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. Current restaurants include La Madeleine, Kamps, Mimi's Cafe, Pizza Del Arte, Timothy's World Coffee, Bruegger's and Brioche Dorée.
The company was founded in 1976, by Louis Le Duff, with the opening of the first Brioche Dorée in Brest.[1] As of 2014 the company had 28,000 employees and sales of 1.5 billion Euros.[2]
Its headquarters are in Rennes (Brittany, France).
Le Duff America
Le Duff America is the Groupe Le Duff subsidiary that operates the conglomerate's American restaurant chains. Currently, these operations consist primarily of Bruegger’s, La Madeleine Country French Café, Timothy's World Coffee, Brioche Dorée, and Mimi's Cafe. Le Duff America is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Le Duff America was formed following the acquisition of Bruegger's by Groupe Le Duff in 2011, at the time naming Bruegger's CEO James J. Greco and CEO of Groupe Le Duff's prior American operations, Claude Bergeron, as Co-Chief Executive Officers of Le Duff America.[3]