Brioche Dorée is a French chain of

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restaurants founded in 1976 and originally started in Brest. The company was founded by

Louis Le Duff Louis Le Duff (born 1945/1946) is a French billionaire businessman, and the founder and CEO of Groupe Le Duff and the Brioche Dorée bakery chain. Early life Le Duff went to school at Lycée de la Croix-Rouge, Brest. He earned a bachelor's deg ...

, current president of

Groupe Le Duff Groupe Le Duff is a French restaurant conglomerate, with holdings in Europe and the Americas, consisting of over 1,310 restaurants and bakeries. It includes Bridor, La Madeleine, Kamps, Mimi's Cafe, Pizza Del Arte, and Brioche Dorée. The comp ...

. The name means "Golden

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" in French. It serves over 270,000 customers every day in 443 locations worldwide, 60% of which are franchised, located mainly in

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. Many of their international locations are inside

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s. In 2013, the result of a survey published in France by the

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indicates that Brioche Dorée is ranked second, behind

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, on a list of 17 chains of fast-food in France.

History

Louis Le Duff opened his first Brioche Dorée establishment in 1976, in Brest, France, with the equivalent of €1,500 of personal contribution. On this occasion, he inaugurated the first “French-style” fast food establishment, a concept he had brought back from his stays in the United States. The company developed into a franchise in 1992.

References

External links

Official website
Bakery cafés Bakeries of France Coffeehouses and cafés in France Companies based in Brittany Fast-food chains of France French companies established in 1976 Restaurants established in 1976 Fast-food franchises {{food-company-stub