of Isigny Sainte-Mère, a community bound to the land and its history: to slow down and savor the quality of real products made by real farmers.