Flunch is a French
cafeteria
A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U.S., is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school ...
-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. Flunch restaurants are operated on a self-service basis, whereby customers directly access the food themselves.
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.
In 2018, the company had over 170 restaurants in France and other abroad in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Russia.
In 2021, the company closed 39 restaurants and sold another 10.
Slogan
* 1997–2005: ''On va fluncher''
* 2005–2007: ''Manger varié, c'est bien meilleur pour la santé''
* 2007–2009: ''Flunch, le plaisir intensément''
* 2009–2015: ''Fluncher, c'est mieux que manger !''
* Since 2015: ''Y'a que chez Flunch qu'on peut fluncher''
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial website
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Companies based in Hauts-de-France
French companies established in 1971
Fast-food chains of France
Fast casual restaurants
Restaurants established in 1971
Restaurant franchises
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