O’Tacos at the Engen gas station in Bras Fusil, G La Dalle at the Engen du Chaudron service station : Vivo Energy Reunion, the company distributing and marketing Engen brand fuels on the island, benefited from the renovation of these two service stations, at the end of last year, to introduce fast food corners. A first on the island.
Historical player in fuel distribution, established for more than a hundred years in Reunion through the Caltex brand, the Engen network confirms, with these unique partnerships, its ambition to do everything possible to offer the people of Reunion Island the most comprehensive offer that meets their needs and expectations., The gas station in Bras Fusil 2, located in Saint-Benoît on the Route des Plaines, now includes an O’Tacos corner, the first also for the fast food brand. Vivo Energy Réunion has launched a phase of renovation work on this station. Since its reopening at the end of November, the service station presents its customers with a refurbished store offering an expanded and diversified range of products, a renovated Welcome Bakery space for a coffee break, pastries and baguettes freshly out of the oven and, great novelty, ce corner fast-food O’Tacos. A corner allowing on-site consumption, inside and outside on the sheltered terrace, and takeaway. With G La Dalle, it’s a new fast food brand that is setting up in the heart of a service station, offering a culinary offer available exclusively in the Engen network. The Engen Chaudron Quickshop store has also been completely renovated, with an expanded range of products to create a modern and comfortable space for customers.
The gas station as a place of life
Inaugurating the renovated Bras-Fusil service station, the general manager of Vivo Energy Réunion, Mayess Marrakchi, welcomed this partnership. “This opening symbolizes the transition of our business model, its necessary diversification and the development of collaborations with different partners to offer our customers better service and a new concept of service station : the gas station as a place to live. » For his part, Goulam Jaffar, director of Lacorp and manager of the O’Tacos Réunion and G La Dalle franchises underlined that “this first fast food-station corner on the island corresponds to a real expectation on the part of the people of Réunion. This sixth O’Tacos restaurant enabled the creation of 15 versatile team member positions recruited in partnership with the local mission and Pôle Emploi”.
35 stations-services sous licence Engen
Vivo Energy Réunion has 35 Engen-licensed service stations in Réunion. Sixteen already offer stores under the Quick Shop brand, two of which are also equipped with a Picard corner. By developing this local commerce strategy, Vivo Energy Réunion aims to become a leading energy supplier on the Réunion market. Early 2022, the company has obtained quadruple ISO certification of its integrated management system in the areas of quality 9001, the environment 14001, security 45001 and energy 50001. Vivo Energy Réunion employs 30 people and provides indirect employment to more than 400 others. Internationally, Vivo Energy operates in northern countries, from West, from eastern and southern Africa. The group has a network of more than 2,600 service stations in 23 countries, operated under the Shell and Engen brands, and exports lubricants to several other African countries.
