Resto Group
Kinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Who we are

Resto Group is a multi-brand franchise operator.

We bring world-class restaurant brands to the DRC and run them end to end, from the central kitchen to the table. Part of a group with a footprint across five countries. We operate international franchises to their global standard and create our own concepts for this market, carried by teams who know Kinshasa and the infrastructure behind them: supply chain, warehousing and a central kitchen.

Footprint DR Congo· Gabon· Lebanon· Angola· Ivory Coast
Our journey

Four years, one rising standard.

Keep scrolling to travel through the years.

2022

Entered the DRC, opened PAUL

We brought the French bakery house, at home since 1889, to Avenue de la Justice in Gombe. A first restaurant, a first team, and a promise: the same bread, the same standard and the same welcome you would find in Paris. Kinshasa answered, and the group was born.

2023

Best Business Plan Achievement

A year of proving ourselves, closed with a distinction. The Best Business Plan award recognized what sits behind the restaurant: serious sourcing, trained local teams, and a brand held to its international standard in a market many considered too hard.

Award · DR Congo
Best Business Plan trophy, DR Congo 2023
2024

DRC Investor Recognition

DR Congo named us a Model Investor, and that recognition carries weight here. It honors a way of building: investing for the long term, employing and training Congolese talent, and treating the country as home rather than a market to pass through.

Award · DR Congo
Model Investor statue, DR Congo 2024
2025

Opened PAUL Downtown

A second address in the heart of Kinshasa, ovens lit from early morning. PAUL Downtown took what worked and did it again: the same menu, the same discipline, the same care as the original. Proof the first was no fluke.

2026

Opened PAUL Le Café

Another way to meet the house: coffee first. PAUL Le Café in Gombe is the lighter face of PAUL, espresso, viennoiserie and sweet things through the day, made as much for the pause between meetings as for the long Saturday breakfast.

Coming next

Lume & Paroma

The next chapter is already in the works. Lume and Paroma are two concepts of our own, imagined for Kinshasa, and each will get what every opening before it received: no launch until it meets the standard.

Lume
Paroma
What we bring

One operator, six capabilities.

  • Local knowledge & expertise

    Teams who know Kinshasa: its customers, its suppliers and its pace.

  • Brand standards

    International franchise standards, run every day.

  • Logistics, warehousing & central kitchen

    A controlled supply chain, from the warehouse to the plate.

  • Restaurant operations

    The day-to-day running of the restaurants, to the standard expected.

  • People & training

    Recruiting, training and developing the teams behind every restaurant.

  • Regional reach

    A group active across five countries, in Africa and the Middle East.

Who we are

Our Mission

To make delicious food and genuine hospitality an everyday pleasure in the DRC.

Resto Group
What we strive for

Our Vision

To raise the standard of what is possible in the DRC, through places people are proud to work in, visit, and call their own. One experience at a time.

  • Our Team

  • Our Guests

  • Our Community

Guiding principles

Our Values

  • Family Spirit

    We look after each other.

  • Quality Without Compromise

    We sweat the details.

  • Service With Pride

    We create moments guests remember.

  • Built To Last

    We invest for the future.

  • Stronger Together

    We rise by lifting others.

Our brands

Four brands. One standard. More coming.

PAUL
PAUL Le Café
Lume
Paroma
Operating · Kinshasa

The French bakery house, since 1889: sourdough breads, viennoiserie and a proper café table. The brand that started it all for Resto Group in Kinshasa.

  • PAUL Justice54 Av. de la Justice, Gombe, Kinshasa
  • PAUL DowntownBd du 30 Juin, Centre-Ville, Kinshasa
PAUL storefront, Kinshasa
PAUL, Kinshasa
PAUL interior
Operating · Gombe

The café concept of the house, in Gombe: an open counter, carefully made coffee and a room built for lingering. The PAUL spirit, in a more intimate setting.

  • PAUL Le CaféAvenue de la Gombe, Gombe, Kinshasa
PAUL Le Café dining room in Gombe
PAUL Le Café counter
PAUL Le Café interior
Lume
Lume
Coming Soon

A lounge and sushi concept taking shape at our Tshatshi villa. Built entirely from within.

Paroma
Paroma
Coming Soon

A French and Italian restaurant in the works. Handmade pasta and the classics, one table.

A modern operator

We run on software we wrote ourselves.

Restaurant operations are complex. The software shouldn't be. Ours is a proprietary stack we call RestoOS, five tools built for how a restaurant group actually works.

AccountabilityTransparencyEfficiencySpeed
RestoOS
RestoHRPeople

Hiring, shifts, payroll, and reviews. Every person, on the record.

RestoStudioPerformance

Sales, covers, and margins across the group, on one screen.

RestoCareMaintenance

Every equipment fault logged and tracked until it is fixed.

RestoMiseFood cost

Standardised recipes and the true margin on every plate.

RestoVeraStandards

The same bar checked across every outlet, and evidenced.

Service with pride

Moments guests remember.

The welcome, the room, the little touches on the plate. We make every visit one worth coming back for.

At the table · PAUL, Kinshasa
Our people

A family that builds leaders.

We hire for heart and grow people for the long run, so that as Resto Group rises, our people rise with it.

Our team · Kinshasa
Guests raising their glasses at PAUL, Kinshasa
A full table at PAUL, plates passing between hands
The strawberry tart, PAUL Kinshasa
Hot chocolate with cream in a PAUL cup
The PAUL team in briefing before service
The brigade at the pastry case, smiling
The team at the counter, PAUL Kinshasa
Our culture

We love what we make.

Pride is in the details, and so is the joy. The standard is serious. The people are human.

Resto Group

Let's build the standard together.

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