Flunch

Flunch is a French cafeteria-style restaurant chain, owned by the Agapes Restauration group.

Restaurants

The first Flunch branch opened in the Englos shopping centre on the outskirts of Lille in 1971. There are currently around 200 outlets in France, over 50 of which are operated on a franchise basis. [http://pro.flunch.fr/Franchise/Franchise_Historique.aspx Flunch Franchise: Historique] . Accessed 29 March 2008.]

The Flunch concept is somewhat comparable to the Sizzler group of restaurants in the United States, in that the majority of the company's restaurants are located in out-of-town shopping centres or as part of motorway service areas. The chain serves 60 million customers a year according to their corporate website. [http://pro.flunch.fr/Flunch_A_Propos/Flunch_Bienvenue.aspx Flunch A Propos: Présentation] . Accessed 29 March 2008.]

Flunch restaurants are operated on a self-service basis, where customers select their food and proceed to a checkout where any items are paid for prior to their consumption. Specific hot meals, namely cooked meats, are prepared to order in front of the customer at 'la grille', which is the part of the 'Flunch experience' the chain is known for.

International Expansion

Agapes Restauration have opened Flunch outlets in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland and Russia.

Trivia

The word 'flunch' is a contraction of 'French lunch', and not 'fast lunch' as it has been previously cited; and has become part of French slang, coining the verb, 'fluncher'.

References

External links

* [http://www.flunch.fr Flunch website (in French)]