Maman is an American French-inspired chain of bakery-cafes, headquartered in New York City. It was founded in October 2014, and as of June 2024, the company has 37+ stores across the United States and Canada. The cafe currently serves coffee, pastries, and French cuisine.
History French for "mother", Maman was founded by Canadian Elisa Marshall and French Benjamin Sormonte in October 2014, with the first location opening up in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Following this, the company opened their second location in Toronto.
Maman's Holiday Trio 12-Cookie Gift Box (which includes the Nutty Chocolate Chip, White Chocolate Candy Cane Pretzel, and Gingerbread Oatmeal Raisin cookies) was named on Oprah's Favorite Things list of 2017.
In 2020, TriSpan, a London and New York-based private equity firm, came aboard, acquiring 50%, with the remainder owned by Marshall and Soromonte.
Locations
United States
New York SoHo, Manhattan
New Jersey Jersey City
Maryland Bethesda
Virginia Fairfax
Old Town Alexandria
Washington, D.C. Source: Georgetown Union Market Penn Quarter DuPont
Florida Miami Beach
Connecticut Greenwich
Pennsylvania Ardmore
Canada Toronto Montreal
Lifestyle brand Maman has expanded to selling a cookbook and apparel, including children's clothing and a partnership with baby apparel brand, Lalo.
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