La Patisserie Bakery

What La Patisserie Bakery does

La Patisserie Bakery, operating as Patisserie Cafe, is a privately held, founder-owned single-location restaurant and bakery in Mooresville, North Carolina. Founded approximately 25 years ago by Elsa and Manuel, who began by baking pastries from their home kitchen, the business now operates a dine-in cafe at 627 North Main Street, serving breakfast, brunch, and lunch Monday through Saturday from 8:00am to 3:00pm. The menu spans French-inspired artisan pastries (croissants, scones, danishes, éclairs), globally inspired comfort food (omelets, crepes, sandwiches, quiches, salads, empanadas), and specialty coffee beverages. Distribution is primarily through the physical storefront, complemented by online ordering for pickup and delivery via the ToastTab platform, and a small catering operation targeting corporate breakfast and lunch events.

The company has no proprietary technology stack or AI/ML capabilities. Its only notable integrations are ToastTab for online ordering and Marketing 360 for website/blog management. Revenue is generated from two streams: direct dine-in and takeout food/beverage sales (transaction-based) and catering services (professional services). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; full menu and catering menus are distributed as downloadable PDFs. A loyalty program offers 1 point per dollar spent, redeemable at $5 off per 50 points. The customer base is broadly distributed across local Mooresville residents, families, working professionals, and corporate catering clients, with no named enterprise anchors and no disclosed customer concentration.

Patisserie Cafe holds a 5-star rating on Restaurantji and has maintained continuous community-facing operations for over two decades. There are no funding rounds, M&A activity, parent companies, subsidiaries, patents, or regulatory actions on record. Strategic posture is best characterized as a stable, lifestyle-scale independent operator executing incremental digital and catering optimizations within a single trade area rather than pursuing expansion.

Name

La Patisserie Bakery

Legal name

Patisserie Cafe

Website

https://patisseriecafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Patisserie Cafe is a founder-owned single-location bakery and restaurant in Mooresville, NC, serving breakfast, lunch, pastries, and coffee to local residents, families, and corporate catering clients, with online ordering via ToastTab.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Bakery and Cafe

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Retail Bakeries (311811), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Dessert Cafes & Dessert Bars (Sit-Down) (THAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Artisan bakery
• Breakfast restaurant
• Catering services
• Specialty coffee
• Pastry shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Mooresville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and Takeout Food Sales: Direct food and beverage sales to customers dining in or ordering for pickup/delivery through the ToastTab online ordering platform.
2. Catering Services: Breakfast and lunch catering for corporate meetings, private celebrations, and events. Includes delivery and setup services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Patisserie Cafe is a single-location full-service restaurant and bakery in Mooresville, NC, offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch service with freshly baked artisanal pastries and specialty coffee beverages. Founded by Elsa and Manuel, the establishment serves comfort food classics and globally inspired dishes, and extends its offerings through corporate and private event catering with delivery and setup services.

Product overview

Patisserie Cafe operates as a single-location full-service restaurant and bakery in Mooresville, NC, founded by Elsa and Manuel over 20-25 years ago. The establishment offers a unified dining experience centered around breakfast, brunch, and lunch service, complemented by freshly baked artisanal pastries and specialty coffee beverages. The company extends its offerings through breakfast and lunch catering services for corporate events and private gatherings. Digital ordering and a loyalty rewards program provide customer convenience. The restaurant is not a multi-product software platform but rather a single establishment with complementary service modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patisserie Cafe Dine-In Restaurant Full-service restaurant and cafe offering breakfast, brunch, and lunch in Mooresville, NC, featuring international cuisine and delectable pastries. Operated by founders Elsa and Manuel for over 20-25 years.
• Breakfast Menu Morning offerings including omelettes, French toast, waffles, crepes, breakfast sandwiches, quiches, and pancakes served from 8:00am daily.
• Lunch Menu Midday offerings including sandwiches (Carnitas, Chimi Choripan, Medianoche), baked empanadas, salads, and international cuisine.
• Artisanal Pastries Freshly baked pastries including croissants, turnovers, muffins, scones, danishes, and chocolate eclairs crafted daily.
• Coffee and Beverages Specialty coffee drinks including espresso, lattes, cappuccinos, cafe au lait, Cuban coffee, and cold brew.
• Breakfast Catering Corporate and event catering featuring pastries, quiches, fruit cups, artisanal breads, and hot coffee service for morning meetings and gatherings.
• Lunch Catering Event catering including gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, and delectable desserts for business luncheons, celebrations, and corporate events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Earned 5-star recognition from Restaurantji platform

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ToastTabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToastTab provides the online ordering platform for Patisserie Cafe, enabling customers to place pickup and delivery orders through the restaurant's website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Another Broken Egg Cafe: Breakfast and brunch franchise with a globally-inspired menu and full-service cafe format. Comparable in morning/daytime focus, menu breadth, and full-service experience.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with cafe locations serving espresso drinks and light food including pastries. Comparable in coffee-plus-pastry cafe model and ToastTab-style ordering experience.
• Tous Les Jours: International French-Asian bakery-cafe chain serving pastries, sandwiches, and coffee in a sit-down cafe setting. Comparable in cafe-bakery hybrid model with French-style viennoiserie.
• Le Pain Quotidien: Global bakery-cafe chain rooted in French-inspired pastries, breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Most directly comparable to Patisserie Cafe in concept, menu positioning, and daypart focus.

Broad incumbents

• Panera Bread: Largest US bakery-cafe chain offering soups, sandwiches, salads, and baked goods in a cafe setting. Operates broadly in the same category as Patisserie Cafe but at national scale with limited-service positioning.
• First Watch: Daytime cafe chain focused exclusively on breakfast, brunch, and lunch with a broad, differentiated menu. Closest larger incumbent to Patisserie Cafe's breakfast/brunch/lunch-only operating model.
• Starbucks (Bakery/Cafe): Global coffee chain with expanded bakery and breakfast offerings. Indirect competitor for coffee and grab-and-go pastry occasions in the same Mooresville trade area.

Emerging players

• Crumbl Cookies: Fast-growing specialty bakery chain focused on cookies and desserts. Competes for treat and gifting occasions in the same local market.
• Egg Harbour Cafe: Regional breakfast and lunch cafe concept with a varied, chef-driven menu. Comparable in daytime-only service model and breakfast/brunch/lunch daypart focus.

Regional players

• Black Walnut Cafe: Texas-based all-day cafe offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with bakery items. Comparable in bakery-cafe format and broad menu positioning, though geographically concentrated outside North Carolina.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LaPatisserieAtMooresville
• Xx.com/LaPatisserie3
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lapatisserie-cafe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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