A pride for Initiative Réunion : one of the companies financed and supported in 2023 by the network, Maison Legrain, was selected as the best independent business in Reunion as part of the competition for the best independent business in France 2024, organized by the site www.petitscommerces.fr.
This second edition of the best independent business in France was a huge success. During regional votes, from June 20 to 27, the competition was ranked among the favorite topics on Facebook. The publication by Initiative Réunion announcing the 70 local finalists broke all records : plus de 1 000 likes, 3,000 shares, 20 000 interactions ! To win the title of best independent business in your region and advance to the national final, you had to obtain as many votes as possible on the photo of your business published on the Petitscommerces Facebook page. The trade of Karl Legrain, well-known cheese maker in the Saint-Paul market, was chosen. Maison Legrain offers local cheese, creative cheeses (reworked with fruit, spices, truffle, etc.), Iberian and Haute-Savoie charcuterie, as well as local groceries (jam, honeys, local spices and cheeses).
