Prospects line as much as enter Paris Baguette’s Bloor Avenue department in Toronto, Canada, on this undated picture. Courtesy of SPC Group
By Park Jae-hyuk
SPC Group opened Paris Baguette’s Bloor Avenue department within the Canadian metropolis of Toronto, which turned the 600th abroad retailer of the Korean bakery model, the corporate mentioned Tuesday.
Neighboring luxurious trend model outlets, deluxe resorts and fancy eating places, the Bloor Avenue department is the seventh Paris Baguette bakery in Canada.
As a flagship retailer, it sells croissants, pastries, sandwiches and whipped cream truffles, in addition to reusable purchasing baggage, tumblers and mugs, that are adorned with Paris Baguette’s brand.
“As a consequence of Canada’s standing as a serious Anglo American nation and the French tradition in Quebec, the nation is a strategically necessary marketplace for Paris Baguette,” an SPC official mentioned.
“We are going to develop our world presence for our ‘world nice meals firm’ imaginative and prescient.”
The 600th abroad retailer’s opening got here a 12 months after the five hundredth retailer opened final October.
SPC emphasised the importance of the 600th retailer’s opening in North America, because the area is thought to be an important marketplace for the corporate’s world enterprise.
The meals agency runs round 190 Paris Baguette bakeries in North America.
Following the opening of 30 Paris Baguette shops in North America this 12 months, SPC plans to open 20 extra bakeries there by the top of this 12 months.
The 2024 Paris Baguette Franchise Conference additionally came about in Las Vegas in August for its franchisees.
Final 12 months, Paris Baguette bakeries overseas generated 650 billion received ($478 million) in income, in response to SPC.
The bakery chain is ready to enter Thailand, Brunei and Laos.
The development of a halal-certified bakery manufacturing facility within the Malaysian metropolis of Johor Bahru may even be completed later this 12 months.
