Délifrance is a company that produces "French style" bakery, savoury, and snacking products in over 100 countries, on five continents. It has been in operation since 1983. The sister company of Délifrance is Grands Moulins de Paris, a major French milling company that supplies 100% of the flour used in Délifrance products.

Délifrance
IndustryFood Supplier
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Products
Websitedelifrance.com
A Délifrance restaurant in Hong Kong

Délifrance has twelve subsidiaries in Europe and the Middle East. Its restaurants serve baked products such as croissants, gâteaux, fougasses, pains au chocolat, brioches, crisp praline, and baguettes. Most Délifrance restaurants also serve beverages and pasta.

History

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In 1919, the Vilgrain family created Les Grands Moulins de Paris. Délifrance was born in 1983 and produced pastries, viennoiserie, and savoury products.[1]

In 1997, Sembawang Corporation Limited acquired a controlling interest in Délifrance Asia Ltd. In 1999, Prudential Asset Management Asia Limited (PAMA) Group Inc. acquired 100% of Délifrance Asia Ltd and made it private.

In December 2007, Singapore-listed company Auric Pacific Group Limited purchased Délifrance Asia Ltd from PAMA; Auric Pacific Group was privatized in 2017.[2]

In the Philippines, Jollibee Foods Corporation operated Délifrance from 1995 to 2010, when the companies severed ties. All former Délifrance restaurants in the Philippines were relaunched as CaféFrance, which was later sold by Jollibee to Euro-Med Laboratories Philippines, Inc.[3][4]

Délifrance ran several franchises in Malaysia until 2015, but as of 2016, all outlets appeared to have closed without official notice. In 2020, the company returned to the Malaysian market with the opening of an outlet at Publika Shopping Gallery, in Kuala Lumpur.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our story". Delifrance. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Lippo's Riady family to delist Singapore's Auric Pacific". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ Dumlao, Doris (8 September 2010). "Jollibee Selling Delifrance". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Jollibee to sell Delifrance café chain for P100 million". GMA News. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ Jayne, Tamara (17 December 2020). "Délifrance Finally Re-Opens In Malaysia With Its 1st Outlet In Publika!". Says.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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