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title: "Franchise Times: Four Fast-Casual Concepts Enter U.S."
url: https://burnaze.com/article/152b91be-42d7-413a-aacb-33b267547783
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-four-fast-casual-concepts-enter-us-7297
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2016-11-03T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:29.381Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/91e2ed532283743d5be0078437a7c1066060.jpg
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# Franchise Times: Four Fast-Casual Concepts Enter U.S.

**TL;DR:** Four fast-casual concepts, including Paris Baguette and Burgerim, are entering the U.S. market with plans for expansion. The concepts, which also include Vapiano and Spoleto, are confident in their ability to achieve success in the U.S.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-four-fast-casual-concepts-enter-us-7297).*

## Story

Four fast-casual restaurants - Paris Baguette*, Burgerim, Vapiano and Spoleto - are entering the U.S. market. As reported by Franchise Times, here is a breakdown of the concepts and their rivals.

**Paris Baguette** Even with the success of their 3,700 plus locations abroad, primarily in South Korea, “the French bakery and cafe concept is confident it can achieve even greater success expanding in the U.S. than any other country.” A few rivals include 85 degrees, Panera and Corner Bakery.

**Burgerim** Burgerim is all about the mini burger. They’re expanding to U.S. cities such as Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Colorado and Nevada. Burgerim sets themselves apart from rivals “by offering 12 different flavors of mini gourmet burgers, each with unique ingredients built into the patty. Plus, the franchise sells alcohol and offers delivery, creating additional revenue streams.”

**Vapiano** This upscale pasta and pizza bar is looking to double their locations in the U.S. by 2018. “The U.S. is the biggest restaurant consumer country in the world,” says CEO Carlos Politano. They’re addressing the challenge of expensive real estate by opening more locations in smaller suburbs, especially in and around Chicago.

**Spoleto** According to Franchise Times, Spoleto says they’ve already received over 100 inquiries from potential franchisees in the U.S. President and CEO John Velasquez says, “We feel really good that once we turn the green light on for franchising, we’ll probably be able to develop a large number of stores around the country.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- fast casual (topic)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- Paris Baguette (company)
- US (location)
- us market entry (topic)
- Burgerim (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-four-fast-casual-concepts-enter-us-7297). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/152b91be-42d7-413a-aacb-33b267547783).