Darren Tipton Joins Paris Baguette as Vice President of Operations

Paris Baguette, the Parisian-inspired fast casual global bakery, recently named Darren Tipton as Vice President of Operations. He is responsible for driving positive change amid corporate mergers and within highly competitive markets, transforming operations procedures to achieve company growth goals, and leading teams to improved performance through establishing solid targets for expansion.

Tipton has more than 25 years of experience and previously held roles with Bowlmor AMF and Au Bon Pain. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Operations for Le Pain Quotidien USA, where he transformed a double-digit profit and increased service scores from C to an A within the first 12 months for the New York market. Additionally, he reduced cost of goods sold and labor expenses below budget for Q1 in 2018 by creating and introducing restaurant level COGS action plans, reducing waste and establishing hour goals to increase labor productivity.

Paris Baguette is a global brand that operates more than 70 corporate and franchise locations throughout the U.S., and over 3,000 internationally.