Le Quartier Bakery & Café

What Le Quartier Bakery & Café does

Le Quartier Bakery & Café is a Nebraska-based neighborhood bakery chain founded in March 2006 by John Quiring in Lincoln, where he had trained in European baking traditions in Montreal and Paris. The company operates four retail locations — Meridian Park and Edgewood in Lincoln, plus Dundee and Loveland in Omaha — with the Edgewood store opened in 2025. His brother Seth Quiring joined the business in December 2006. The product range centers on artisanal breads, pastries, croissants, and macarons executed in the French style, augmented by an in-house gelato line made with local dairy, plus soups, sandwiches, and catering offerings. Catering requires 48-hour advance notice and is positioned as a distinct service line rather than an off-the-menu option.

Name

Le Quartier Bakery & Café

Legal name

Le Quartier Bakery & Café

Website

https://lequartierbakingco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Quartier Bakery & Café is a Nebraska bakery chain operating four retail cafés across Lincoln and Omaha, offering artisanal European-style breads, pastries, in-house gelato, sandwiches, and catering to local consumers and wholesale grocery partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Bakery & Café

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAC), Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG), Bakery Grab-and-Go (Pastries, Packaged Desserts, Takeaway Bread) (CRAHAKAJ), Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

Keywords

• Artisanal baked goods
• Bakery café
• Sourdough bread
• Gelato shop
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln, Nebraska

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Bakery Sales: In-store sales of artisanal breads, pastries, croissants, macarons, sandwiches, soups, and other baked goods across 4 physical locations
2. Online Ordering: Online orders placed through Toast Tab platform for immediate pickup during open hours at all locations
3. Catering Services: Corporate and event catering including boxed lunches ($11-14), sandwich platters ($11), slider platters ($4 each), and deli salads. Orders require 48-hour advance notice with 15% gratuity included
4. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale bread sales to local grocery stores and restaurants in the Lincoln and Omaha areas
5. Gelato Sales: In-house gelato sold by the scoop (Small $3, Regular $5, Large $7) or by the pint ($7), available at Edgewood, Meridian Park, and Loveland locations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Le Quartier Bakery & Café is a neighborhood bakery and café operating four retail locations in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska. It produces and sells artisanal sourdough, baguettes, croissants, macarons, soups, sandwiches, and in-house gelato made with local dairy, complemented by corporate and event catering and wholesale distribution to local grocers and restaurants.

Product overview

Le Quartier Bakery & Café is a neighborhood bakery offering a unified product portfolio centered on freshly baked artisanal goods and prepared foods. The core offerings include artisanal sourdough, baguettes, croissants, macarons, and cronuts produced daily at their retail locations. Complementing their bakery items, they offer in-house made gelato (using local Burbach's Countryside Dairy), breakfast and lunch soups and sandwiches, and catering services for corporate and event needs. All products are available through direct retail purchases at four Nebraska locations (Meridian Park, Dundee, Loveland, and Edgewood) and via online ordering through Toast Tab.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artisanal Breads and Pastries Freshly baked artisanal sourdough, baguettes, croissants, macarons, and cronuts/qronuts produced daily and sold at all four Le Quartier retail locations.
• In-House Gelato In-house gelato made with local dairy from Burbach's Countryside Dairy in Hartington, Nebraska. Available in single, double, and triple scoops, pints, and specialty preparations such as Affogato, Brownie à la Mode, and Fruit Crisp à la Mode at Edgewood, Meridian Park, and Loveland locations.
• Soups and Sandwiches Breakfast and lunch menu featuring soups and sandwiches including All Natural Chicken Salad, Turkey, Seared Roast Beef, Ham and Cheese, and Mediterranean Veggie options served at all four retail locations.
• Catering Services Corporate and event catering including boxed lunches ($11-$14), sandwich platters ($11 per sandwich), slider platters ($4 per slider), and deli salads. Orders require 48-hour advance notice and include a 15% gratuity. Delivery available for orders over $120 within Lincoln or Omaha city limits for a $10 fee.
• Online Ordering for Pickup Online ordering platform powered by Toast Tab for immediate pickup at Meridian Park, Dundee, Loveland, and Edgewood locations during open hours.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Burbach's Countryside DairycoreOthersLocal dairy supplier providing dairy products for in-house gelato production. Located in Hartington, Nebraska. All gelato is made in-house using this local dairy, supporting the farm-to-table positioning of the bakery.
• Wohlner's Midtown CrossingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGourmet grocery store in Omaha that carries Le Quartier artisan breads for retail sale to their customers.
• Fareway MarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional grocery chain with locations in both Lincoln and Omaha that stocks Le Quartier breads.
• A Street MarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal grocery store in Lincoln that carries Le Quartier artisan breads.
• Leon's Gourmet GrocercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal gourmet grocery store in Lincoln that carries Le Quartier breads.
• Open HarvestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperative grocery store in Lincoln that stocks Le Quartier artisan breads.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Au Bon Pain: Bakery-café chain specializing in soups, sandwiches, and pastries, historically anchored in high-traffic and B2B catering locations. Comparable café-bakery format and corporate catering focus.
• Corner Bakery Cafe: National fast-casual café-bakery chain offering sandwiches, salads, soups, and pastries. Overlaps with Le Quartier's café menu structure and sandwich/soup catering offerings, though at much larger scale.
• Panera Bread: Large national café-bakery chain serving soups, sandwiches, salads, and bakery items with strong catering operations. Direct overlap with Le Quartier's café menu and corporate catering channel.
• Starbucks: Global coffee chain with an expanding bakery and sandwich menu plus nationwide catering. Competes for café foot traffic and corporate catering spend that Le Quartier also targets in the Lincoln/Omaha market.

Direct peers

• La Madeleine: French country-style café and bakery chain serving soups, salads, sandwiches, and pastries. Closely mirrors Le Quartier's combination of French-influenced baking, café service, soups, and sandwich menu.
• Tartine Bakery: San Francisco-based artisanal bakery and café known for naturally leavened sourdough, pastries, and seasonal menus. Highly comparable to Le Quartier's European-trained artisan positioning and neighborhood café-bakery format.
• Boudin Bakery: San Francisco-origin artisan sourdough bakery chain combining retail cafés with grocery wholesale. Comparable on artisan bread focus, café-retail hybrid, and multi-channel distribution.
• Great Harvest Bread Co. Franchise bakery-café concept built around freshly milled artisan breads, pastries, and sandwiches. Highly comparable small-format bakery-café model with both retail and wholesale/grocery distribution.
• Le Pain Quotidien: International bakery-café chain with a French/European artisanal identity, communal tables, and a bakery-forward menu. Comparable in concept, menu composition, and European artisan positioning to Le Quartier.

Regional players

• Brioche Dorée: French bakery-café chain with thousands of locations primarily across Europe and select international markets. Conceptually very similar to Le Quartier's French-inspired artisanal positioning but operating predominantly outside the U.S.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lequartierbakery
• Instagraminstagram.com/le_quartier_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-quartier-baking-co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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