Getting Started

How Grégoire’s Model Allows for Business Ownership with No Experience Needed

Never run a restaurant? Grégoire’s streamlined setup means owners don’t need a food service background to get started.

As Grégoire expands through franchising, founder and chef Grégoire Jacquet made sure to build a streamlined model that even a first-time restaurateur can operate. Trained in France, Jacquet has worked in high-end kitchens around the world and has opened several restaurants. He knows how much goes into running one, and he designed the franchise so the brand takes on as much of that work as possible.

That makes Grégoire a real opportunity for someone who has never worked in the industry. The only food-related experience Jacquet expects from new franchisees is a “passion for food, a respect and understanding of food, and love for eating it.”

Guided Every Step of the Way

Once Grégoire finds a good fit, someone with the drive and resources to open a location, Jacquet and his team walk them through each step of building the business. The operating model is already in place, and the team brings its network of partners.

“I have connections with real estate experts, local builders, architects and kitchen designers that we will introduce them to. The pieces are already in place.”Grégoire Jacquet, Founder

Run the Business, Not the Kitchen

Franchisees don’t need to know how to cook. Their job is to run the business, and Jacquet trains them on all the logistics. Invoicing is automated, and the brand handles most of the food preparation in its central culinary hub kitchen. Franchisees keep track of inventory and order fresh ingredients daily through the Grégoire app.

With the hub handling most of the kitchen work, and with Grégoire’s small, intimate carry-out format, owners don’t need to hire and train a large staff. Jacquet says a location can operate with three or four employees.

Support Every Day

“We have built a model with a lot of ongoing support from the brand that they’ll have available to them. The support is going to be there every day. I think it’s a great convincing factor for people that are maybe hesitant because they lack experience. This is a model where they can jump right in, learn everything, and have enough backbone support.”Grégoire Jacquet, Founder

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