More than $100,000 worth of escargots stolen from French snail farmer with Michelin clientele

CNN More than worth of escargots were stolen from a French snail farmer earlier this week French media announced leaving the supplier scrambling to replenish its stock in time for the holiday season This is really not the post that we thought we would write approaching the holidays L Escargot Des Grands Crus wrote in a post on Facebook Tuesday We were casualties of a burglary and our stock of fresh and frozen snails was stolen A family business L Escargot Des Grands Crus breeds around snails annually preparing the escargots with the greatest care according to its website The snail theft is a shock incomprehensible and a real blow for all of the company the farm which is based in Bouzy northeastern France mentioned on Facebook Overnight from Sunday into Monday thieves entered the farm undetected and broke into the buildings housing the snails French populace broadcaster France Info announced The fence surrounding the property had been cut it mentioned Once inside the thieves were met with shelves full of snails in jars fresh frozen Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne the owner of the farm narrated France Info Images from after the theft displayed refrigerators almost totally empty But a few of the stock taken was not prepared for consumption the outlet disclosed The shells of the snails were not cleaned and the butter that accompanies the escargot was not made You can t consume it directly Dauvergne revealed In total the thieves stole nearly kilograms roughly lbs of snails France Info published L Escargot Des Grands Crus will try to replenish its stocks before Christmas and New Year s Eve given that of its annual revenue is made during this period according to the outlet Dauvergne has been able to supply snails to specific restaurants including selected of his Michelin-starred clientele since the theft France Info revealed Other snail farmers have stepped in to sell Dauvergne several of their stock at reduced prices the outlet commented We re ready to help him swiftly for him to be able to save his season Alexandre Maire another snail farmer from the Vosges communicated France Info