All Paul UK articles

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    Paul to convert to Le Cafe format

    2023-08-03T07:12:00Z

    The French patisserie operator is rebranding its UK estate to the more coffee-focused café format over the next 12 months 

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    Paul CEO steps down

    2023-04-03T07:02:00Z

    Mark Hilton has stepped down as CEO of the artisanal bakery and patisserie chain after nearly four years

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    Paul UK: ‘We want to make the brand more accessible’

    2022-11-04T16:07:00Z

    The brand may have a 130-year history, but Paul is little-known outside London… not for much longer, CEO Mark Hilton tells MCA

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    Paul UK looking to introduce café format

    2022-10-31T16:12:00Z

    The French bakery chain is looking at converting some of its traditional format sites to the Paul le Café format, CEO Mark Hilton told MCA.

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    Paul UK announces move into franchising

    2022-10-18T11:53:00Z

    The bakery and patisserie chain has secured its first franchise partner in the UK as it looks to drive store growth outside London.

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    Paul UK to double estate over next five years

    2021-02-12T08:33:00Z

    French artisan bakery group Paul hopes to double the size of its UK estate in the next few years through a combination of franchising and in-house expansion.

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    Paul looks to franchise model for UK expansion

    2020-12-16T14:45:00Z

    Paul UK has announced it is looking to create a franchise model to enable it to expand across the country. The 38-strong bakery chain is appealing for potential franchise partners, promising to provide a national supply chain, economies of scale, a flexible retail format to fit any location, as well as marketing, training and help with recruitment. Partners will be offered a choice between Paul’s Café, Express and Kiosk restaurant models, of which sites would be around 1,500 sq ft+, 500 to 800 sq ft+, and 500 sq ft respectively.

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    Paul relaunches click and collect

    2020-05-19T08:55:00Z

    Paul has relaunched its click and collect service, allowing it to reintroduce its cake offering.

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    Paul: What it’s like to operate in a lockdown

    2020-04-29T07:45:00Z

    We re-opened because, fundamentally, we’ve been operating as a bakery for 130 years offering bread to the local community, and we felt we needed to try and maintain that heritage. We’ve added to that by offering essentials like milk, and we’ve recently started adding flour and yeast, because there are shortages of that. We’re really trying to make the essentials available for people struggling to access supermarket delivery slots.

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    Paul re-opens seven London sites

    2020-04-22T08:52:00Z

    Paul has re-opened seven has re-opened seven sites and will open a further three next week. The outlets will open between 8am and 2pm for takeaway only and it has also teamed up with Deliveroo and Uber Eats for the first time. Social distancing measures will be in place for customers, and NHS workers, care workers, the elderly and disabled customers will be prioritised. All seating has been removed, payment will be card only and no re-useable cups will be used.

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    Paul UK launches grocery delivery service

    2020-04-08T13:42:00Z

    Paul UK has launched a grocery delivery service out of its central bakery in Acton to support the demand for essentials during lockd

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    Paul UK: ‘The brand has huge untapped potential’

    2019-11-18T08:45:00Z

    The development of a franchise operation for Paul UK is high up on the agenda for its new chief executive Mark Hilton. He talks exclusively to MCA about the development of its new café format, current performance and tapping into the evening day part.

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    Paul UK appoints new chief executive

    2019-11-08T07:48:00Z

    Paul UK has appointed Mark Hilton as chief executive of the 37-strong French bakery and patisserie chain, replacing Jean-Michel Orieux, who stepped down from the role last year, MCA can reveal.

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    Paul UK sees lfls up 3.4% in 2018

    2019-08-15T08:54:00Z

    Paul UK has seen strong turnover and like-for-likes sales growth in the full-year to 31 December 2018, across its 37-strong estate of shops, boosted by an uptick in online revenue.

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    Paul to open second Express site, with plans for more

    2019-04-30T07:27:00Z

    Paul UK is to open a second Express format site on Tottenham Court Road next month.

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    Paul UK to launch mobile payment and loyalty app

    2019-04-26T07:25:00Z

    French bakery and patisserie chain Paul UK is to launch its first mobile payment and loyalty app next month.

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    Paul UK reports lfls up 3%

    2017-07-31T07:48:00Z

    Paul UK, the French bakery and café brand, has reported like-for-like sales up 3% in the year to 31 December.

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    Pretzel-Shiels joins PAUL UK

    2017-05-16T08:00:00Z

    French artisan bakery and patisserie Paul has appointed Kathryn Pretzel-Shiels as marketing director of its UK and US operations.

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    Paul UK extends The Felix Project partnership

    2016-12-14T08:35:00Z

    Paul UK has expanded its partnership with The Felix Project to help people less fortunate this Christmas

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    Paul UK lfls up 3.5%

    2016-09-08T08:25:39.957Z

    Paul UK, the French bakery and café brand, has seen like-for-like sales increase 3.5% in the year to date