In this difficult period of time for Armenia, I decided to launch a new project "Repats", in which I will interview the Armenians who have moved to their historical homeland. The goal of the project is to show positive examples of repatriation and motivate Armenians around the world to consider Armenia as a potential country for a future place of residence.
The first guest of "Repats" project is Diran Baghdadian, moved with his brother Pierre to Armenia in 2005 and opened the chocolate factory ′′Gourmet Dourme′′ in Ashtarak city. Before coming to Armenia, he was living in Austria. In the video, he shared his story of moving.
The "Gourme Dourme" factory produces high quality handmade chocolate. For 13 years of work, they managed to open their own brand store in the center of Yerevan, as well as several points in shopping centers. Most of their assortment - gift chocolate for all occasions - birthday, childbirth, new year, gift abroad, etc.
Write your opinion in the comments, I do not know yet whether the project will continue or not. If I see what people like, I will continue! Thanks for watching :)
gd.am/ru/ - Official website of "Gourme Dourme"
/ gourmetdourme - their Facebook group
/ gourmet.dourme - their Instagram
/ @facesofarmenia6630 - "Faces of Armenia" project that helped me with filming
/ faces_of_armenia - their Instagram
/ facesofarmenia.org - their Fb
/ ishkhan374 - my Instagram
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Start
00:57 - Why is it important to help Armenia?
03:27 - Diran moves to Armenia
04:15 - Why exactly chocolate and exactly in Ashtarak city?
07:55 - What is handmade chocolate?
08:50 - Export of chocolate to other countries
09:38 - The first coffee shop in Europe was opened by Armenians
10:36 - What are the difficulties in doing business in Armenia?
13:43 - How do they made chocolate?
14:25 - How did the business survive the coronavirus pandemic and the war?
15:49 - The meaning of "Gourme Dourme"
16:45 - What does it mean to Diran to be Armenian
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