L'Alsacienne de Restauration

L'Alsacienne de Restauration is a French collective catering company founded in 1978 by Roland Weller in Alsace. It describes itself as a committed caterer dedicated to local and sustainable food, with chefs innovating daily to offer tasty, healthy and balanced meals that prioritise local, quality products. The company's core business is collective catering, and it serves a wide range of client segments: early childhood (petite enfance), nursery and primary schools (maternelle et primaire), middle and high schools (collège et lycée), corporate restaurants (entreprise), healthcare and care facilities (lieux de soins), and commercial catering and events through its catering service (restauration commerciale). According to its own history, the company experienced rapid success and double-digit growth, becoming the leading collective catering company in its region by the end of the 1980s. In the 1990s it expanded beyond its regional borders, first into Lorraine, then into Île-de-France and the Rhône-Alpes region. In 2008 it joined the Elior Group and refocused on Alsace, its home territory, becoming the sole representative of the group in that region. In 2023, Elior decided to extend the L'Alsacienne de Restauration brand across the wider Grand Est region. Today the company is headquartered in Alsace and operates two additional agencies in Metz and Reims, making it a major player in collective catering in the Grand Est region, covering Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine. Its stated DNA includes a human-scale organisation structured by territory, a strong commitment to sustainable development, local partnerships with actors of the inclusive economy, supplies of local products reflecting the region's identity, and innovative recipes with local inspiration developed by its culinary innovators. The company also actively recruits people passionate about cooking and service, positioning itself as a regional employer rooted in its territory.

L'Alsacienne de Restauration was founded in 1978 by Roland Weller, described by the company as a visionary. The company's core business is catering, and according to its own account it enjoyed rapid success and double-digit growth, rising to first place among collective catering companies in its region by the end of the 1980s. In the 1990s, L'Alsacienne de Restauration expanded beyond its regional borders. Its first target outside Alsace was Lorraine, followed by Île-de-France and the Rhône-Alpes region. This period marked a phase of geographic diversification for the company. In 2008, L'Alsacienne de Restauration joined the Elior Group and refocused on Alsace, its original territory. As part of this repositioning, the L'Alsacienne de Restauration brand became the sole representative of the Elior Group in that region. In 2023, the Elior Group decided to extend the L'Alsacienne de Restauration brand across the Grand Est region. Today the company is headquartered in Alsace and has two additional agencies in Metz and Reims, making it a major player in collective catering in the Grand Est region, which covers Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine. The company describes its identity as being rooted in its territory, with a human-scale organisation structured by territory to serve its clients, a strong commitment to sustainable development, local partnerships with actors of the inclusive economy, supplies of local products that reflect the region's markers and are close to its restaurants, and innovative recipes with local inspiration developed by its culinary innovators. It also recruits people driven by a passion for cooking and service, presenting itself as a regional employer where employees can build their future.

• 2023

  Elior Group decides to extend the L'Alsacienne de Restauration brand across the Grand Est region.

• 2008

  L'Alsacienne de Restauration joins the Elior Group and refocuses on Alsace, becoming the group's sole brand representative in the region.

• 1990

  In the 1990s, the company expands beyond its regional borders, first into Lorraine, then Île-de-France and Rhône-Alpes.

• 1980

  By the end of the 1980s, the company reaches first place among collective catering companies in its region after double-digit growth.

• 1978

  L'Alsacienne de Restauration is founded by Roland Weller.

A regional, human-scale collective catering company committed to local and sustainable food, rooted in the Grand Est region and backed by the Elior Group.

• Petite enfance (early childhood catering)

  Catering for very young children, described as 'grande cuisine for little ones'.

• Maternelle et primaire (nursery and primary school catering)

  School catering where eating is treated as a learning activity.

• Collège et lycée (middle and high school catering)

  Offers adapted to the expectations of young adults.

• Entreprise (corporate catering)

  Daily catering to nourish the well-being of employees.

• Lieux de soins (healthcare catering)

  Catering in care facilities, described as a creator of social links.

• Restauration commerciale / traiteur (event catering)

  Catering service for events.

1. 1Restaurateur engagé pour une alimentation locale et durable | L'Alsacienne de Restaurationalsaciennederestauration.fr
2. 2Notre histoire | L'Alsacienne de Restaurationalsaciennederestauration.fr
3. 3L'Alsacienne de Restaurationwikidata.org