What Fulgurances does

Fulgurances is a Paris-headquartered culinary company founded in 2010 by Hugo HIVERNAT and Sophie CORNIBERT, operating an integrated three-vertical model spanning restaurant operations, culinary publishing, and a creative events agency. The restaurant vertical includes L'Adresse, a 36-seat privatizable dining room in Paris's 11th arrondissement that has hosted rotating resident chefs since 2015, and two Brooklyn (New York) locations: Laundromat, a residency-based restaurant concept launched in 2017, and GIGI'S, a rotisserie wine bar at 138 Franklin St. The publishing vertical produces the bilingual (French/English) Fulgurances/ICC Magazine, with five issues released to date including the 2021 Almanac, sold at €15-25 per copy via the company's own e-commerce storefront with international shipping. The agency vertical delivers bespoke culinary event design, chef casting, food strategy consulting, and ongoing bar/restaurant operational management for enterprise clients.

The agency's clientele is concentrated in luxury beverage (Ruinart, Krug, Dom Perignon, Perrier Jouët, Martell, Hennessy), luxury hospitality (Relais & Châteaux), fashion (COS, Davines), automotive (Volkswagen), banking (BNP Paribas), and cultural institutions (Arte, Villa Albertine, Le Carreau du Temple), with projects spanning intimate dinners to 200-person events. Technology is non-proprietary: Fulgurances operates a WordPress-based bilingual website (built by external agency Bureau Kayser) and uses third-party reservation platforms (ZenChef in Paris, SevenRooms and Resy in Brooklyn). The company employs approximately 17 people, has hosted 30+ resident chefs across both cities since 2016, and operates as a privately-held, founder-owned entity with no disclosed institutional funding, M&A activity, or external investment.

Revenue derives from three streams: (1) restaurant table service and private event buyouts across three physical locations; (2) direct-to-consumer magazine and almanac sales via e-commerce; and (3) project-based professional services fees from B2B agency engagements. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition for the agency occurs primarily through direct outreach and portfolio referrals; restaurants are marketed through reservation platforms and bilingual editorial content; the magazine serves as both a top-of-funnel content engine and a direct revenue stream.

Name

Fulgurances

Legal name

Fulgurances

Website

https://fulgurances.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fulgurances is a Paris-based culinary company operating restaurants, a bilingual magazine, and a creative events agency serving luxury brands and cultural institutions through bespoke chef-driven experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Culinary Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Catering & Refreshment Services (HSACADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB), Exclusive Dining Access & Chef’s Table Reservations (HSACAMAJ)

Keywords

• Culinary event agency
• Chef residency programs
• Restaurant operations
• Culinary magazine publishing
• Bespoke culinary experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Operations: Revenue from table service at owned restaurant locations: L'Adresse (Paris, privatizable 36-seat dining room) and GIGI'S (Brooklyn, wine bar). Laundromat (Brooklyn) is a residency-based restaurant model.
2. Magazine Sales: Sale of Fulgurances Magazine and ICC Magazine issues at €15–25 per copy through the company's e-commerce platform. International shipping available.
3. Culinary Event Agency Services: Custom event creation, consulting, food strategy, and operational management for luxury brands and cultural institutions. Services include concept development, chef casting, event production, and ongoing bar/restaurant management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fulgurances operates physical restaurants built around rotating chef residencies (L'Adresse in Paris, Laundromat and GIGI'S in Brooklyn), publishes a biannual culinary print magazine (Fulgurances L'ICC), and runs a creative culinary agency that designs and produces bespoke food events and experiences for international luxury-brand clients. The business integrates a restaurant platform, a publishing arm, and an event/agency arm under one culinary brand.

Product overview

Fulgurances operates a multi-platform culinary business comprising three restaurant concepts (L'Adresse in Paris, GIGI'S and Laundromat in New York), a bilingual culinary magazine focused on contemporary cuisine, and a full-service event agency. The restaurants function as creative residencies for nomadic chefs, while the agency provides custom event planning and consulting services for luxury brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L'Adresse (Paris restaurant) Paris restaurant (10 rue Alexandre Dumas, 75011) operating as the original Fulgurances chef-residency location, hosting rotating guest chefs for limited-run dining experiences aimed at Parisian gastronomy diners.
• Laundromat (Brooklyn residency restaurant) Brooklyn-based residency restaurant bringing the Fulgurances rotating-chef format to the New York market.
• GIGI'S (Brooklyn wine bar) Brooklyn wine bar operated as part of Fulgurances' New York venue portfolio, complementing the Laundromat residency restaurant.
• Fulgurances L'ICC Magazine Independent biannual print culinary magazine (French/English) sold directly to readers via the Fulgurances website at €15 / €25 per issue plus shipping.
• Fulgurances Culinary Agency B2B creative agency that conceives and produces bespoke culinary events, activations, and experiences for international luxury-brand clients, leveraging the Fulgurances chef network and editorial positioning.

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ArtecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership for the 'Fast & Good' documentary series (2018, 7 episodes of 5 minutes each), coproduced with La Blogothèque and Arte France. Fulgurances provided editorial writing for the series exploring street food and affordable fine dining globally.
• Entorse MagazineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative edition referenced for the Fulgurances 2021 Almanac 'Entorse edition', available via Entorse's BigCartel store. Represents a cross-publisher content partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Noma: Copenhagen-based restaurant whose rotating residency/pop-up cycle (Noma, NPD, Game & Forest seasons) pioneered the model Fulgurances uses at L'Adresse and Laundromat. Relevant as the international reference for chef-residency-driven fine dining brands.
• Time Out Market: Curated food hall operator aggregating chef-led concepts under one roof. Comparable as a multi-chef platform that monetizes culinary talent through shared physical and editorial infrastructure, similar in concept to Fulgurances' residency model.
• Major Food Group: New York hospitality group operating multiple restaurant brands (Carbone, Torrisi, Sadelle's) and large-format venues. Comparable as a multi-brand restaurant operator with brand-led, experience-driven positioning relevant to Fulgurances' agency and venue model.
• Bureau Betak: Paris-founded luxury brand event and experiential production firm serving fashion and lifestyle houses. Comparable as a high-end B2B event producer competing for the same luxury experiential budgets that Fulgurances' agency addresses with a culinary specialization.

Direct peers

• Wildair: Brooklyn wine bar and restaurant with an emphasis on natural wine and small-producer sourcing; closely comparable to Fulgurances' GIGI'S as a Brooklyn beverage-led neighborhood concept that operates as part of a broader hospitality portfolio.
• Frenchie: Paris-born restaurant and wine bar group with adjacent concepts (Frenchie, Frenchie Pigalle, Hôtel des Grands Boulevards) that built an integrated culinary brand combining restaurants, hospitality, and curated experiences — directly mirroring Fulgurances' Paris-rooted, multi-vertical model.
• Maison Premiere: Williamsburg/Brooklyn restaurant and bar recognized for combining dining, cocktail culture, and creative programming. Operates in the same neighborhood and overlapping audience as L'Adresse, GIGI'S, and Laundromat.

Others

• Relais & Châteaux: Global luxury hospitality association of independent restaurants and hotels. Functions as both an existing Fulgurances client and a parallel ecosystem for chef-driven luxury experiences, with comparable brand-event programming needs.

Emerging players

• Cherry Bombe: Independent culinary media brand (magazine, podcast, Jubilee conference) targeting chefs, restaurateurs, and food enthusiasts — directly comparable to Fulgurances Magazine/ICC as a niche culinary publication and content platform.
• MOLD Magazine: Print and digital magazine at the intersection of food, design, and culture. Comparable as an independent editorial title in the contemporary culinary space targeting a similar design-literate, bilingual-international audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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