Food and Beverage Director
About the job
- Experience managing food and beverage service operations across restaurants, bars, and beach venues.
- Ability to manage, supervise, recruit, onboard, and train permanent and seasonal employees.
- Ability to manage budgets, revenue, covers, personnel costs, and operating expenses.
- Knowledge of internal procedures and food hygiene and safety standards, particularly HACCP.
- Ability to manage service logistics and coordinate multiple points of sale.
- Ability to contribute to commercial planning, marketing initiatives, events, and food and beverage offering development.
- Supervise the food and beverage department across dining room and kitchen operations.
- Lead a team of 16 year-round employees and seasonal staff.
- Manage the restaurant, bars, and beach outlets.
- Welcome, retain, and build strong relationships with customers.
- Manage and coordinate teams to optimize service quality.
- Optimize employee schedules across outlets according to activity levels.
- Maintain a positive, motivating, and performance-oriented work environment.
- Recruit, onboard, and train new employees.
- Contribute to the design of offers, customer journeys, and marketing actions for restaurant, bar, and MICE customers.
- Propose animations and developments for the restaurant, bar, and event offerings.
- Increase covers, overall attendance, and average spend through commercial action planning.
- Manage the department budget and monitor revenue, covers, personnel costs, and operating expenses.
- Ensure smooth logistics for the department.
- Ensure compliance with internal and Group procedures, especially HACCP food hygiene and safety standards.
- Supervise management of the casino maintenance department.
- Participate as an active member of the management committee.
About the company
Barrière is a French luxury hospitality and leisure group that operates hotels, casinos and gaming clubs, about 200 restaurants and bars, plus spas and golf courses. Its model combines high-end accommodations with on-site dining, gambling, wellness, and entertainment to create all-in-one destination experiences anchored by iconic properties like Fouquet’s. The company differentiates itself with a century-long, family-owned heritage, a vertically integrated portfolio, and a global push to showcase French hospitality in premier destinations. Its goal is to grow premier destinations that blend hospitality, gastronomy, well-being, entertainment, and culture while preserving the Barrière legacy.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Cannes, France
Founded
1980
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Barrière opened Fouquet’s Mykonos in May 2026, entering Greece’s luxury leisure market.
- The group recruited nearly 1,200 seasonal workers for summer 2026, signaling busy properties.
- Fiscal 2025 revenue reached about €1.45 billion, with hotels and restaurants growing faster.
What critics are saying
- Casino revenues still supply about 70% of 2025 sales, concentrating downside exposure.
- Portugal integration at Póvoa and Lisbon requires millions in capex through 2027.
- Barrière faces strategic cannibalization if international hotel expansion dilutes its Paris-centric luxury identity.
What makes Barrière unique
- Fouquet’s Paris earned Palace status in June 2026, strengthening ultra-luxury brand power.
- Barrière operates 34 casinos and 20 hotels across France and select Europe.
- Deauville renewed Barrière’s casino concession until 2044, locking in a flagship franchise.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Training Programs
- Wellness Program
- Profit Sharing