Beard Papa's

Ootoya
Food services
Industry Sweets
Founded 1999
Headquarters Osaka, Japan
Products Cream Puffs
Fondant
Cheesecake
Tiramisu
Website www.muginohointl.com

Beard Papa's (ビアード・パパ) is an international chain of cream puff stores started in Japan by the company Muginoho Co., Ltd. (株式会社麦の穂). Their slogan is "Fresh and natural cream puffs". Beard Papa's has over 250 stores in Japan and 300 worldwide.[1]

Their trademark product is a choux pastry shell filled with whipped cream custard, available in vanilla, chocolate, and specialty flavors such as green tea, strawberry, Nutella, Limoncello, coconut creme, Black Sesame, Cheese, Almond cream, Azuki bean, Pineapple, Matcha Azuki, Durian, Apple Cinnamon, Hazelnut, Cookie and Creme, Key Lime Pie, Banana, Piña Colada, Dulce de leche, mango, pumpkin, S'more, Earl Grey tea, éclair, and coffee. In addition, Hawaiian location(Ala Moana) also has haupia, lilikoi, Baileys Irish Cream, Mint Chocolate, Raspberry Chocolate, Red Velvet Cake and caramel flavors, and In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia location also have Cinnamon, Dates, and Pistachio flavors. The different flavors are sold on a rotating schedule.[2]

History

The first Beard Papa's was opened in 1999 by Yuji Hirota in Osaka, Japan with the motto Pipin' Hot Cream Puffs. Since its beginnings Beard Papa's has grown considerably expanding outside of Osaka and Japan to Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[3]

The company opened a flagship outlet, its first in Europe, in London's Oxford Street in December 2006. This closed in 2010.

In June 2008, Beard Papa's was ranked "Wired" by Wired Magazine, the magazine's highest rating, above "Tired" and "Expired".[4]

The Beard Papa character appeared in the 2012 Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph and was voiced by John DiMaggio.[5]

Other pastries and desserts

Beard Papa box

Beard Papa's has a selection of other pastries and desserts such as:[6]

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