Buffalo Grill is an American-themed steakhouse chain headquartered in Montrouge, France. Outlets are primarily sited in retail parks and medium-sized city outskirt locations.
Buffalo Grill is France's largest themed restaurant chain (as measured by sales and locations) with 360 locations in 3 countries (France, Switzerland and Spain). The majority of the locations are in France.
Buffalo Grill serves about 31 million meals per year and reached over €557 million of sales in 2017.[1] Buffalo Grill has been chosen as the favorite restaurant brand by the French three times, most recently in 2018.[2] The award is based on a study by Ernst & Young in which a panel of 8,500 consumers chose Buffalo Grill as the best brand.
History
Buffalo Grill was founded in September 1980 by Christian Picart. The first location opened in Avrainville, Essonne. Four years later, Picard opened a second outlet in France and then a first franchise in Annecy