Volupte

What Volupte does

Volupté Anytime (legal entity Sarl AD, SIRET 53095660600012) operates a small restaurant and salon de thé / tea shop concept headquartered at 32 Rue Hoche in Cannes, France. The business was established in 2011 when co-founders Françoise and Bruno Esteve acquired an existing Cannes tea shop that had operated since 2002 and re-launched it under the registered "Volupté Anytime" trademark, restructuring the Tea Shop concept. The company serves individual consumers and families seeking an "all-day" dining and tea experience — hot drinks, cold drinks, savory Italian-influenced plates, sandwiches, desserts, breakfast, and Saturday brunch — with two confirmed physical locations in Cannes and Nice. Its product portfolio is built around an extensive specialty tea menu (black, green, white, Pu-erh, Rooibos, Oolong, Darjeelings, Assams, Chinese teas, and proprietary blends) complemented by house-made desserts and Italian-style charcuterie-based plates.

Revenue mechanics are based on direct-to-consumer food and beverage sales at physical venues, supplemented by a franchise model launched in April 2020 to expand the brand via licensed operators. Pricing is per-cover/transaction; the only publicly disclosed ticket is the Saturday brunch at €31 per person in Cannes. The go-to-market relies on dine-in traffic, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and the company website. The company is privately held, founder-owned, has no disclosed institutional investors or external funding, and operates within the 11–50 employee band. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or app is disclosed; "core technology" is listed as "Not disclosed".

The addressable market is the French Riviera hospitality and tea-room segment, with the franchise program signaling intended geographic and unit expansion across France. Customer acquisition is local and relationship-driven rather than digital-scale: the co-founder explicitly highlights that customers become regulars over time. The business is founder-operated with no public listing, no disclosed revenue, and no disclosed franchisee count, making it a small, contained hospitality operator rather than a venture-scale entity.

Name

Volupte

Legal name

Sarl AD

Website

https://volupte-anytime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Volupté Anytime operates a privately held restaurant, salon de thé, and tea-shop concept in Cannes, France, serving individual consumers an all-day menu of specialty teas, Italian-influenced plates, sandwiches, desserts, breakfast, and Saturday brunch across locations in Cannes and Nice via direct-to-consumer dine-in service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant and Tea Salon Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Tea Rooms & Tea Cafes (THAFADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Chains & Franchise Cafes (THAFADAB), Espresso Bars & Coffee Bars (THAFADAD)

Keywords

• Restaurant and tea salon
• Specialty tea retail
• All-day dining
• Brunch and breakfast service
• Tea shop franchise

Headquarters

HQ city

Cannes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from selling food and beverages including hot drinks, cold drinks, savory dishes, and sweet dishes at their restaurant and tea shop locations throughout the day.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Volupté Anytime operates restaurant and tea salon (salon de thé) venues in Cannes and Nice, France, serving an all-day menu of hot drinks, cold drinks, savory dishes, sweet dishes, breakfast, and Saturday brunch. The company sells a broad specialty tea selection, Italian-inspired cold plates, fresh sandwiches, house-made desserts, juices, coffee and hot chocolate. Revenue is generated primarily through on-premise food and beverage sales, supplemented by a franchise program launched in 2020.

Product overview

Volupté Anytime is a Restaurant, Tea Salon & Tea Shop offering a unified dining experience centered around quality teas, Italian-inspired cuisine, and all-day dining options. The product portfolio includes: an extensive specialty tea selection (Thés), ready-to-eat Italian-style plates (Assiettes), made-to-order sandwiches on fresh breads (Petits Pains), house-made desserts and pastries (Desserts), cold beverages including fresh juices and wines (Boissons Froides), Italian-style coffee and hot chocolate (Café et chocolat), breakfast service (Petit-déjeuner), and weekend brunch (Brunch). All offerings emphasize fresh, quality ingredients with Italian products and seasonal vegetables.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thés (Teas) Extensive selection of specialty teas including black, green, white, Pu-erh, Rooibos, Oolong, Earl Grey varieties, Darjeelings, Assams, and Chinese teas, with proprietary blends, fruit-infused, health-focused, and seasonal creations, sold to dine-in customers.
• Assiettes (Plates) Ready-to-eat Italian-style cold dishes including Swedish marinated salmon plate, Nordic plate, Italian beef tartare, Bresaola plate, Parma & melon, mixed Italian charcuterie, and steamed vegetable plates, served to dine-in customers.
• Petits Pains (Sandwiches/Mini Breads) Fresh-made sandwiches on various breads featuring quality Italian cold cuts (Parma ham, speck, coppa, Bresaola), tuna, salmon, cheese selections (mozzarella, provolone, gorgonzola), vegetables, and vegetarian options, served to dine-in customers.
• Desserts House-made desserts and pastries including cakes (lemon, ginger, chestnut cream), chocolate fondant, fruit crumble, tiramisu varieties (raspberry, coffee, strawberry with Nutella and speculoos), yogurt with honey and hazelnuts, brioche toasts, waffles, fruit salad, ice creams, and lemon meringue pie.
• Boissons Froides (Cold Drinks) Fresh fruit and vegetable juices (lemon, orange, grapefruit, mixed juices, smoothies, pressed juices with optional ginger), Pago branded juices, mineral waters, sodas, wines (Côte de Provence AOP), Champagne Laurent Perrier, and beers.
• Café et Chocolat Italian-style coffee beverages including espresso, decaffeinated, americano, noisette, cappuccino, café crème, double espresso, iced coffee, and hot chocolate options including Italian style and with whipped cream.
• Petit-déjeuner (Breakfast) Breakfast service from 8h30 to 11h30 featuring savory options (hard boiled eggs, steamed soft-boiled egg, plain scrambled eggs, plain omelette) and sweet options (croissant, chocolate croissant, bread with butter and jam).
• Saturday Brunch Service Saturday brunch service from 9h30 to 15h30 featuring fresh fruit juice, choice of hot drink, steamed bio soft-boiled egg, charcuterie and cheese platter, brioche toasts with butter and jam, crumble, yogurt with honey and hazelnuts, and cake, priced at 31€ per person.
• Volupté Anytime Franchise Program Franchise opportunity to replicate the Volupté Anytime restaurant, tea salon and tea shop concept in other regions or countries, with founder support for setup and operations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Café Kitsuné: Trendy Franco-Japanese café concept blending specialty coffee, tea, and light food in design-led spaces — comparable premium all-day café positioning with a curated beverage-led menu.
• Palais des Thés: French specialty tea merchant with tea salons and tasting bars, offering proprietary blends similar to Volupté's catalog — comparable curated-tea positioning with on-premise consumption.
• Mariage Frères: Iconic French tea house and tea retailer founded in 1854, operating tea salons (restaurants/cafés) with extensive proprietary tea menus — the closest direct analogue to Volupté's tea-room-plus-restaurant concept.
• Ladurée: French luxury patisserie and tea-room brand with salons across Paris and internationally — comparable premium French sweet/savory daytime-dining concept and aspirational brand positioning.
• Betjeman & Barton: French tea house and tea merchant with proprietary blends and tea salons in Paris — directly comparable French tea-room concept centered on a curated tea menu.
• Angelina: Historic Parisian tea room and patisserie serving afternoon tea, hot chocolate and light meals in a premium setting — directly comparable target market (premium French tea-room experience) and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Café de Flore: Iconic Parisian café/tea-salon institution serving coffee, tea, light meals and desserts all day in a high-traffic premium tourist location — comparable French daytime-dining customer and use occasions.
• Le Pain Quotidien: Large, established French-origin bakery/café chain offering organic breakfast, brunch, lunch and tea all day — overlaps with Volupté's all-day dining model across the same occasions but at vastly broader scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/VolupteAnytime
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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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