Frère Jacques is listed among the Ten Best Patisseries in Britain*. When faced with our broad range of products, which can all be seen on this site, it is not surprising. Turnover is further enhanced with retail sales, notably our highly individual wedding cakes which were featured in Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine.

Together with appropriate furnishings, the overall concept is so complete that customers say they almost feel they are in Calais or Cannes – except for the absence of language difficulties!

Surprisingly, Frère Jacques was created not in France but in Cheltenham and is the achievement of an enterprising husband and wife team: French born Frederic Dangreaux and his English wife Helen - whose backgrounds are reviewed within this prospectus.

The Frère Jacques Franchise Programme comprises all the “ingredients” essential for a truly distinctive café operation, foremost of which is the highly successful core business that provides the business model for replication by our Franchisees.

* “The Independent”, April 2004.