Paris Baguette franchise
A bakery cafe serving breads, pastries, cakes, sandwiches and drinks. At the end of 2025 there were 269 Paris Baguette locations in the US, 261 franchised and 8 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $728K–$1.86M
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Royalty
- 5%; qualifying first-year reduction
- Locations, 2025
- 269+163 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From PARIS BAGUETTE FAMILY INC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Paris Baguette franchise costs
Opening Single cafe costs an estimated $727,515 to $1,860,550. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: PARIS BAGUETTE FAMILY INC, 2026 filing, page 26
Paris Baguette franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: PARIS BAGUETTE FAMILY INC, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales; qualifying new cafes receive a one-percentage-point reduction for the first 12 months. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: PARIS BAGUETTE FAMILY INC, 2026 filing, page 17
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Paris Baguette publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: PARIS BAGUETTE FAMILY INC, 2026 filing, page 65
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 137 (+39) | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 186 (+49) | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 261 (+75) | 8 | 2 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
Paris Baguette is number 8 on our list of the fastest-growing franchises from 2023 to 2025.
Paris Baguette passes all five tests on our list of the best franchises to own and ranks number 25.
Source: PARIS BAGUETTE FAMILY INC, 2026 filing, page 68
How Paris Baguette compares
Of the 27 bakery franchises on this site, Paris Baguette is the 22nd cheapest to open and the 10th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Paris Baguette | Typical bakery |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $728K | $428K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% |
| Closed or left per year | 0.8% | 3.7% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +166.3% | +8.1% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 21 of 27 |
Typical is the median across the 27 brands in bakery franchises.
