2023.10.27
Paris Baguette stores overseas surpass 500
BY JIN MIN-JI, Korea JoongAng Daily - The number of Paris Baguette bakeries overseas surpassed 500 branches following the opening of some 50 stores in the United States, China and Canada this year, franchise operator SPC Group said on Sunday.
The 500th store
opened at Changi Airport in Singapore, which SPC said is an essential market
for the company.
SPC plans to open
another 50 stores abroad by the end of the year, including in the United States
and China. The company also said it plans to establish a production factory in
Malaysia that produces halal-certified bread for Muslims, who account for 24 percent
of the global population.
“We’ve achieved the
500th global store based on a continued investment and effort, competing
against global brands since we started the global business in 2004” in China,
SPC Group President Hur Jin-soo said in a statement.
SPC operates
businesses in 10 countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia.