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Korean Bakery Company SPC Group to Build Massive Bakery in Burleson, Texas

Jan. 9, 2025

The 1.6-million-sq.-ft. facility would serve the company’s Paris Baguette bakery stores throughout North America, which are currently receiving baked goods as frozen dough manufactured overseas.

Andy Hanacek

Korean bakery company SPC Group will build a new bakery in Burleson, Texas, to serve its growing Paris Baguette brand in the U.S., according to news reports. The company plans to invest $160 million on the massive facility, which will span more than 1.6 million square feet (150,000 square meters), and the local government expecting to chip in about $10 million in funding.

The bakery will supply Paris Baguette stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the Latin American market — a target for future expansion, according to the news report. Paris Baguette stores in North America currently receive frozen dough for baked goods from Korean or Chinese plants.

Paris Baguette operates more than 200 stores across North America — more than 50 of which were newly opened in 2024 — with a goal of opening 1,000 stores in North America by 2030. Globally, the company operates in 14 countries with more than 630 stores and a global target of 12,000 stores by 2030.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.