Hippopotamus (restaurant)
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Hippopotamus is a French chain of grill restaurants with a hippopotamus as its logo. The brand is owned by Groupe FLO. It is open daily from 11:00am to 1:00am. As of November 2013, Hippopotamus has 170 locations worldwide,[1] including in Ivory Coast, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Thailand, and Tunisia.
History
[edit]In mid-1968, Christian Guignard opened his first grill restaurant near the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The restaurant served prime rib on a thick wooden board with matchstick fries. Changes such as vegetarian dishes, Braille menus, and sides of green beans were later added.
In February 1992, Group Flo led by Jean-Paul Bucher bought the assets of Hippopotamus.
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