6 French Pastries Bakery Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A French Pastries Bakery

Do you adore French delicacies? There is no denying that French desserts are appreciated, celebrated, and intimated around the world, thanks to their light and fluffy texture.

Some popular French pastries include: Mille Feuille, Éclair, Madeleine, Cannele, and Kouign Amann.

The French pastry industry has grown considerably in the last few years, being the 3rd largest exporter of bread and bakery products. If you open a French bakery, you will have plenty of people looking for your goods.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a french pastries bakery:

1. Pastreez ($300K/year)

Anthony Rosemond, a Parisian chef, and his wife came up with the idea for Pastreez after realizing their passion for baking and marketing. They conducted market research using SEMRush to validate the demand for macarons online in the US and found a gap in the market for authentic French macarons handcrafted by trained French chefs. They launched Pastreez in September 2017, focusing on organic growth through SEO and reaching out to related blogs for reviews and mentions, leading to $6,500 in sales within three months.

How much they make: $300K/year
How much did it cost to start: $7K
Current team size: 2

How This Couple Left France To Build Their "American Dream:" A Six-Figure Online French Bakery

French chef and founder of online bakery Pastreez, Anthony Rosemond, shares keys to success including validating ideas with the market, focusing on SEO and organic growth, building customer relationships through email and SMS, never offering discounts but offering freebies, and diversifying the business with new products and content on social media.

About

Anthony started Pastreez about 7 years ago

Revenue

Anthony grew the business to $25K/month

Costs

It cost Anthony $7000 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a french pastries bakery:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a french pastries bakery?
-> Pros and cons of a french pastries bakery

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established french pastries bakery
-> Marketing ideas for a french pastries bakery

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4. Le Macaron French Pastries

The macaron is considered to be the jewel of French pastries in Europe. Our true French macarons are the perfect delicacy, original and elegant, and we also take pride in our French gelato, French pastries, European style beverages and more! Make our macaron bakery your new favorite pastry shop!

Where they're located: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

5. Pastreez

Order Authentic French Macarons online, and get delivered wherever you are in the United States. Our French chefs are based in California and ship fresh daily. With over 15 flavors, you can build your own set online, and pick only your favorite flavors. Don't wait!

How much they make: $300K/year
Where they're located: Phelan, CA, USA
How much did it cost to start: $7K
Current team size: 2