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title: "Paris Baguette Q2 2026: 39 New Cafés Opened and 87 Units Awarded"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8ed680cf-0360-46ed-8231-12f77ff54b23
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/parisbaguette/q2-2026-growth-milestones-2732745
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
published: 2026-08-05T22:17:03.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:20.719Z
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# Paris Baguette Q2 2026: 39 New Cafés Opened and 87 Units Awarded

**TL;DR:** Paris Baguette, a global bakery café franchise, has opened 39 new cafés and awarded 87 units in Q2 2026, continuing its expansion across North America. The brand has achieved six consecutive years of positive comparable sales and traffic growth and is on track to reach its goal of 1,000 North American cafés.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2026-08-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/parisbaguette/q2-2026-growth-milestones-2732745).*

## Story

**MOONACHIE, N.J.** — Paris Baguette, a top-ranked global bakery café franchise and the No. 1 bakery café in the 2026 Entrepreneur Franchise 500® for six consecutive years, continued expanding across North America in the second quarter of 2026, signing new franchise agreements, opening cafés, and drawing steady guest demand.

## Brand growth momentum

Earlier this year, Paris Baguette achieved six consecutive years of positive comparable sales and traffic growth, and new café openings in the second quarter have underscored the brand’s resonance and long-term potential. Paris Baguette has received a warm welcome in emerging and growing markets, including Carmel, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, and St Louis, Missouri. The new bakery café locations, opening in the second quarter, both cafés celebrated outstanding opening weeks and were enthusiastically embraced by their local communities."

Year-to-date, Paris Baguette has awarded nearly 90 franchise agreements, including deals that will mark their entry into New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Louisiana; signed 63 leases; and opened 42 cafés, including their first North American airport café in Philadelphia and flagship cafés in Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. With over 300 cafés operating across 30-plus states and approximately 600 more in active development, Paris Baguette is making significant progress toward their goal of 1,000 North American cafés.

“Our growth in the first half of 2026 is a reflection of the continued dedication of our team and the true strength and scalability of the Paris Baguette model,” said CEO Darren Tipton. “In addition to the meaningful footprint growth we achieved, we are also opening our first drive-thru café in Moore, Oklahoma, and began construction on our first Guam café, which is expected to open early next year.”

## National recognition

Paris Baguette’s model and momentum continue to earn the brand national recognition. In addition to appearing on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500, Paris Baguette was ranked No. 90 on Technomic’s 2026 Top 500 List, No. 30 on Fast Casual’s 2026 Top Movers and Shakers List, and No. 17 on Datassential’s 2026 Top 25 Emerging Restaurants Report.

Looking ahead, Paris Baguette continues to drive global scale while emphasizing their North American footprint, including expansion in Mexico and strategic growth across Canada with a focus on Québec, British Columbia, and New Brunswick. Paris Baguette expects to open over 60 additional cafés and enter 4 new markets through the end of this year.

“The first half of 2026 has been incredible, and the second half will only build on that momentum,” Tipton said. “As we continue to drive substantial growth, we also remain deeply focused on providing the best guest experience, supporting our franchisees, and centering strategy and quality, not just speed, as we reestablish the neighborhood bakery-cafe as the heart of every community we serve.”

The bakery café franchise opened their 300th U.S. café and first North American airport café, entered Missouri and Kentucky, and celebrated record-breaking opening weeks as their momentum grows.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- brand growth (topic)
- canada (location)
- franchise agreements (topic)
- Paris Baguette (company)
- louisiana (location)
- Mexico (location)
- Darren Tipton (person)
- Rhode Island (location)
- New Hampshire (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/parisbaguette/q2-2026-growth-milestones-2732745). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8ed680cf-0360-46ed-8231-12f77ff54b23).