Paris Baguette
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Food |
Headquarters | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
Key people | Cho Sang-ho (CEO) |
Products | Baguette, Croissant, Cake in Bread, Confectionery |
Revenue | 1.51 Billion USD (2013) |
Parent | SPC Group |
Website | https://www.parisbaguette.com/ |
Paris Baguette (Korean: 파리바게트) is a bakery chain based in South Korea owned by the SPC Group. In 1986, it was established as a subsidiary of Shani Co., Ltd., and opened the first 'Paris Baguette' in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, and the first high-end bakery 'Paris Croissant' in Itaewon the following year, and the corporate name changed to the same as the brand name.
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In 1988, the franchise brand, Paris Baguette grew into the No. 1 bakery in Korea in 2004, branching out to local subsidiaries in the United States, Vietnam, Singapore, etc. By establishing Paris Baguette it has become a global company.
Franchises[]
Paris Baguette[]
In 1988, Paris Croissant launched Paris Baguette, a popular bakery café franchise brand in South Korea. As of 2018, the chain had over 3,316 retail stores in South Korea[1] and 57 stores in the United States.[2] Paris Baguette also launched almost 185 retail stores in China, Vietnam, Singapore and France.[3]
A 2017 newspaper article described the franchise as "South Korea's leading bakery franchise".[4]
Caffè Pascucci[]
Caffè Pascucci is an Italian espresso café franchise.[5]
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Other[]
Other franchises of Paris Croissant include LINA's and Tamati (sandwich), Passion5 (upscale dessert gallery), L’atelier (café restaurant). It also handles the Korean branch of Jamba Juice (smoothie).[5]
References[]
- ^ "파리바게뜨 상생기업 출범, 매장수는 몇개나?" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ "허영인 SPC 회장 "2020년까지 美 파리바게뜨 매장 300개로 확대"(종합)" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ Lee, Hyojeong (2015-09-09). "빵의 본고장 파리서 "트레 봉, 파리바게뜨"".
- ^ Herald, The Korea (2017-11-03). "Paris Baguette files suit against gov't order on direct recruitment". Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ a b "Paris Croissant < Food < Subsidiaries < About Us". www.spc.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
External links[]
- Paris Croissant official Korean website
- Paris Baguette official Korean website
- Paris Baguette official US website
- South Korean brands
- Bakeries of South Korea
- SPC Group
- Companies based in Seoul
- South Korean company stubs