What RESTORIA does

RESTORIA is a French B2B collective catering company founded in 1970 in Angers, majority-owned by its employees since 2022 and operating three large central kitchens in Angers, Rennes, and Bournezeau that collectively produce approximately 57,000 meals per day. The company serves three institutional verticals: education (primary through higher education, including the Mission 0 anti-waste concept and Radis La Toque children's mascot), healthcare and medico-social (EHPADs and nursing homes with malnutrition prevention programs), and corporate dining. Core service offerings comprise on-site kitchen management ('cuisine sur place'), meal delivery ('livraison de repas') from its central production facilities with in-house légumerie, pâtisserie, and charcuterie workshops, and professional training through its Qualiopi-certified subsidiary Le Savoir Partagé. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring per-meal institutional contracts across the Grand Ouest region of France.

The business model is B2B direct sales with field-based relationship management targeting public and private institutions, supported by participation in job forums and partnerships with France Travail, missions locales, and Cap Emploi/Agefiph for recruitment. Distinctive operational differentiators include 100% nitrite-free house-made charcuterie (since 2022), 100% French meats and eggs, 36% of raw materials sourced locally from 100+ direct producers under minimum 3-year contracts within a 200km radius, and a Bleu-Blanc-Cœur partnership since 2015 for sustainable agriculture inputs. Capital structure comprises employee shareholders (29 since 2022) holding majority ownership, the founding Saulou family continuing leadership under President Emmanuel Saulou, and Unigrains (agri-food investment firm) as financial partner since 2022.

RESTORIA holds structural ESG credentials including Société à Mission status (2021) and the LUCIE label (first collective caterer, 2013), with quantifiable outcomes including 47% food waste reduction since 2021 (reaching 13.4g/meal in large kitchens), 6.16% disability workforce inclusion (above the 6% legal threshold), 77% employee recommendation rate, and 97.9% waste valorization. The company maintains an extensive partnership ecosystem spanning agricultural producers (GAEC Via Lactée since the 1970s), food donation networks (Les Restos Du Cœur, Les Banques Alimentaires, Le Secours Populaire) distributing 51,839 meals in 2022-2023, and six mécénat associations focused on inclusion and biodiversity.

Name

RESTORIA

Legal name

RESTORIA

Website

https://restoria.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

RESTORIA is a French B2B collective catering company operating three central kitchens in Angers, Rennes, and Bournezeau, producing 57,000 meals daily for institutional clients across education, healthcare/EHPAD, and corporate sectors in the Grand Ouest region of France. The company is majority employee-owned and partners with 100+ local producers under long-term contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Catering Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Food Service Contractors (722310), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Chef & In-Home Dining Services (HSACAGAE)

Keywords

• Collective catering services
• Institutional meal delivery
• School catering services
• Healthcare meal services
• Corporate dining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Collective catering services: Meal preparation and delivery services for institutional clients including schools, healthcare facilities, and corporate restaurants. Revenue generated through per-meal pricing across three large central kitchens and on-site cooking operations. Services include cuisine sur place (cooking on-site), livraison de repas (meal delivery), and training through Le Savoir Partagé.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RESTORIA is a French collective catering company that prepares and delivers institutional meals from three central kitchens (Angers, Rennes, Bournezeau) and through on-site cooking teams. It serves schools, healthcare and medico-social facilities (EHPADs), and corporate clients across the Grand Ouest region, producing around 57,000 meals per day. It also operates Le Savoir Partagé, a Qualiopi-certified training organization for collective catering professionals.

Product overview

RESTORIA is a collective catering company offering three core services: on-site cooking, meal delivery from three large central kitchens (Angers, Rennes, Bournezeau), and training through its Le Savoir Partagé subsidiary. The company operates across three sectors: education (with its Mission 0 anti-waste concept), healthcare/medical-social (with malnutrition prevention focus), and corporate catering. Products are organized by service type (cooking vs. delivery), sector-specific sub-brands (Mission 0, Radis La Toque mascot for children), and the Qualiopi-certified training arm Le Savoir Partagé. All offerings emphasize homemade preparation, local sourcing, and RSE commitments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Savoir Partagé: RESTORIA's certified Qualiopi training organization offering collective catering training programs based on 50 years of expertise.
• Mission 0

Products and services

• Cuisine sur place (On-site cooking)

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% reduction in food waste in large kitchens since 2021, reaching 13.4g/meal
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bleu-Blanc-CœurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership since 2015 for sustainable agriculture and nutrition. Provides BBC-labeled milk, poultry (chicken and turkey), and pork products. Association promotes Omega-3 enriched animal products from French farms with reduced environmental footprint.
• SolidarifoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAngers-based association fighting food waste through citizen awareness and reduction actions (eco gleaning, shared fridge, market gleaning). RESTORIA is patron supporting the cause financially and through awareness events at client sites.
• Colas ClamecyminorOthersOnly French manufacturer still producing fèves artisanally, labeled Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant. Supplies limited-edition collector fèves for RESTORIA's Epiphany galette contest featuring mascot Radis La Toque.
• Les Ateliers GourmandsminorOthersParent-child cooking workshop venues in several cities of Grand Ouest. Winners of Epiphany contest receive cooking workshops at these locations.
• GAEC Via LactéacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDairy farm partnership from Andard, dating back to RESTORIA's founding in the 1970s. One of 100+ direct producer relationships under multi-year contracts for local sourcing.
• Les Restos Du CœurminorOthersFood donation partnership receiving meal surpluses from three large kitchens. In 2022-2023, 51,839 meals were distributed through this and similar partnerships.
• Les Banques AlimentairesminorOthersFood bank partnership receiving meal surpluses from three large kitchens. Part of food waste and hunger reduction strategy.
• Le Secours PopulaireminorOthersPopular assistance organization receiving meal surpluses from three large kitchens. Contributes to 51,839 meals distributed in 2022-2023.
• Handicap Agir EnsembleminorOthersMécène partnership focused on improving well-being and inclusion of people with disabilities. Financial support and participation in association activities.
• Entreprendre pour la SolidaritéminorOthersMécène supporting fragile, isolated, disabled or reintegration individuals through employment, housing and social life axes.
• FACE Angers LoireminorOthersFoundation fighting all forms of exclusion and promoting CSR (sustainable development). Part of 6 association mécénat portfolio.
• Resto-TrocminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolidarity restaurant in Angers providing accessible dining and culinary training. Insertion workshop in kitchen and anti-food waste actor. Mécénat includes financial support and involvement in association life.
• SolenatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation supporting farmers to restore biodiversity and reduce carbon footprint. RESTORIA supports local farmers like Gaec du Mélinais in Ste Gemmes sur Loire through this partnership.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ansamble: Elior Group's French B2B catering brand serving schools, healthcare and corporate accounts. Offers very directly comparable services (cuisine sur place + livraison) to RESTORIA, with greater scale.
• API Restauration: French independent collective caterer focused on schools, healthcare and corporate across multiple regions. Closest mid-market comparable: similar B2B institutional model, regional kitchens, and locally-sourced positioning.
• Dupont Restauration: Family-owned French regional collective caterer serving education, healthcare and corporate accounts with multi-site central kitchen operations — directly comparable scope, scale and customer mix to RESTORIA.
• Sogeres: Subsidiary of Sodexo focused on French contract catering for schools, businesses and healthcare. Competes head-to-head with RESTORIA on French institutional tenders with the backing of a global parent.
• Vitalrest: Independent French collective caterer with strong healthcare/medical-social expertise and a nationwide footprint. Comparable in healthcare-catering specialization (EHPAD/nutrition), broader geographic reach and similar segment focus.
• Eurest (Compass): Compass Group's French contract catering brand serving workplaces, schools and healthcare. Direct competition in French institutional catering and corporate dining segments comparable to RESTORIA's third (Entreprise) business unit.

Broad incumbents

• Elior Group: Paris-listed French contract catering major with school, healthcare and corporate segments under brands including Ansamble. Directly comparable business model (B2B collective catering) at much larger scale, anchoring the competitive landscape for institutional tenders.
• Sodexo: Global French-origin food and facilities management leader with deep education, healthcare and corporate catering exposure. Competes with RESTORIA in French institutional tenders and operates an integrated F&B/benefits services platform at significantly greater scale.
• Compass Group: World's largest contract caterer with European presence through subsidiaries including Eurest. Comparable services to RESTORIA across education, healthcare and corporate dining, but with global procurement leverage and digital ordering capabilities.

Regional players

• Convivio: Northern-France regional collective catering company with a school, healthcare and corporate footprint. Operates similar B2B institutional contract model; comparable in its regional/MES-scale kitchen deployment, but in a different geography than RESTORIA's Grand Ouest.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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