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title: "Paris Baguette Ranked #1 In Entrepreneur’s Top Bakery Café Franchises"
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category: "Bakery & breakfast"
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published: 2022-01-10T15:10:00.000Z
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# Paris Baguette Ranked #1 In Entrepreneur’s Top Bakery Café Franchises

**TL;DR:** Paris Baguette has been ranked #1 in Entrepreneur's Top Bakery Café Franchises, with nearly 100 locations in the US and over 4,000 stores worldwide. The brand aims to open 1,000 locations by 2030.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-01-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/parisbaguette/paris-baguette-ranked-1-in-entrepreneurs-top-bakery-cafe-franchises-2717616).*

## Story

Entrepreneur has released its 2022 Franchise 500 list and Paris Baguette is at the top of the list in the feature’s Bakery Café category.

“This recognition is a testament to all of the work our franchise development team has put into the brand this year and over the last decade,” said Darren Tipton, chief executive officer of Paris Baguette. “We’re growing fast in the U.S., and people are noticing us.”

The New Jersey-based franchisor is a global brand focused on creating joyful experiences for visitors to the bakery café. Paris Baguette first arrived in the U.S. in 2005 and has since established nearly 100 locations in markets across the country, with more than 4,000 stores worldwide. The brand has set an ambitious goal of opening 1,000 locations by 2030.

“The brand is attracting a flurry of interest from entrepreneurs who have always dreamed of opening their own charming little neighborhood bakery or restaurant but needed the right partner to help them turn the dream into reality,” said Mark Mele, chief development officer at Paris Baguette. “While other bakery cafés have essentially given up on authenticity by selling products that are made off premise, or offering an unfocused menu that has little to do with a bakery, Paris Baguette franchisees are passionate about sharing that genuine bakery experience with their customers. Now, as this franchise makes waves in the United States, our new and existing franchisees believe that the power to grow with this worldwide bakery phenomenon has almost limitless potential.”

In order to create its rankings, Entrepreneur highlights franchises that continued to grow and evolve throughout the year using four sets of criteria: cost and fees; size and growth; brand strength; and support.

Additionally, the brand ranked #129 on Entrepreneur’s 2022 Franchise 500 list. Over its 43 years in existence, the Franchise 500 has become both a dominant competitive measure for franchisors and a primary research tool for potential franchisees.

Paris Baguette is a bakery café franchise with more than 4,000 units across the globe. The brand first arrived in the U.S.

in 2005 and has since established nearly 100 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)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- new jersey (location)
- global expansion (topic)
- Paris Baguette (company)
- Mark Mele (person)
- Darren Tipton (person)
- bakery cafe franchises (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/parisbaguette/paris-baguette-ranked-1-in-entrepreneurs-top-bakery-cafe-franchises-2717616). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3cb88f72-88ef-4080-99a9-01a3dbdc8e23).