Autour d'un événement
Autour d'un événement is a Paris-based, founder-owned event management and catering agency serving French corporate clients with seminars, themed corporate evenings, team-building activities, and in-house catering via its 'Autour d'un buffet' sub-brand across a network of 10+ iconic Parisian partner venues.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersBois-Colombes, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Autour d'un événement does
Autour d'un événement is a privately held, founder-owned event management and catering agency headquartered in Bois-Colombes, Île-de-France, serving corporate clients across the Paris region. Founded by Mounia Fouki after several years in the events industry, the company combines full-service corporate event planning with an in-house catering sub-brand called 'Autour d'un buffet', enabling vertical integration of culinary services that most competitors outsource. Its core offering comprises four service lines: corporate seminars, themed corporate evenings, team-building activities, and catering for both professional and private occasions.
The company operates a curated network of 10+ partner venues across Paris, including iconic locations such as Le Trianon, Théâtre de la Tour Eiffel, Espace 56 at Tour Montparnasse, Le Chalet du Lac, Le Bal Rock, La Terrasse des Champs Elysées, and Etoile Business Center. Its enterprise client roster spans consulting (a CAC 40 consulting firm booking twice-yearly residential seminars for 450 attendees at Deauville), technology (Wavestone), retail (Lidl), automotive (Mazda), government (Australian Embassy), and other sectors. The technology stack is minimal — a Wix-hosted marketing website, an Instagram account, and a LinkedIn presence — with no proprietary platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no integrations.
The business model is direct B2B sales with custom pricing per event; clients reach the company via website forms, phone (09 72 10 17 36), or email ([email protected]). Revenue is generated through professional-services fees for event conception, planning, execution, and catering, with no public pricing tiers and no disclosed financial figures. With 5 employees and no external funding, the company operates as a boutique agency targeting CAC 40 and mid-market French corporates, as well as Comités Sociaux et Économiques (CSEs) and private-event clients.
Autour d'un événement firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Autour d'un événement
- Legal name
- Autour d'un événement
- Website
- https://autourdunevenement.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Autour d'un événement is a Paris-based, founder-owned event management and catering agency serving French corporate clients with seminars, themed corporate evenings, team-building activities, and in-house catering via its 'Autour d'un buffet' sub-brand across a network of 10+ iconic Parisian partner venues.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Autour d'un événement industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Corporate Event Management Services
- NAICS
- Caterers (722320), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Food Service Contractors (722310)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering (THAHAKAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Event Culinary Staffing & Back-of-House Services (Chefs, Servers, Bartenders) (THAHAKAN), Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH), Concessions, Pop-Ups & Temporary Foodservice for Events (THAHAKAL)
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Where Autour d'un événement is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bois-Colombes
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Autour d'un événement business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Event Planning Services: Full-service event management including seminars, corporate evenings, team building activities. Revenue generated through professional services fees for event conception, planning, and execution.
- Catering Services (Autour d'un buffet): In-house catering service providing cocktails, buffets, seated meals, and culinary animations. The company has its own team of chefs, cooks, and waitstaff.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom event packages |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Autour d'un événement product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Autour d'un événement plans and executes corporate events end-to-end, including seminars, themed corporate evenings, and team building activities, and combines these services with an in-house catering arm (Autour d'un buffet) that supplies menus, dining service, and décor. Events are delivered across a curated network of more than ten partner venues in Paris, with bespoke proposals tailored to client guest counts, themes, and venue requirements.
Product overview
Autour d'un événement is a Paris-based event planning agency offering four core service products: Séminaire (corporate seminars and incentive programs), Soirée d'entreprise (corporate evening events with themed evenings), Team Building (team activities and entertainment animations including quizzes, lightpainting, cinema, photobooth, and cooking challenges), and Service traiteur/Autour d'un buffet (in-house catering). The company operates through a network of 10 partner venues across Paris including Le Chalet du Lac, Le Bal Rock, Le Trianon, Etoile Business Center, Théâtre de la Tour Eiffel, Le Cosy Chic, Le Privé, La Palmeraie, Espace 56, and La Terrasse des Champs Elysées. Founded by Mounia Fouki, the agency combines event planning with proprietary catering services to deliver comprehensive corporate events.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Séminaire (Corporate Seminars) Planning and execution of corporate seminars, including workshops, conventions, plenary sessions, and incentive programs for French companies seeking residential or single-day offsite events.
- Soirée d'entreprise (Corporate Evenings) Themed corporate evening events in unique venues to bring together employees and clients with bespoke experiences and entertainment animations.
- Team Building Team building activities and entertainment animations including themed quizzes, lightpainting, cinema, human foosball, photobooth, video games, and cooking challenges, designed to engage employees during seminars or corporate evenings.
- Service traiteur / Autour d'un buffet (In-house Catering) In-house catering service offering complete menu composition, dining service, event theming, venue selection, table and buffet décor, and furniture rental for corporate and private events.
Companies that use Autour d'un événement
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Autour d'un événement technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Autour d'un événement partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Le Chalet du LaccorePrestigious Parisian venue partner. Historic Napoleonic III hunting pavilion at the edge of Bois de Vincennes. Features 3250 m² including 1000 m² of ground-level salons. Capacity for up to 2000 cocktail guests and 900 seated dinner guests. Used for seminars, conferences, galas, and corporate events.
- Le Bal RockcoreIconic sports bar venue in Paris 2nd arrondissement. 1000 m² fully equipped space with 3 bars, 10m high dance floor, and state-of-the-art sound and lighting. Capacity up to 1000 people. Used for corporate evenings, seminars, and conferences.
- Le TrianoncoreHistoric Parisian concert hall in the 18th arrondissement, listed monument historique. Features orchestra hall (410 m²), ballroom (450 m²), winter garden (150 m²), and theater. Seating for 350. Configurable from seated to standing cocktail in 90 minutes.
- Etoile Business CentercoreModern business venue near Champs Elysées in Paris 8th. 950 m² of connected, modular spaces with 12 meeting rooms. Capacity up to 1500 people. Features HD projectors, full HD screens, and UHF Shure digital microphones.
- Théâtre de la Tour EiffelcorePrestigious theater at foot of Eiffel Tower in 7th arrondissement, built 1912. Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture by Louis Lefranc. Capacity up to 500 guests, 350 for cocktail receptions. Features 9m x 5m stage opening and 40 m² LED wall.
- Le Cosy ChicminorAtypical venue at Porte de Versailles, Paris 15th. Cocktail dinner and dancing up to 80 people; conference up to 50; U-shape up to 26. Equipped with conference furniture, 2x 165cm screens, 5 paperboards, WiFi, wireless microphone, sound system.
- Le PrivéminorIntimate venue in Latin Quarter between Saint Germain and Notre Dame. Capacity 60 people. Equipped with 60 chairs, video projector, 1.7m x 1.7m screen, wireless microphones, WiFi. Selected among Top 10 Paris venues by Paris Tourism Office in 2016.
- La Palmeraieminor1200 m² tropical-themed event space near Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Hosts private events (weddings, Bar Mitzvahs) and professional events (seminars, conventions, cocktail dinners, seated dinners, dancing evenings).
- Espace 56corePanoramic salon on 56th floor of Tour Montparnasse, 200m altitude. Highest panoramic salon in Europe with spectacular Eiffel Tower views. Features adjustable space, privatizable panoramic terrace, large mirrored mezzanine. Technical equipment includes 3x 55-inch plasma screens, 2x 42-inch screens, and 2.6m x 3.5m retractable screen.
- La Terrasse des Champs ElyséescoreLegendary venue atop Haussmannian building on Champs Elysées. 100 m² interior plus 65 m² panoramic vegetated terrace. Features 46-seat auditorium. Views of Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais, Montmartre, Arc de Triomphe, and La Défense.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Autour d'un événement competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hopscotch Event: French event agency within the Hopscotch group producing corporate events, seminars and brand experiences. Comparable B2B corporate event focus and Parisian client base, though at meaningfully larger scale.
- Traiteur de Paris: Paris-based event caterer specializing in cocktails, buffets, seated dinners and corporate galas. Direct overlap with the 'Autour d'un buffet' service line and the corporate/social event sweet spot.
- Potel & Chabot: Historic French luxury caterer and event organizer serving corporate and institutional clients in Paris and across France. Comparable to Autour d'un événement in combining high-end catering with end-to-end corporate event production for blue-chip French clients.
- Atelier des Chefs: French culinary event company running cooking classes, team-building workshops, and corporate cooking events. Closely overlaps with the 'Cooking Challenge' and culinary animation offerings in Autour d'un événement's team-building catalog.
- Saint Clair Le Traiteur: Paris-based event caterer specializing in corporate receptions, seated dinners, buffets and cocktails. Direct competitor on catering-driven corporate events in the Île-de-France market.
- Maison Fossier: Long-established Parisian event caterer offering full-service catering and event coordination for corporate and private functions. Comparable premium positioning and B2B event focus in the Paris region.
- Maxim's Traiteur: Premium Parisian event caterer and venue operator serving corporate galas, weddings and institutional clients. Comparable luxury positioning and end-to-end event + catering model in the Paris market.
- Lenôtre: Iconic French gastronomy and event-catering house operating premium corporate and private events. Highly comparable in offering in-house culinary production paired with event planning for prestigious Parisian clients.
Broad incumbents
- Publicis Events: Event and experiential marketing arm of the Publicis communications group. Overlaps with Autour d'un événement on large-scale corporate events and brand experiences, but operates as part of a global advertising/communications network.
- Sodexo Events: Global food services and facilities management major with a sizable corporate events and catering arm. Competes for the same enterprise catering and event mandates but at vastly greater scale and as part of a broader outsourcing portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles1 record
Autour d'un événement funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Autour d'un événement
What does Autour d'un événement do?
Autour d'un événement plans and executes corporate events end-to-end, including seminars, themed corporate evenings, and team building activities, and combines these services with an in-house catering arm (Autour d'un buffet) that supplies menus, dining service, and décor. Events are delivered across a curated network of more than ten partner venues in Paris, with bespoke proposals tailored to client guest counts, themes, and venue requirements.
Is Autour d'un événement a public or private company?
Autour d'un événement is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Autour d'un événement founded?
Autour d'un événement was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Autour d'un événement based?
Autour d'un événement is headquartered in Bois-Colombes, France, in the Europe region.
How does Autour d'un événement make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Event Planning Services are the primary driver. The others are catering Services (Autour d'un buffet).
Who are Autour d'un événement's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hopscotch Event, Traiteur de Paris, Potel & Chabot, Atelier des Chefs, Saint Clair Le Traiteur, Maison Fossier, Maxim's Traiteur and Lenôtre. Broad incumbents are Publicis Events and Sodexo Events.
Does Autour d'un événement have an API?
No public API is recorded for Autour d'un événement.
What industry is Autour d'un événement in?
Autour d'un événement's product category is Corporate Event Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAHAKAD, Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering, with a secondary code of THAHAKAN, Event Culinary Staffing & Back-of-House Services (Chefs, Servers, Bartenders). Its NAICS code is 722320 and its SIC code is 7900.