Groupe Restoleil Restauration

What Groupe Restoleil Restauration does

Groupe Restoleil Restauration, legally TEMPOBAC RESTOLEIL, is a privately-held French family-owned hospitality group (founded circa 1993, headquartered in Saint-Jorioz on the shores of Lake Annecy) that specializes in seasonal catering across French tourism destinations. The group directly operates 33 restaurants, bars, hotels, and brasseries concentrated in premium ski resorts in the French Alps (Val Thorens, Belle Plagne, Les Arcs 1800, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Tignes) and in seaside, campsite, and inland locations along the Atlantic coast, Mediterranean coast, and Drôme Provençale. Its core differentiator is the in-house design of proprietary restaurant concepts and unique décor for each location, producing a portfolio of distinct brands such as La Grange, Jasper, Le K2, Voga Goga, La Bergerie, and Chez Augustine, alongside a Columbus Café & Co coffee concept.

The group generates revenue from two streams: (1) direct-to-consumer food and beverage operations with unit-priced menus typically ranging €15-€35 per cover, including half-board and 7-meal packages tied to partner hotels and campsites; and (2) a B2B Meetings & Events catering line that organizes tailor-made culinary events for corporate seminars, sporting events, and private receptions. Distribution is fully direct — no franchising or third-party operators — and marketing relies on the group's own website and Instagram/LinkedIn/Facebook employer-brand channels. The company is led by Michel Porcel (Chairman) and Quentin Porcel (Managing Director) and is reported to have a workforce of 370 employees.

Groupe Restoleil holds the AFNOR Engagé RSE certification, the European Chicken Commitment reporting standard, the Quality Tourism Commitment label across several establishments, and a 2030 commitment to 100% responsible pork sourcing, alongside a Zero Waste Mountain Program in partnership with Mountain Riders. It also maintains an associate partnership with Base Camp Lodge. There is no public evidence of venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment.

Name

Groupe Restoleil Restauration

Legal name

TEMPOBAC RESTOLEIL

Website

https://grouperestoleil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Groupe Restoleil Restauration is a French family-owned hospitality group operating 33 directly-managed restaurants, hotels, and bars across Alpine ski resorts and French coastal and inland tourism destinations, with proprietary concepts, in-house décor design, and a B2B events catering line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seasonal Hospitality and Restaurant Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Caterers (722320), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI), Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Seasonal restaurant operations
• Ski resort catering
• Tourism hospitality services
• Event catering services
• Hotel food and beverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-jorioz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Operations: Operates bars, high-end brasseries, pizzerias, and restaurants in 4- and 5-star hotels and campsites across ski resorts and seaside locations. Revenue generated from food and beverage sales directly to consumers.
2. Meetings & Events Catering: Custom culinary event organization for sporting events, seminars, and private receptions for groups and agencies at prestigious venues

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Restoleil Restauration operates 33 proprietary restaurants, bars, and hotels in French tourism destinations, primarily ski resorts (Val Thorens, Belle Plagne, Les Arcs, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Tignes) and seaside locations (Le Grau du Roi, Port Grimaud, Lacanau). The group designs its own restaurant concepts and décor in-house, offering Savoyard, traditional French, and international cuisine along with meeting and event catering for groups and agencies at prestigious venues.

Product overview

Groupe Restoleil operates 33 restaurants and hotels across French ski resorts (Val Thorens, Belle Plagne, Les Arcs, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Tignes) and seaside destinations (Le Grau du Roi, Port Grimaud, Lacanau, Larnas), plus inland locations. The company designs its own restaurant concepts and décor. Offerings include traditional Savoyard restaurants, brasseries, pizzerias, coffee shops, mountain bars, and event catering services. The portfolio features varied concepts from upscale dining (Chez Augustine, La Bergerie) to family-friendly establishments (Le Chalet, Le K2), as well as Columbus Café & Co coffee shops. The group also provides meetings and events catering, and operates seasonal recruitment across its establishments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Grange – Val Thorens Traditional Savoyard restaurant in Val Thorens ski resort featuring a reconstructed Savoyard barn décor with wood, large bay windows facing the snow, and the group's signature cow mascot. Target customers are tourists and families visiting the Val Thorens ski resort.
• Voga Goga – Arc 1800

Quantifiable outcome

• 33 establishments across France serving tourism sector
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Base Camp LodgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate partner relationship with Base Camp Lodge, a complementary hospitality brand in the mountain tourism sector. This partnership extends the group's reach and collaborative presence in ski resort ecosystems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Newrest: Major French-headquartered international catering group with strong presence in aviation, rail, and remote-site catering, as well as hospitality and tourism F&B. Comparable as a French-headquartered catering group serving tourism-adjacent clients, but much broader scope and global reach.
• Courtepaille: French casual dining chain with ~200 grill-focused restaurants across France. Comparable as a sizeable French full-service/casual restaurant operator, but standardized roadside locations versus Restoleil's bespoke resort concepts.
• Elior Group: French contract catering and food services group with operations across education, healthcare, corporate, and leisure/tourism. Comparable as a France-rooted food service operator serving tourism and leisure venues, but at much larger scale and broader end-markets.
• Groupe Bertrand: Largest privately-held French restaurant group (Brasseries Flo, Bert's, Bistrot du Boucher, Volfoni). Comparable as a multi-brand French full-service restaurant operator, but at far greater scale, urban-focused, and without Restoleil's resort-seasonal model.
• Buffalo Grill: France's largest casual dining chain with ~300 restaurants. Comparable as a large French full-service restaurant brand, but standardized suburban/roadside locations rather than bespoke resort tourism concepts.
• Sodexo: Global French-headquartered food services and facilities management company. Comparable as a French food service platform, but operates globally with a B2B contract catering model rather than own-branded resort restaurants.

Direct peers

• Compagnie des Alpes: French operator of major ski resorts (e.g., Paradiski, Tignes, Val Thorens) with on-mountain F&B, leisure and hospitality activities. Directly comparable because Groupe Restoleil operates restaurants inside many of the same ski resorts where Compagnie des Alpes owns the lifts and resort infrastructure.
• Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs: French operator of vacation resorts (Center Parcs, Maeva, Adagio) with on-site restaurants and catering. Directly comparable because both serve domestic leisure/tourism visitors in France with bundled food and beverage offerings inside resort locations.
• Club Med: French all-inclusive resort operator with mountain (Alpine) and seaside villages, featuring proprietary restaurants and bars as core guest experiences. Comparable because both operate branded restaurants and bars inside French/European leisure resorts serving tourists, though Club Med is resort-operator-led.
• Areas (Elior Group): Travel-hospitality F&B specialist operating bars, restaurants, and convenience concepts across airports, motorway stations, and leisure resorts. Directly comparable because both compete for prime F&B concessions in high-traffic travel and leisure destinations in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupeRestoleilRecrute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tempobac-restoleil-sas
• Instagraminstagram.com/groupe_restoleil

Compliance4 records

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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