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PARIS BAGUETTE

PARIS BAGUETTE

Paris Baguette franchises operate bakery cafes offering a variety of French-inspired high-quality breads, pastries, cakes, artfully-displayed desserts, handcrafted sandwiches, soups, salads, hot and cold beverages, and other products. The business model includes selling single-unit franchises or area development agreements for multiple cafes (minimum four), with standardized design, operations, menus, training, and support to ensure uniformity across locations. It targets consumers seeking premium, personalized bakery-cafe experiences for dine-in, to-go, or catering.

261
Locations
$728K–$1861K
Investment
Since 2015
Franchising
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Food & BeverageMoonachie, NJwww.parisbaguetteusa.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$50,000
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
$727,515 – $1,860,550
Low: $727,515High: $1,860,550
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
5.00%
of gross sales
Brand Fund
2.00%
Item 6 of FDD
Fixed Monthly Fees
$250 – $800
Item 6 of FDD

5% royalty + 2% marketing fund + $250-$500/mo software + up to $300/mo technology fee

Financial Performance

Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$0
Median Gross Revenue
$0
Top Quartile Revenue
$0
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$0

Data Based On: Data is based on 162 franchised Cafes that operated for the entire 2025 calendar year, excluding 24 franchised kiosk cafes, as detailed on Page 1 under 'ITEM 19 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS' and in the '2025 AVERAGE SALES' tables.

* Average gross revenue and median gross revenue are taken directly from the 'Franchised Cafes' row in the '2025 AVERAGE SALES' table on Page 1. Revenue top quartile is taken from the 'Average Sales' for the 'Top 15%' segment in the '2025 AVERAGE SALES (FRANCHISED)' table on Page 2, as it represents the highest performing segment provided. Revenue bottom quartile is taken from the 'Average Sales' for the 'Bottom 15%' segment in the '2025 AVERAGE SALES (FRANCHISED)' table on Page 2, as it represents the lowest performing segment provided. The document explicitly states 'Nothing is deducted in these figures represented as “Average Sales.”' on Page 3, indicating that no profit, net income, or EBITDA information is provided.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How PARIS BAGUETTE Compares

Key Insights

  • Higher investment than 79% of Fast Casual franchises
  • Lower than average SBA loan default rate in Fast Casual
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
PARIS BAGUETTE
Current
$728K – $1.9M$50K5.0%261
Tropical Smoothie Cafe$300K – $721K$35K6.0%1,371
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ$300K – $721K$35K6.0%1,371
FIREHOUSE SUBS RESTAURANTS (UNIT)$405K – $1.6M$20K6.0%1,249
Zaxby's$1.4M – $3.8M$35K6.0%826
Qdoba$548K – $1.3M$40K5.0%652
Fast Casual Average
107 franchises
$532K – $1.2M$39K5.6%–

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 107 Fast Casual franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth

Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1CA
76
2NY
40
3NJ
28
4TX
22
5PA
14
6VA
12
7IL
10
8GA
7
9OH
6
10AZ
5
11MD
5
12KS
4
13FL
4
14WA
3
15CO
3

+12 more states

SBA Loan History

Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for PARIS BAGUETTE franchisees (2015 – 2025)

Total Loans
105
Average Loan
$1,112,231
Total Volume
$116.8M
Default Rate
0.9%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

Franchisee Contacts

483 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

NameSBA Loan
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active

483 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence

Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
2
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
12
Sold to Franchisees
2
Projected New
90

Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a PARIS BAGUETTE franchise ranges from $727,515 to $1,860,550. This includes a franchise fee of $50,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.

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