Prestal, traiteur des sens

What Prestal, traiteur des sens does

Prestal, traiteur des sens is a French catering and corporate-restaurant operator headquartered in Vaulx-en-Velin and serving the Lyon metropolitan area. Founded in 2000 by Marine de Linage as a social enterprise under the French insertion par l'activité économique (IAE) framework, Prestal operates two business lines: a traiteur (catering) arm offering event catering services — cocktails, buffets, meal trays, seminars and colloquia, and private events — and a corporate-restaurant arm managing on-site company restaurants under convention agreements. Current operations span three sites: a central catering laboratory in Vaulx-en-Velin and two corporate restaurants in Lyon's 7th arrondissement (Restaurant Agrapole operated since 2007 and Restaurant L'Ilo, opened in October 2024 at Port de Lyon in partnership with Compagnie Nationale du Rhône). A third historical site, Restaurant Prestantine in Vaulx-en-Velin Village, operated since 2000 and was closed in January 2026 after 25 years due to post-COVID economic conditions.

The business model combines commercial catering and restaurant revenue with a statutory social mission to employ and train people distant from the labor market for durable socio-professional reintegration. Revenue is generated through approximately 1,500 catering events per year (priced by personalized quote), daily self-service restaurant operations under multi-stakeholder convention agreements (Agrapole serves up to 300 covers daily plus ~150 students through its take-away counter; L'Ilo serves ~200 covers daily plus sandwich shop and private event space), and on-site quick-service and take-away. In 2025 the company supported 73 people through insertion, generated 55,000 insertion hours, provided over 1,000 training hours, and reported a 76% post-departure employment rate. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the company emphasizes fair pricing aligned with its social commitments and quality homemade cuisine sourced from regional producers with AOC/AOP/IGP certifications.

Distribution is direct: enterprise field sales targeting businesses and institutions in the Lyon area, a 'Demander un devis' quote form, a newsletter, organic social presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, a Google Business Profile, and earned media through local publications and the City of Lyon's 'Engagé à Lyon' label (renewed for the third time in 2026). The company is structured as a SARL (Société à Responsabilité Limitée) with a share capital of €14,400, registered under SIREN 433 335 171 in Lyon, and is a member of the La Table de Cana national network of social caterers and the Inserly association supporting volunteer mentoring for insertion employees. Customer logos include ISARA (education), Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture, Edvance, Ville de Lyon, Apprentis d'Auteuil, and Lycée Jehanne de France, spanning education, agriculture, government, nonprofit, and corporate segments.

Name

Prestal, traiteur des sens

Legal name

PRESTAL

Website

https://prestal.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prestal is a Lyon-based French social enterprise operating catering and corporate-restaurant services, serving businesses, institutions, and private clients through event catering and managed restaurant sites while employing and training people distant from the labor market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering and Corporate Restaurant Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (72231)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Corporate restaurant management
• Social insertion catering
• Meal trays catering
• Private event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantoin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Provides catering for corporate events, cocktails, buffets, meal trays, seminars, colloquia, and private events. Approximately 1,500 catering events organized annually.
2. Company Restaurant Management: Operates company restaurants under convention agreements with businesses, serving daily meals to employees. Three operational sites: Agrapole (since 2007), L'Ilo (since 2024), and previously Prestantine (closed 2026).
3. On-site Take-away and Quick Service: Sandwich shops and take-away services within company restaurants, offering rapid food options for students and workers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Prestal is a Lyon-based social caterer and corporate restaurant operator. It delivers homemade cuisine from fresh, local, seasonal products across an event catering line (cocktails, buffets, plateaux repas, conferences/seminars, private events) and a company restaurant management line (Agrapole and L'Ilo in Lyon 7). All operations are anchored in a professional insertion mission that employs and trains people distant from the labor market.

Product overview

Prestal, traiteur des sens is a catering and corporate restaurant company based in Lyon, France. The company operates as a social enterprise focused on professional insertion. Its product portfolio consists of two main lines: (1) Traiteur (Catering Services) offering cocktails, buffets, meal trays, conference/seminar catering, and private events; and (2) Restauration d'entreprise (Corporate Restaurants) managing on-site company restaurants. Currently operates Restaurant Agrapole (since 2007) and Restaurant L'Ilo (opened 2024), having closed Restaurant Prestantine in January 2026 after 25 years at its original Vaulx-en-Velin location. All offerings emphasize homemade cuisine made with fresh, local, seasonal products from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traiteur (Catering Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 meal trays = 7 hours of insertion generated
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Table de CanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of social caterers and restaurateurs across France sharing the same social insertion mission. Prestal is part of this collective network, enabling knowledge sharing and mutual support among social food service enterprises.
• InserlycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw 1901 association of involved volunteers supporting Prestal's insertion mission. Association financed computer room equipment with support from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. Volunteers Henri and Catherine provide weekly digital inclusion support to insertion employees.
• Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiated and encouraged the creation of L'Ilo restaurant at Port de Lyon. CNR, as manager of Port Edouard Herriot, sought to create a meeting and conviviality space. Partner and essential supporter of the L'Ilo project.
• Vaulx-en-Velin EntreprisesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business support organization in Vaulx-en-Velin. Partnership contributing to Prestal's local ecosystem engagement.
• AtypiqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal partner organization contributing to the territorial engagement network of 'Engagé à Lyon' label.
• Les Alchimistes LyonminorOthersPartner for food waste composting and environmental sustainability initiatives.
• FeedbacminorOthersPartner engaged through the 'Engagé à Lyon' sustainability label initiative.
• InterbevminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInterprofessional livestock and meat association. Partner for 'Made in Viande' (Made in Meat) week events celebrating quality French meat production.
• InterfelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInterprofessional association for fresh fruits and vegetables. Partner for 'Semaine des Fruits et Légumes Frais' (Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Week) celebration at Agrapole restaurant.
• EdvanceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary client company implanted at Port de Lyon. Principal company utilizing L'Ilo restaurant services.
• SAFOREminorOthersPartner providing multi-month French language training to insertion employees, supporting their professional and social autonomy.
• Lycée Jehanne de FranceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHigh school with culinary training program. Partnership to train students alongside Prestal kitchen teams during major catering events (e.g., mayor's New Year wishes).
• La Maison du VélominorOthersAssociation providing cycling training to Prestal employees. Four employees trained in first six months as part of soft mobility program.
• Les Ateliers de l'AudaceminorOthersWorkshop that refurbished bikes acquired by Inserly association for employee use.
• BioforceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment institute that initiated cycling and soft mobility project with Prestal in 2020-2021, providing guide and securing funding through DCI Monaco.
• Des Saveurs et des AilesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAssociation providing 'entrepreneur en restauration' (restaurant entrepreneurship) training. Supported employee in launching her own catering business after Prestal.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Convivio: France-focused corporate restaurant and event caterer. Comparable to Prestal in the company-restaurant convention model and on-site catering for businesses, with a broader regional footprint across France.
• Newrest: France-based catering and food services group serving corporate, institutional, and event clients across multiple segments. Directly comparable to Prestal in event catering and company restaurant operations, but at significantly larger scale and geographic breadth.
• Elior Group: International food services group with a strong French contract catering and company restaurant franchise. Competes with Prestal for the same B2B catering and inter-company restaurant contracts but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple segments.
• Sodexo: Global food services and facilities management leader with a substantial French corporate catering and company restaurant franchise. Represents the largest-scale incumbent competing for the same B2B catering contracts Prestal targets.
• Dupont Restauration: Major French contract caterer managing company and collective restaurants. Directly comparable to Prestal in operating inter-company restaurants under convention agreements, though at a substantially larger scale.
• API Restauration: One of France's largest corporate and collective restaurant operators. Comparable to Prestal in the company-restaurant management segment, but with broader geographic reach and a much larger scale; competes for the same convention-based clients.
• Compass Group (Eurest France): Global contract catering leader with a French subsidiary (Eurest) operating corporate restaurants and event catering. Comparable to Prestal in target customers and service offerings, but with global scale and full-portfolio food services capabilities.

Direct peers

• La Table de Cana: National federation of social caterers and restaurateurs across France. Prestal is an active member; both share the same professional insertion mission and operate catering plus inter-company restaurant activities under a unified social-impact framework.
• Mille et Un Repas: French social caterer operating company restaurants and event catering with a professional-insertion model very similar to Prestal's. Both target corporate and public-sector clients seeking quality catering that delivers measurable social impact.
• Ansamble: French catering and food services company with an explicit social-utility mission, operating company restaurants and event catering nationwide. Overlaps with Prestal in B2B catering, convention-based company restaurants, and ESG-driven positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/traiteurdessens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prestal-traiteur-des-sens
• Instagraminstagram.com/prestaltraiteurdesens_lyon

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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