Flunch is a French cafeteria-style fast casual restaurant chain owned by the Agapes Restauration group which belongs to Association Familiale Mulliez group. It operates over 160 locations in France and also 6 in Italy.[1] Flunch restaurants are operated on a self-service basis, whereby customers directly access the food themselves.[2][3]
History
The first Flunch branch opened in the Englos shopping centre on the outskirts of Lille in 1971.
In 2014, there were approximately 180 restaurants.[4]
In 2018, the company had over 170 restaurants in France and other abroad in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Russia.[5]
In 2021, the company closed 39 restaurants and sold another 10.[6]
Slogan
- 1997–2004 : On va fluncher
- 1997–1999 : L'appétit vient en flunchant
- 1999–2001 : Vous êtes bien dans notre assiette
- 2004–2007 : Manger varié, c'est bien meilleur pour la santé
- 2007–2009 : Flunch, le plaisir intensément
- 2009–2015 : Fluncher, c'est mieux que manger !
- 2015-2022 : Y'a que chez Flunch qu'on peut fluncher
- Since 2022 : ici, c'est permis
External links
References
- La cafétéria Leclerc passe sous l'enseigne Flunch Ouest-France.fr, January 10, 2014, retrieved December 26, 2017^
- C. B. Edition de Metz ville | Metz : le restaurant Flunch ferme ses portes Republicain-lorrain.fr, retrieved 2017-12-26^
- A. Jolibert, H. Mühlbacher, L. Flores, P.L. Dubois. Marketing Management: A Value-Creation Process Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, retrieved December 26, 2017^
- P. Hinard. Omerta sur la viande Grasset, 2014, retrieved December 26, 2017^
- Réaction rapide pour une faille chez Flunch retrieved 1 December 2018^
- PSE chez Flunch : au moins 39 restaurants vont fermer, dont deux dans le Nord lavoixdunord.fr, retrieved 5 July 2021^