Prosecutors on Sunday indicted the chairman of a local bakery giant with physical detention on charges of coercing bakers to quit their membership with a militant umbrella labor organization.
SPC Group, which runs the Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette, said the franchise is advancing into Italy in partnership with local coffee chain Pascucci.
Discussions will be held between Pascucci's CEO and SPC Group chairman Hur Young-in to explore avenues of business collaboration between the two entities, both within Korea and Italy, according to the Korean bakery giant on Tuesday.
The Korean bakery chain cut the ribbon on its 160th store in the U.S. as it aims to capitalize on the island state's appeal.
Prosecutors raided the headquarters of bakery giant SPC Group as part of an investigation into allegations of union-busting by its affiliate PB Partners.
Paris Baguette, the bakery chain owned by Korea's SPC Group, is ramping up its marketing in the United States as Christmas approaches.
Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette and French football club Paris Saint-Germain are toasting to a new partnership, the companies announced in a joint release shared online Thursday.
Under the joint venture, the bakery brand will open stores in 12 Middle Eastern and African countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain, by 2033.
The number of Paris Baguette bakeries overseas surpassed 500 branches following the opening of some 50 stores in the United States, China and Canada this year, franchise operator SPC Group said on Sunday.
Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette is expanding in North America by opening nine new stores this month, including its first outlet in North Carolina, with plans for a total of 150 stores in the region by the end of this year.
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