Infrastructure

An environment
conducive to innovation

The Lyfe Institute Research Centre is distinguished by a human‑centered approach, studying the physiological, psychological and socio‑cultural factors influencing diet.

State‑of‑the‑art spaces : ISPAR Innovation & Science for Food and Catering, a comprehensive technical platform with a range of services available to all stakeholders in the sector (PIA3 State Region - France 2030)

Cooklabs

The Cooklab is a culinary research and development laboratory. It is a fully equipped professional kitchen space with an audio‑video recording system .

It also includes a tasting area with a capacity of 8 people, equipped with a camera and adaptable depending on the nature of the project.

Live‑cooking sessions are regularly organized with various participants, consumers or professionals.

The Lecossec kitchen deploys this principle of interaction and co‑creation with the possibility of welcoming consumers or professionals in collective practice sessions with 12 workstations.

The Living Lab

In Ecully, a fully modular environment dedicated to research and exploration.

The Living Lab can accommodate 30 people in a real‑life consumption setting, designed according to the needs of studies and experiments. An audiovisual control room allows for the management of audio and video recordings, thus capturing in real time the gestures and choices of consumers (with their consent) and measuring their preferences, perceptions, and choices during meals.

In the evening, the Living‑Lab transforms into a bistronomic restaurant open to the public: it's the Experience restaurant , and students from the Lyfe Institute create a unique menu!

The Restau‑Lab

Fully modular, this restaurant room lends itself to staging all types of catering , for evaluating new concepts or staging meals in different environments to study contextual factors or assess the suitability of the offer/environment.

It can also be transformed into a multisensory room , where all the senses are awakened through the creation of immersive scenarios : sensory terminals modulate the sound environment, air quality (smells, wind, misting, heating lamps) and interactive video projectors create 360° HD visual environments).

Immersive Room
multisensory

The Lyfe Institute's Research and Innovation Centre is equipped with an 80 m2 multisensory immersive room (MIXH, for Mulisensory Immersive eXperience Hall), capable of projecting images ( interactive 3D with sensory interactions, 360° vision , HD around users) , and of diffusing sound, hot or cold air, misting, smells ( Lab in the Bag ).

All this equipment makes it possible to place several people, or even several dozen people , in an immersive situation, whether for applications related to scientific research, agri‑food R&D or event management.

The places
professional simulation

At the Lyfe Institute, professional simulations are at the heart of the school's pedagogy, inspired by "learning by doing" (learning and understanding through practice).

The Lyfe Institute benefits from a unique application ecosystem with application locations that cover the full diversity of the Hospitality and Catering world: so many infrastructures that can be a real playground, research and innovation.

Restaurants

The Lyfe Institute Table :
In Gerland, on the EM Lyon campus, Mediterranean cuisine and a brasserie atmosphere.
F&B:
Our training restaurant welcomes 600 students and staff every day. It allows our students to immerse themselves in a high‑volume catering environment, closely resembling the realities encountered in institutional catering or event settings: managing flow, adhering to hygiene and safety standards, logistical planning, cost optimization, and reducing food waste.
Flavor Square:
Contemporary and welcoming, this on‑site restaurant is open to staff and students of our school. Students and professionals offer modern and creative cuisine, relaxed and friendly service, in an atmosphere that emphasizes sharing and good cheer.
Rose Kitchen:
This is the food outlet dedicated to street food. Designed as an agile, lively and creative space, it allows our students to explore an essential segment of today's food service industry, directly linked to consumer expectations: speed, accessibility, taste, sustainability.

The Bars

Rose Garden
The Rose Garden is an upscale cocktail bar open to the public, located in the Château de la Roseraie on our campus. In a refined and elegant setting, you'll immerse yourself in the world of premium wines and beverages, with a menu created by our instructor, Alain Dauvergne, 2023 French Cocktail Champion.
Rose Bar
The Rose Bar, the school's internal bar, is a friendly space where students meet to drink coffee, tea or enjoy a pastry during their breaks.

Our Shops

The Lyfe Institute Workshop
In Gerland, on the EM Lyon campus, Bakery – Pastry Shop

Our Hotels

The Royal Hotel
In Bellecour, a 5‑star training hotel
The Clipper (budget hotel residence)
In Ecully, the student residence of the institute

Our other application areas

Tea room
Studio café
The Melibar
The Sommelier's Cellar
Frank Pétagna Amphitheater
The amphitheater is ideal for culinary demonstrations, product presentations, and tastings. It includes over 80 seats with tables for taking notes. This space is equipped with professional kitchen equipment (hot and cold) as well as a dishwashing area.
Accor Amphitheater
250 seats for conferences