Bakery franchise Paris Baguette completed the construction of a bread factory in Johor, Malaysia, on Wednesday, aiming to tap ...

SEONGNAM-SI, SOUTH KOREA — Paris Baguette, a multinational bakery-cafe chain owned by SPC Group, has opened a new regional manufacturing hub in Johor, Malaysia.

Korea's largest bakery operator plans to expand into the halal market of 1.9 billion people, including Southeast Asia and the Middle East, using its SPC Johor Bahru plant in Malaysia as a hub.