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title: "Mark Mele"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/28981d45-b8fc-4b51-b328-570fb5ba726d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-mark-mele-chief-development-officer-paris-baguette-2721712
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2023-03-24T14:09:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:50.660Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/64182893f45f2179aafbb795c3988f2f2756.jpg
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# Mark Mele

**TL;DR:** Mark Mele joined Paris Baguette as Chief Development Officer to further the brand's franchise development efforts. He has over 30 years of experience in franchising and has established 120 locations across the country.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-03-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-mark-mele-chief-development-officer-paris-baguette-2721712).*

## Story

Mele joined the global bakery café concept Paris Baguette* as Chief Development Officer in 2020 to further its franchise development efforts. He has more than 30 years of experience in franchising, and has previously developed hotels for Carlson Companies Worldwide, real estate franchises for Century 21 Real Estate Corporation and brands in the K-12 Supplemental Education space.

and has since established 120 locations in markets across the country, making it one of the premier franchise opportunities in its category. Paris Baguette’s primary mission, executed every day by its expert staff of bakers, cakers and baristas, is to share moments of joy with customers and help customers share moments of joy with their friends and family by providing world-class cakes, pastries, coffees, breads and other French-inspired bakery café fare.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- brand expansion (topic)
- Paris Baguette (company)
- executive hiring (topic)
- Century 21 Real Estate LLC (company)
- Mark Mele (person)
- Carlson Companies Worldwide (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-mark-mele-chief-development-officer-paris-baguette-2721712). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/28981d45-b8fc-4b51-b328-570fb5ba726d).