May 23, 2013

La Madeleine

La Madeleine Announces New Chief Operating Officer

La Madeleine Country French Café announces that John Cahill, a 10-year veteran at la Madeleine, has been named chief operating officer. In his new role, Cahill will manage strategic direction of the brand while overseeing the operations, culinary, marketing, and purchasing functions.

For Le Duff, Growth is All the Rage

Only a little more than a month into 2013, Le Duff America—the world’s second-largest restaurant company in the bakery café segment, with brands like Bruegger’s Bagels and la Madeleine Country French Café in its portfolio—can already tell it’s going to be a big year...

Bob Evans Sells Mimi's Cafe to LeDuff America for $50M

Bob Evans Farms announced it had entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Mimi's Cafe restaurant chain to LeDuff America (LDA).   

Mimi's Cafe is a French-inspired casual-dining restaurant with 145 locations in 24 states, primarily in the West and...

La Madeleine Sweetens the Deal with Holiday Desserts

This holiday season, la Madeleine Country French Café is making it easy to find the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer and is bringing back favorite holiday sweet treats.

Every Monday and Tuesday throughout December, la Madeleine invites guests to start their week sweet by enjoying...

La Madeleine Welcomes the Holidays with Seasonal Menu

In the spirit of holiday traditions, la Madeleine Country French Café brought back its holiday menu to cafés on Wednesday, October 31.

Guests can seek comfort in the familiar flavors of the French café’s Turkey Risotto, Turkey Cranberry Melt, and classic turkey and ham sampler...

La Madeleine Soars with Premier Airport Location

On July 28, la Madeleine Country French Café will open the doors to its new café at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The Phoenix café is la Madeleine’s first licensed location at a nontraditional venue.

Summer Menu Launches at la Madeleine

Take shelter from the heat and immerse yourself in the crisp flavors of la Madeleine Country French Café’s summer selections. The authentic Country French café is celebrating the arrival of everyone’s favorite season by introducing a new summer salade to its repertoire of warm-...

Le Duff America Appoints Jim Vinz to Co-CEO

Le Duff America Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Claude Bergeron, announced the appointment of restaurant and hospitality industry veteran Jim Vinz as Co-CEO of Le Duff America, the North American management company of café brands that include la Madeleine Country French Café, Bruegger...

Top Menuboard Strategies
January 2012

When the federal menu-labeling law goes into effect this year, restaurants with 20 or more locations will need to provide calorie counts on menus and menuboards. Experts say the calorie shuffle presents a good opportunity for restaurants to reevaluate their menu strategy and menuboard design,...

La Madeleine Sweetens the Holiday Season

Enjoy the sweeter side of the holidays with la Madeleine’s French-inspired desserts. Baked fresh at each la Madeleine Country French Café, these holiday sweets are the perfect grand finale to any holiday party, family dinner, or la Madeleine dining experience. Specialties from la Madeleine...

La Madeleine Commits $100K to Susan Komen

To further demonstrate its support for fellow Dallas-based Susan G. Komen for the Cure, la Madeleine Country French Cafe has recommitted to the fight against breast cancer by extending its “Card for the Cause” program and doubling its donation commitment to at least $100,000 over the...

Phil Costner Named President of La Madeleine

La Madeleine Country French Café announced that Phil Costner was named president and chief operating officer. In his new role, Costner will be responsible for the strategic direction and operations of la Madeleine, while also continuing to oversee the culinary, marketing, and purchasing...

La Madeleine Goes Mediterranean

La Madeleine Country French Café  is launching  is launching a new spring menu featuring French Mediterranean cuisine and mini-sandwiches. The menu will be availabel from March 25 through May 30.

La Madeleine Hires Darren Bothe

La Madeleine Country French Cafe, which operates more than 60 French cuisine cafes in the eastern U.S., announced that Darren Bothe will serve as the company's new senior director of development.

La Madeleine's 'Cause' Strategy Raises $25k
Chain sends $25,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure from its "Card for the Cause" program, which it will continue to run.
For La Madeleine, Vendor of Year Choice was Easy
Exit41, which partners with la Madeleine to grow its to-go business through integrated online, mobile, phone-in, and Facebook applications, named chain's top vendor.
New La Madeleine Agency Will Support Expansion
Dallas-based advertising agency LOOMIS will help build momentum as the chain enters expansion phase.
Free Iced Tea at la Madeleine
La Madeleine will celebrate the first day of summer by giving out free iced tea on June 21.
La Madeline Says Beat the Heat with New Salades
La Madeleine welcomes the summer season with its new salade offerings, the Shrimp Salade Dijonnaise and the Citrus Bacon Salade.
Panera, Einstein Bros. Push Bakery Cafe Growth
New Technomic report shows that system-wide sales for bakery cafe segment of restaurant industry were up 12 percent in 2008.