Newlyweds opening Paris Baguette in Pennsylvania

January 3, 2025

Paris Baguette, which has over 4,000 units worldwide and 200 in North America, is opening Jan. 18 in Dresher, Pennsylvania. Franchisees and newlyweds Parth and…

Paris Baguette seeking master partner in Mexico

April 17, 2024

Paris Baguette, a French-inspired bakery cafe franchise with 4,000 locations, is expanding into Central America. With more than 160 locations in the U.S. and…

Paris Baguette shakes up leadership team

January 18, 2024

Koria-based Paris Baguette, which opened 43 cafes across the U.S. and Canada and signed over 100 franchises in 2023, is kicking off the new year with five…

Paris Baguette nearing 150 US units

April 20, 2023

Paris Baguette, a fast casual concept with 4,000 global units, is nearing 150 U.S. locations and working toward reaching the 1,000-unit mark by 2030. Since the…

Paris Baguette CDO shares 3 secrets to real estate, construction

Mark Mele, CDO of Paris Baguette, discusses how the international bakery franchise prioritizes convenient locations with high visibility when looking for cafe…

Paris Baguette, Lavazza offering 'authentic Italian coffee experience'

January 27, 2023

Paris Baguette is partnering with Lavazza to create an authentic Italian coffee experience at its 100-plus locations nationwide

Paris Baguette hitting expansion stride in US

August 3, 2022

With 72 deals signed this year, and over 40% year-over-year growth, Paris Baguette, based in Seoul, South Korea, is poised to meet its goal of opening 56 U.S.

Paris Baguette hires former Sodexo director as executive chef

March 22, 2022

Paris Baguette has hired Andre Fuehr as executive chef to lead the chain's team of bakers and cakers, support growth goals and lean into customer insights to…

How food became 'vehicle to dream' for Paris Baguette chef

by Dan Hyman

Yvette Castillo, senior research and development manager at Paris Baguette, opens up about what it takes to be both a food scientist and designer.

Paris Baguette plans to ink 100 franchise agreements in 2021

October 4, 2021

Paris Baguette, the French-inspired bakery cafe brand, with more than 4,000 international units and nearly 90 in the U.S., has signed 84 agreements in the…

Paris Baguette set to debut in Canada

September 17, 2021

Paris Baguette, a fast casual bakery-cafe serving French croissant and patisserie, will open its first Canada location, with plans to land in Toronto in June…

Paris Baguette accelerating path to 1,000 US units

July 14, 2021

Paris Baguette, which has over 4,000 global units with only 100 in the U.S., is ready to accelerate its stateside growth. Although 2020 was a year in which…

Pokeworks adds 3 heavy hitters to C-suite

March 24, 2021

In an effort to expand its footprint in the post-pandemic restaurant landscape, Pokeworks has hired Michael Walters as COO, Steve Heeley as CMO and Larry…

Paris Baguette to open in Portland

July 13, 2020

Paris Baguette, the international bakery-café franchise, is expanding its West Coast operation to Portland, Oregon, with the opening of two bakery- cafés.

Summer menu trends revealed: Fruity, refreshing, plant-based

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

For many, summer triggers thoughts of swimming suits, picnics and vacations, but for fast casual restaurants, it signals refreshing limited-time offers.

Paris Baguette eyeing Canada

June 2, 2020

Paris Baguette, which has nearly 85 corporate and franchise bakery-cafes in the U.S. and more than 3,500 internationally, is hoping to expand into Toronto. 

Paris Baguette prepping second Brooklyn store

October 31, 2019

There will soon be more Paris Baguette goodies in Brooklyn, New York, as the global bakery chain will open its second location, this time in the Sunset Park…

Paris Baguette announces NYC expansion

June 4, 2019

Paris Baguette, based in South Korea, is opening six units by year's end across New York City, taking it one step closer to meeting its 2019 goal of increasing…

How Paris Baguette CEO plans to open 1,000 US locations

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Paris Baguette CEO Jack Moran describes international expansion as time-consuming, inefficient, frustrating and involving a lot of hard work. Is it worth it?