Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	history
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	rapid
																	 
																	growth
																	.
																	 
																	The
																	 
																	first
																	 
																	Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	opened
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	1988
																	.
																	 
																	Four
																	 
																	years
																	 
																	later
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	chain
																	 
																	had
																	 
																	100
																	 
																	locations
																	.
																	 
																	Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	known
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	its
																	 
																	baked
																	 
																	goods
																	:
																	 
																	breads
																	,
																	 
																	pastries
																	,
																	 
																	cakes
																	,
																	 
																	croissants
																	.
																	 
																	"
																	Most
																	 
																	people
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	aren't
																	 
																	familiar
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	think
																	 
																	it's
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	French
																	 
																	brand
																	,
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	Korean
																	 
																	brand
																	,
																	"
																	 
																	Larry
																	 
																	Sidoti
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	head
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	company's
																	 
																	US
																	 
																	development
																	,
																	 
																	told
																	 
																	Business
																	 
																	Insider
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	started
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	business
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	South
																	 
																	Korea
																	,
																	 
																	founded
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	1945
																	.
																	 
																	The
																	 
																	chain
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	owned
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	SPC
																	 
																	Group
																	,
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	company
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	owns
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	number
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	food
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	brands
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Korea
																	.
																	 
																	However
																	,
																	 
																	"
																	from
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	start
																	,
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	was
																	 
																	French
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	"
																	 
																	says
																	 
																	Sidoti
																	.
																	 
																	As
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	company
																	 
																	grew
																	,
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	continued
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	look
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	French
																	 
																	bakery
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	French
																	 
																	culture
																	.
																	"
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Today
																	,
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	more
																	 
																	than
																	 
																	3
																	,
																	500
																	 
																	Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	locations
																	 
																	around
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	world
																	,
																	 
																	mostly
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Korea
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	other
																	 
																	Asian
																	 
																	countries
																	.
																	 
																	However
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	chain
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	major
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	US
																	.
																	 
																	With
																	 
																	no
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	chain
																	 
																	bakery
																	 
																	chain
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	Starbucks
																	 
																	dominates
																	 
																	coffee
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	McDonald's
																	 
																	dominates
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	burger
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	fries
																	,
																	 
																	Sidoti
																	 
																	says
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	is
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	win
																	 
																	over
																	 
																	Americans
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	"
																	The
																	 
																	US
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	most
																	 
																	important
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	world
																	,
																	"
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	says
																	.
																	 
																	"
																	You
																	 
																	need
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	win
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Los
																	 
																	Angeles
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	need
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	win
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	New
																	 
																	York
																	?
																	 
																	If
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	can't
																	 
																	win
																	 
																	those
																	 
																	markets
																	,
																	 
																	it's
																	 
																	going
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	be
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	long
																	 
																	road
																	 
																	to
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	Our
																	 
																	product
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	little
																	 
																	less
																	 
																	sweet
																	 
																	than
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	average
																	 
																	American
																	 
																	baked
																	 
																	good
																	,
																	 
																	says
																	 
																	Sidoti
																	.
																	 
																	It's
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	little
																	 
																	more
																	 
																	airy
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	lighter
																	 
																	than
																	 
																	sweet
																	 
																	products
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	dessert
																	-
																	like
																	 
																	products
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	would
																	 
																	get
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	States
																	 
																	now
																	.
																	"
																	 
																	For
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	sweet
																	 
																	potato
																	 
																	croissant
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	Korean
																	 
																	customer
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	won't
																	 
																	find
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	average
																	 
																	American
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	French
																	 
																	bakery
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Paris
																	 
																	Baguette
																	 
																	opened
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	US
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	2005
																	,
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	first
																	 
																	store
																	 
																	opening
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Los
																	 
																	Angeles'
																	 
																	Koreantown
																	 
																	where
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	large
																	 
																	Korean
																	-
																	American
																	 
																	population
																	.
																	 
																	To
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	day
																	,
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	90%
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	customers
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	Korean
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	However
																	,
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	company
																	 
																	begins
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	expand
																	 
																	across
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	US
																	,
																	 
																	its
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	Korean
																	 
																	customer
																	 
																	base
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	beginning
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	change
																	.
																	 
																	In
																	 
																	Manhattan
																	,
																	 
																	Sidoti
																	 
																	says
																	 
																	customer
																	 
																	base
																	 
																	includes
																	 
																	"
																	the
																	 
																	whole
																	 
																	melting
																	 
																	pot
																	.
																	"
																	 
																	"
																	This
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	be
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	accepted
																	 
																	product
																	 
																	line
																	,
																	"
																	 
																	says
																	 
																	Sidoti
																	.
																	 
																	"
																	That's
																	 
																	going
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	take
																	 
																	some
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	brand
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	convince
																	 
																	people
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	win
																	 
																	customers
																	 
																	from
																	 
																	all
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	backgrounds
																	.
																	"