Chez Vincent

What Chez Vincent does

Chez Vincent is a French event catering and seasonal restaurant operator founded in 1998 by Vincent Lapère as a sole proprietorship (affaire personnelle commerçant). The company operates a portfolio of temporary restaurants and chalets at major French fairs and Christmas markets — including the Tuileries Garden (since 2018, the largest Christmas chalet in France at 400m² with 250 seated places), the Foire du Trône (since 2010, a 300m² modular barnum with 350 seats), the Champs-Élysées, Disney Village, La Défense, Lille, and cross-border at Luxembourg's Schueberfouer. It also runs a permanent 150-seat beach restaurant at Marseillan Plage offering traditional French specialties (moules frites, paella, pierrade, homemade ice cream).

The company's core technology is its physical catering infrastructure: modular barnums, mobile food trucks, professional refrigeration systems, and reusable black ceramic plates designed for rapid deployment across temporary venues. Its menu library spans Savoyard specialties (tartiflette, raclette, whole roasted pig) for Christmas venues and Mediterranean-inspired balanced menus for corporate catering, with 100% bio/local ingredients and no additives. The business serves three customer segments: enterprise corporate clients (Société Financière, Nestlé, comités d'entreprise), event organizers hosting fairs and exhibitions, and individual consumers at fairs and Christmas markets.

Revenue is generated through direct on-site food and beverage sales at temporary and permanent venues plus B2B catering contracts. All transactions are quote-based and handled through phone or email contact — no self-service online ordering exists. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is bootstrapped with no external funding, no parent company, no disclosed investors, and a lean headcount of 8 employees, with delivery and preparation staff on permanent contracts (100% CDI).

Name

Chez Vincent

Legal name

Affaire personnelle commerçant MONSIEUR VINCENT LAPERE

Website

https://chezvincent-catering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering and Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAA

Fine Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFACAK

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Corporate dining
• Seasonal restaurants
• Christmas market chalets
• Mobile food services

Headquarters

HQ city

Servon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Full-service event catering for corporate events, meetings, seminars, and private functions. Custom menus designed for specific occasions with professional service staff.
2. Seasonal Restaurant Operations: Temporary restaurant operations at French fairs (Foire du Trône, Schueberfouer) and Christmas markets (Tuileries, Champs-Élysées, Disney Village, La Défense, Lille). Revenue from food and beverage sales to public visitors.
3. Enterprise Corporate Catering: Ongoing catering services for corporate clients including daily meal delivery, business lunches, VIP events, and committee gatherings.
4. Permanent Restaurant: Year-round restaurant operation at Marseillan Plage serving traditional French cuisine (moules frites, paella, pierrade, homemade ice cream) to beach visitors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chez Vincent operates temporary and permanent restaurants at French fairs, Christmas markets, and beach locations, while also providing full-service event catering and corporate dining solutions. Its flagship is the largest Christmas chalet in France (400 m²) at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, alongside the Foire du Trône barnum (300 m²) and a year-round Marseillan Plage beach restaurant. The company delivers customized menus built on 100% bio and local ingredients for enterprise clients (corporate meals, committee events, VIP receptions) and public visitors at seasonal venues.

Product overview

Chez Vincent is a catering and restaurant company founded in 1998 by Vincent Lapère, operating a portfolio of seasonal restaurant locations and mobile catering services. The core offerings include: (1) Christmas Chalet Restaurant at the Tuileries Garden — the largest Christmas chalet in France at 400m2 with 250 seats, serving Savoyard specialties; (2) Foire du Trône Restaurant — a 300m2 modular barnum with 350 seats for the annual Paris fair; (3) Marseillan Restaurant — a 150-seat beach restaurant; (4) Full-service event catering including fair stands, chalets, tents, themed cuisine concepts, and food trucks; and (5) Corporate dining services with on-site catering, varied menus, and flexible meal solutions for businesses. The company also operates at various Christmas markets (Champs-Élysées, Disney Village, La Défense), fairs (Nancy, Troyes, Metz, Luxembourg's Schueberfouer), and events throughout France and Luxembourg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christmas Chalet Restaurant at Tuileries Garden (Marché de Noël des Tuileries) Seasonal chalet-restaurant at the Tuileries Garden Christmas market in Paris, offering Savoyard specialties (tartiflette, raclette, rotisserie, pierrade, whole roasted pig) for dine-in (250 seats) and takeaway. Targets both the general public and corporate committee events (comités d'entreprise).
• Foire du Trône Restaurant Annual fair restaurant at the Foire du Trône in Paris (Bois de Vincennes), with a 300 m² modular barnum and 350 seated places serving rotisserie, pierrade, spit-roasted ham, and pork knuckle specialties. Open 7/7 during the fair with continuous service.
• Marseillan Plage Beach Restaurant Year-round seasonal beach restaurant in Marseillan Plage with 150 seated places, open every evening 7/7, specializing in moules frites, paella, pierrade, and homemade ice cream. Targets beach visitors and tourists.
• Event Catering Services (Restauration Événementielle) Full-service event catering for trade fairs, exhibitions, themed events, and large-format functions. Includes stand construction, chalets, tents, barnums, themed cuisine concepts, and mobile food truck solutions. Targets event organizers, companies, and institutions hosting large-scale functions.
• Corporate Dining Services (Restauration d'Entreprise) On-site corporate catering for businesses including self-service lines, free-flow solutions, pizza stations, visible grills, VIP lounges, coffee breaks, and business breakfasts. Features Mediterranean-inspired balanced menus with bio and local seasonal ingredients and dietary accommodations (vegan, vegetarian, halal, lactose-free). Targets enterprise clients and comités d'entreprise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% CDI employment for delivery and preparation staff
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maison Lenôtre: Iconic French gastronomy and event-catering house (now part of Sodexo), combining fine cuisine with bespoke event services and retail pastry. Highly comparable to Chez Vincent's combination of gastronomic catering and venue-based dining.
• Groupe Alain Ducasse: French gastronomy group combining fine-dining restaurants, catering, and culinary consulting. Comparable to Chez Vincent's blend of premium dining experiences and corporate/event catering, though at a celebrity-chef scale.
• Maison Rostang: Multi-generational French gastronomy house operating both destination restaurants and event/private catering services. Closely comparable business model to Chez Vincent, mixing permanent restaurants with event and corporate catering.
• Potel et Chabot: Historic French luxury caterer specializing in high-end event catering for corporate clients, institutions, and prestige venues. Directly comparable to Chez Vincent's premium corporate and event catering business, though operating at a significantly larger scale.
• Paris Society (Groupe Noctis): French hospitality group operating destination restaurants, event venues, and premium catering concepts in Paris. Comparable to Chez Vincent in its combination of destination dining and event hospitality, focused on a similar premium Parisian clientele.

Emerging players

• Big Mamma Group: Fast-growing French restaurant group operating upscale-casual Italian restaurants across France and Europe. Comparable only loosely to Chez Vincent as a French multi-site restaurant operator; differs materially in being a chain concept rather than venue/event based.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Global French-origin food services and facilities management company with significant corporate catering and event hospitality operations. Comparable in catering and on-site services but vastly larger and more diversified.
• Compass Group: World's largest contract foodservice company, present in France through subsidiaries. Operates in the same broad food services space as Chez Vincent but with a global contract-catering model rather than venue-based event operations.
• Elior Group: Major French-listed contract catering and food services group serving corporate, education, healthcare, and event markets. Overlaps with Chez Vincent's corporate and event catering business but operates across far broader verticals and geographies.

Others

• Buffalo Grill: Largest French casual-dining restaurant chain. Operates in the same broad foodservice category as Chez Vincent but with a standardized chain model rather than the bespoke event and seasonal venue model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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