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From its roots in Boston, the Au Bon Pain Franchise has grown to become a cornerstone of the urban scene where the world lives, works, shops and plays.
Began Franchising: 1978
Total US Units: 219 (148 company units and 71 franchise units)
Franchise Requirements
Franchise Fee: $30,000
Cash Required: $500,000 Liquid, $3,000,000 Net worth
Total Investment: $750,000 per café, 5 minimum ADA
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The History of the Au Bon Pain Franchise
In the Spring of 1978 at Boston's historic Fanueil Hall Marketplace, businessman Louis Kane discovered a bakery display showcasing a new line of ovens for the French manufacturer, Pavailler. Enchanted by the aroma of freshly baked bread and impressed by the quality of the product, Kane had a vision. Why not make wonderful freshly baked bread available to the commuters, tourists, shoppers, students and residents throughout the city? From this chance encounter, the Au Bon Pain urban bakery concept was born.
Au Bon Pain is a fast casual bakery café that operates in visible urban corners and crossroads including office buildings, transportation centers, hotels, shopping malls, hospitals and universities. The Au Bon Pain Franchise has recently introduced a new suburban concept, which will bring the urban marketplace experience to the suburbs.
The Au Bon Pain Franchise has transformed itself into lively, bustling urban marketplaces where guests personally select their menu choices from individual stations located throughout the café. We have taken steps to ensure the menu continues to provide distinctively tasting items that reflect and reinforce their bakery roots such as our new Artisan bread collection, which is made of organic flour.
As part of the Au Bon Pain focus on nutrition, recipes for muffins, bagels and cookies have been re-engineered to be zero grams trans fat. In addition, nutrition kiosks have been added to the cafés to allow guests the information to make the right choices.
Au Bon Pain cafés feature a new décor that includes new S-shaped tables to allow guests to interact; comfortable bench seating lit by Philippe Starck's "Romeo Moon" lights, computer accessibility and simplified menu boards that are color-coded by menu categories.
Today there are more than 215 Au Bon Pain bakery cafes operating in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. From its roots in Boston, the Au Bon Pain Franchise has grown to become a cornerstone of the urban scene where the world lives, works, shops and plays.
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