Vie de France

Vie de France Co., Ltd. (ヴィ・ド・フランス, Vi do Furansu) is a Japanese bakery chain owned by Yamazaki Baking. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.[1]

Its United States division is headquartered in the Tysons Corner CDP of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States,[2][3] with operations (circa 2018) in Alexandria, Virginia,[4][5][6] Elmsford, New York,[7] and Vernon, California.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

History

Bakery division began in 1971, and Restaurant division began in 1978.[14]

In 1983, Vie de France launched an expansion program.[15] In 1984, Vie de France Net income was $4,052,847[16]

In 1986, Jean-Louis Vilgrain, was the chief executive officer of Vie de France, but based in Paris, and chairman of Grands Moulins de Paris (fr),[17] a French flour mill. Vilgrain's family had majority control of Vie de France and Grands Moulins de Paris. Lloyd J. Faul, a retired brigadier general, was president and chief operating officer, and was replaced by Richard J. Sharoff, former senior vice president and general manager of the retail division of the Kitchens of Sara Lee, becoming executive vice president and president-designate.

In 1991, Yamazaki purchased Vie de France Bakery division, which sold frozen and delivered via distributors,[18] and in 1994, Yamazaki Baking purchased the Vie de France Restaurant division.[19][1][20] Yamazaki now operates Vie de France in the United States[21] and Japan[22] under the Vie de France brand.[23]

In 2013, Sadao Yasumura was President and COO of Vie de France, and frozen and par-baked bread facilities were in Los Angeles, Denver, Virginia, New York and Atlanta.[24]

Retail

Most US locations are in the Washington DC area and at Shula’s Hotel & Golf Club, Miami Lakes, FL.[25] Formerly at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA[26][27] Chicago,[28][29][30] Dallas,[31] Atlanta,[32] Minneapolis,[33]

Some Japanese locations are at Kita-Senju Station,[34] Akihabara,[35] Shinjuku[36] and Kyōto Station.

References

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  2. ^ "Tysons Corner CDP, Virginia Archived 2011-11-10 at the Wayback Machine." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 7, 2009.
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  7. ^ "Letter of Certification" (PDF). Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. 2017-12-22.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus outbreaks hits Farmer John, 8 other plants in Vernon". Los Angeles Times. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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  11. ^ "Vernon Layoffs — California". californialayoffs.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  12. ^ "Sysco Corporation Honors 2019 Top Suppliers and Names McCormick US Branded Flavor Solutions Supplier of the Year". Perishable News. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  13. ^ vernonchamber.org (2020-06-17). "Vie De France Bakery\Yamazaki, Inc. | BAKERIES - Vernon Chamber". Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  14. ^ "About Us – Vie De France". Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  15. ^ Therrien, Lois (1983-07-18). "Vie de France Corp. Plans to Build New Wholesale Bakeries in 9 Cities". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  16. ^ "VIE DE FRANCE CORP reports earnings for 16wks to April 6". The New York Times. 1985-05-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  17. ^ Grands Moulins de Paris (Marquette-lez-Lille)
  18. ^ "Vie de France Relishes Benefits of Hosted IP Communications". www.tmcnet.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  19. ^ "COMPANY NEWS; Vie de France Sale". The New York Times. 1994-03-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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  23. ^ Jonna Crispens (1 April 1991). "Japanese manufacturer plans to buy Vie de France division". Supermarket News. ISSN 0039-5803.
  24. ^ bakeryandsnacks.com (26 February 2013). "Vie de France consolidates production as demand outstretches capacity". bakeryandsnacks.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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  27. ^ "SOUTH COAST PLAZA" (PDF). www.southcoastplaza.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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  32. ^ "Vie De France Yamazaki Inc in Atlanta , GA". YP.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  33. ^ "Obituary for Charles L. "Chuck" Weleczki". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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