Marrons Glacés d’Aubenas were born at the beginning of the last century, from a partnership between Gustave Imbert, an industrialist and Eugène Contassot, a pastry chef from Aubenas. In 1920, just after the first world war, Gustave Imbert bought his partner’s shares and the company became known as Marrons Imbert .
In 1950, Gustave Imbert died and his son Maurice succeeded him. Perfectionist and lover of his product, he truly observed traditional methods of chestnut confection which made company’s success and reputation. In 1993, he handed down to his granddaughter, Stéphanie Imbert-Nogier, who runs the company since then.