1988 australia founder noel roberts and noel carroll headquarters sydney australia number of locations 360 in australia new zealand indonesia and china products cakes espresso coffee beverages pies parent retail food group website www.michels.com.au michel s patisserie is a chain of bakery style food outlets selling cakes pies savouries and espresso coffee . the company is a franchise system that was founded in 1988 and is based in australia . it has over 360 retail outlets in all australian states and territories except northern territory and tasmania and in new zealand indonesia and china . the chain employs approximately 4 000 staff and serves approximately 36 million cups of coffee and 9.5 million slices of cake each year . the michel s patisserie franchise network is owned and managed by retail food group rfg which also manager brumby s bakeries and donut king . history edit michel s patisserie is a wholly australian owned firm founded by noel carroll and noel roberts in 1988 . their business model involves a central bakery that bakes products and distributing said products to retail outlets on a daily basis . these retail outlets act as points of sale from where customers may purchase the products on display . after two years of research into all facets of the concept distribution store design and layout marketing and training the model was tested under full market conditions in stores located in castlecrag and newport before being launched as a franchise system in 1990 . in february 2006 michel s patisserie conducted a management buyout and merged with its master franchisee in queensland and victoria to create a single national franchise business . see also edit coffee portal list of coffeehouse chains list of restaurant chains in australia references edit michel s patisserie michel s patisserie about http www.michels.com.au pages about about.aspx v t e food chains in australia casual dining burrito bar hog s breath caf la porchetta nando s outback steakhouse sizzler fast food ali baba bing boy boost juice bucking bull chicken treat chinese legend chooks fresh & tasty domino s pizza eagle boys fast eddys grill d guzman y gomez henny penny hungry jack s burger king mad mex fresh mexican grill noodle box oporto pancake parlour pizza capers pizza haven pizza showtime red rooster salsa s fresh mex grill spudbar sumo salad sushi train uncle tony s kebabs zambrero baked goods donut king bakers delight breadtop brumby s bakeries krispy kreme pie face subway coffeehouses and tea rooms the coffee club d me gloria jean s coffees mcdonald s mccaf michel s patisserie muzz buzz shingle inn starbucks coffee vittoria coffee zarraffas coffee dairy baskin robbins ben & jerry s cold rock ice creamery home ice cream wendy s supa sundaes list of restaurant chains in australia this food and or confectionery corporation or company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title michel % 27s patisserie & oldid 731873328 categories 1988 establishments in australiacompanies established in 1988bakeries of australiabakery caf scompanies based in sydneycoffee houses of australiafood company stubshidden categories use dmy dates from august 2011use australian english from august 2011all wikipedia articles written in australian englishall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 02 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view