Overview
- Artisan baker Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan of Le Fournil Didot earned the Grand Prix and a €4,000 award.
- The bakery told TF1 it is raising daily tradition output from about 600 to roughly 1,000 loaves and has brought in extra staff.
- TF1 reports the winning baguette uses flour sourced near Chartres in Eure‑et‑Loir.
- TF1 also reports the bakery will supply the Élysée Palace for one year, a detail not included in the official contest release.
- Official results list B&S Nation, L’Ecrin Gourmand, Maison Daguet and Laurent B. as the next four finishers.