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Paris Baguette

Retail food

Paris Baguette's headquarters requires at least three designated POS Systems, a suite of licensed software, and Sysco as a mandated supplier. The system spans 269 units, 261 of them franchised, reporting a $3,050,434 Item 19 average for its franchised cafes.

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Total units
269
261 franchised
Unit growth YoY
vs prior filing
AUV
$3.05M
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$728K–$1.86M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.

7%of gross sales (FY2026)

Ongoing fees: 7% of gross sales (FY2026)Royalty 5%, Ad fund 2%. Total 7% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 5%Ad fund 2%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.

SyscoSysco
Mandatory
InventoryItem 8

sees based upon their purchase of products or services or their use of designated or approved suppliers. Franchisees are required to participate in a distribution arrangement with Sysco corporation. Y

FacebookMeta
MarketingItem 11

bsite and Social Media You may not establish or use any email distribution list, domain name, e-commerce listing, or Social Media Platforms (defined as web-based platforms such as Facebook, Myspace, T

FranConnectFranConnect
CrmItem 11

provide or assist you in obtaining any of the above items or services. Operations Manual We will provide you with access to a copy of our Manuals, which are currently provided via FranConnect. If prin

InstagramMeta
MarketingItem 11

or use any email distribution list, domain name, e-commerce listing, or Social Media Platforms (defined as web-based platforms such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter (“X”), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Yo

LinkedInLinkedIn
MarketingItem 11

establish or use any email distribution list, domain name, e-commerce listing, or Social Media Platforms (defined as web-based platforms such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter (“X”), LinkedIn, Instagram,

MetaMeta
MarketingItem 11

report accurately reflecting your local advertising and marketing expenditures for the preceding quarter. Local advertising and marketing may include expenditures on digital ads, meta ads, POP, collat

TikTokTikTok
MarketingItem 11

email distribution list, domain name, e-commerce listing, or Social Media Platforms (defined as web-based platforms such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter (“X”), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Four

TwitterX
MarketingItem 11

dia You may not establish or use any email distribution list, domain name, e-commerce listing, or Social Media Platforms (defined as web-based platforms such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter (“X”), Linke

YouTubeGoogle
MarketingItem 11

istribution list, domain name, e-commerce listing, or Social Media Platforms (defined as web-based platforms such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter (“X”), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Foursquare,

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

31 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to your sales information and data produced by your POS System.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall, at its expense, submit to Franchisor (a) copies of Franchisee’s federal income tax returns (including any extension requests) not later than five (5) days after filing and (b) copies of Franchisee’s state sales tax returns within five (5) days after the end of each calendar quarter.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

As noted above, we, through our affiliates, have commenced exclusively supplying dough and certain other restaurant supplies to franchisees.

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 11

We have created an advisory council to assist us with various components of our System, including products and services offered by Cafes, marketing and promotion, training, and other aspects of the System.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

number of approved suppliers at any time and may designate itself, an Affiliate, or a third party as the exclusive source for any particular item;

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

97661024

Item 8

During the 2025 fiscal year, we had revenue of $97,661,024 from the sale of required products and services to then-existing franchisees.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates have the right to receive rebates or other payments from approved or designated suppliers based on purchases by franchisees in the United States.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If Franchisee desires to purchase, lease or use any products or other items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee may submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval and pay Franchisor’s costs in connection with the evaluation.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If we require that an item be purchased from an Approved Supplier and you wish to purchase it from a supplier we have not approved that you believe meets our criteria, you must submit to us a written request for approval.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will immediately direct all Telephone companies or listing companies, Internet Service Providers, social media platforms, domain name registries, Internet search engines, and other listing agencies (collectively, the “Companies”) with which Franchisee has Telephone Numbers and Listings or Internet Web…

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must maintain all credit card processing hardware and software in compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, as it may be amended or any other standard required by Franchisor.

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

to present to its customers all evaluation forms periodically prescribed by Franchisor and participate and/or request Franchisee’s customers to participate in any surveys performed by Franchisor or its designee

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Item 11

At our sole discretion, conduct periodic evaluations and quality control inspections of your Cafe and operations.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the right to add to or modify the Manuals from time to time to, among other reasons, change operating procedures, maintain the goodwill associated with the Marks, and enable the Paris Baguette 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document | Exhibit C | Franchise Agreement | Page 26 4906-3052-4572, v. 1 System to…

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Franchise agreement

No site may be used for a Cafe unless it is first accepted in writing by Franchisor, and Franchisee shall not make any binding commitment with respect to a site for a Cafe unless the site is first accepted in writing by Franchisor.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall not establish any website or other listing on the Internet except as provided herein.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must spend a minimum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500) on the Cafe’s grand opening promotion, which is payable to Franchisor or its affiliate to use on Franchisee’s grand opening expenditures or to a third-party vendor approved by Franchisor.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

Currently, we require you to spend one percent (1%) of your Gross Sales on local marketing (the “Local Marketing Requirement”).

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall participate in, and comply with the requirements of any gift card, gift certificate, customer loyalty or retention, or special promotional program that Franchisor implements for all or part of the Paris Baguette franchise system

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

If a Cooperative is established for an area that includes your Protected Area (as defined in Item12 below), you must become a member of the Cooperative and participate in the Cooperative by contributing the amounts required by the Cooperative’s governing documents.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

Franchisees are required to participate in a distribution arrangement with Sysco corporation.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

If we have Approved Suppliers for any supplies, materials, fixtures, furnishings, equipment (including computer hardware and software and online ordering and delivery platforms), services and other products used or offered for sale at the Cafe, you must obtain these items from those suppliers.

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You are required to buy and use at least three (3) Point-of-Sale (POS) computer systems, approved by us, and install and run the POS software, along with the credit card processing software and hardware systems.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At Franchisor’s request, Franchisee shall execute Attachment E to this Agreement and all other documents necessary to permit Franchisor to withdraw funds from Franchisee’s designated bank account by EFT in the amount of the royalty fee in Section 4(B), the marketing contribution described in Section 8(B), and any…

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall participate in, and comply with the requirements of any gift card, gift certificate, customer loyalty or retention, or special promotional program that Franchisor implements for all or part of the Paris Baguette franchise system

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

If you are an Area Developer, or if you operate multiple Cafes then you must appoint a General Manager for each Cafe to manage the day-to-day affairs of each Cafe.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

you must operate and develop your Cafe in strict conformance with our methods, standards and specifications and obtain certain goods, services, supplies, materials, equipment and other products, including your uniforms, advertising materials, Point of Sale hardware and computer software, only from us, our affiliates…

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You are required to buy for use at least three (3) designated POS Systems approved by us.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to your sales information and data produced by your POS System.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

We may charge our then-current training fee for training all successor or replacement personnel or personnel beyond those we have set forth above.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee’s Operating Principal and any General Manager, District Manager (if any) or other individuals designated by Franchisor, must attend any Conference.

The vendor opportunity at Paris Baguette

Paris Baguette reports 2025 average sales of $3,050,434 across 162 franchised cafes that operated the entire 2025 calendar year (24 franchised kiosk cafes excluded); 8 affiliate-owned cafes averaged $2,656,314. The system spans 269 units, 261 of them franchised, part of Paris Baguette Bon Doux. The operator footprint maps 20 single-unit operators, led by CA and NJ.

Who controls software purchasing

CEO Darren Tipton leads the headquarters team, with Chairman Young In Hur and Secretary and General Counsel Kyle Chung. Franchisees must buy at least three designated POS Systems Paris Baguette approves, maintain PCI-compliant credit-card processing, and run the software Paris Baguette mandates, including licensing fees for a product ordering platform, franchise communication platform, digital signage solution, PCI compliance platform, and learning management platform.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

Paris Baguette requires at least three designated POS Systems it approves, PCI-compliant credit-card processing, and licensed software for product ordering, franchise communications, digital signage, PCI compliance, and learning management. Sysco is mandated in Item 8 as a required supplier. The filing separately names Facebook, FranConnect, Instagram, LinkedIn, Meta, TikTok, and X in Item 11.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy opening inventory, dough, pastry, produce, dairy, proteins, and packaging from Paris Baguette or one of its approved suppliers and vendors, currently published through its online communication platform. The royalty runs 5% of sales on a 10-year initial term, with two 5-year renewal terms available to franchisees who give 6 to 9 months' notice and sign the then-current Franchise Agreement.

How to read the Paris Baguette FDD

The embedded viewer below carries Paris Baguette's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, including the Item 8 and Item 11 language summarized above.

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Paris Baguette, answered from the filing

CEO Darren Tipton leads the headquarters team, alongside Chairman Young In Hur and Secretary and General Counsel Kyle Chung, that designates the required POS Systems and licensed software every cafe must run.
Paris Baguette requires franchisees to buy at least three designated POS Systems it approves, plus licensed software for a product ordering platform, franchise communication platform, digital signage, PCI compliance, and a learning management platform. Sysco is mandated in Item 8. The filing also names Facebook, FranConnect, Instagram, LinkedIn, Meta, TikTok, and X in Item 11.
The system counts 269 retail-food cafes, 261 of them franchised.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy opening inventory, dough, pastry, produce, and dairy from Paris Baguette or an affiliate, and other items from suppliers it approves, with an alternative-supplier request process available.
The initial term runs 10 years, with two 5-year renewal terms available to franchisees who give 6 to 9 months' notice and sign the then-current Franchise Agreement — a cycle that puts fresh tech-contract leverage at each renewal.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries Paris Baguette's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

20 operators run 20 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit20

Top states by locations

CA5
NJ5
FL1
CO1
TX1

Ownership

The portfolio behind Paris Baguette

unknown of paris baguette bon doux.

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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.