Paris Baguette
Dining · 4,000+ locations · South Korea (nationwide); also across the US (led by California, New York, and New Jersey), Canada, France, the UK, and Southeast Asia
Paris Baguette reads as a French neighborhood bakery. It's the US arm of SPC Group, a Korean conglomerate its founding family controls. In 2023 it paid $2.7 million to settle New York City fair-scheduling claims covering more than 1,500 workers.
The Big Picture
Paris Baguette is a franchised chain of 4,000-plus bakeries owned by South Korea's SPC Group, still controlled by the Hur family. Its labor record is the problem: a $2.7 million settlement with New York City over fair-scheduling claims covering 1,500-plus workers citywide, back wages recovered from a California franchisee, and a 2017 Korean order to directly hire 5,378 bakers working for contractors. Franchisees own the shops; Seoul sets the standards.
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Company data last updated September 2026
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