Paul (bakery)

Boulangeries Paul SAS
Company typePrivate (SAS)
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast casual/bakery-cafés
Founded1889 (1889)
HeadquartersMarcq-en-Barœul, France
Number of locations
750+ (424 in France)
Key people
  • Charlemagne Mayot, founder
ProductsBreads, such as bagels, loaves, and muffins; cold sandwiches; hot panini; salads; soups; cakes; and pastries
ParentGroupe Holder
Websiteboulangeries-paul.com

Paul is a French chain of bakery-café restaurants found in 47 countries with the head office at Marcq-en-Barœul, Greater Lille, France. It specializes in serving French products, including breads, crêpes, sandwiches, macarons, soups, cakes, pastries, coffee, wine and beer. It is a five generation, family company currently owned by Groupe Holder, which also owned the French luxury pâtisserie Ladurée from 2002 to 2021.