D Artagnan was founded in 1985 by Ariane Daguin and George Faison.Their partnership was formed while working together at a charcuterie shop in New York City. There they met a farmer with the first domestically raised foie gras in the United States. He was looking for distribution for his product which the charcuterie shop declined. Daguin and Faison founded D’Artagnan to distribute it themselves. In 2005 Daguin bought out Faison share of the company to become the sole owner. She continues to run the company as CEO with Andrew Wertheim as President and David Irwin as CFO. D’Artagnan celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2010 with a week of food andwinerelated events live music an art exhibition a rugby game and dinners prepared by visiting French chefs and their American counterparts.D Artagnan was founded in 1985 by Ariane Daguin and George Faison.Their partnership was formed while working together at a charcuterie shop in New York City. There they met a farmer with the first domestically raised foie gras in the United States. He was looking for distribution for his product which the charcuterie shop declined. Daguin and Faison founded D’Artagnan to distribute it themselves. In 2005 Daguin bought out Faison share of the company to become the sole owner. She continues to run the company as CEO with Andrew Wertheim as President and David Irwin as CFO. D’Artagnan celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2010 with a week of food andwinerelated events live music an art exhibition a rugby game and dinners prepared by visiting French chefs and their American counterparts.