Paris Baguette, the global bakery café franchise with over 4,000 locations worldwide, is introducing a limited-time Korean BBQ-inspired menu across North America that blends its South Korean heritage with everyday favourites. The lineup features items like a pizzetta, wrap, grilled cheese, and salad, all made with Korean BBQ beef and bold flavours. Complementing the food is a range of fresh mint lemonades, including a Korean plum and gochu variety. Available through early Summer, the offerings highlight the brand’s focus on global flavour innovation and seasonal appeal. Paris Baguette is also on track to open its 400th North American bakery café this year, a result of 150 planned openings. Present plans include expansion into ten new U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and territories. Those plans include ten locations in Canada in 2026, presently targeting Niagara Falls, urban Toronto, etc. In Canada the chain presently counts about twelve locations in the GTA and Greater Edmonton with several more under development. Its first unit in Atlantic Canada is opening later in 2026 at The Village Shops at Dartmouth in Dartmouth in Nova Scotia. The Paris Baguette concept was introduced in Korea in 1988 and presently operates in about 15 countries in Asia, Europe and North America featuring its unique selection of freshly baked pastries, cakes, made-on-site breads and a café-menu of sandwiches, salads, etc. along with fresh-brewed coffees. Geoffrey Smith and Mike Sabetti at CBRE Ltd. are responsible for the chain’s site selection in Canada. Both urban and suburban locations, and highly visible end cap and standalone units in the 2500 to 3500 square foot range are required.
CBRE Ltd., 2005 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario M2J 5B4 (Geoffrey Smith – 416/494-6435 geoffrey.smith@cbre.com) & (Mike Sabetti – 416/495-6300 mike.sabetti@cbre.com)
Paris Baguette North America, 137 W. Commercial Ave., Moonachie, New Jersey 07074 (917/945-8402 www.parisbaguette.com)