In the early 1990's ownership passed to the Kohlmeyer family and La Tourangelle entered in a renaissance phase that saw its business expand internationally and a passion for promoting specialty oils. In 2002, the second eldest son, Matthieu, moved to California's Bay Area to recreate his family's French artisan oil mill. To replicate the century-old equipment, he had to have it custom-made, and his American staff was then trained by an oil-roasting artisan from France.