HOW IT ALL STARTED…
In 2003, the founder of 85°C Bakery Cafe, Mr. Cheng-Hsueh Wu visited a cafe in a 5-star hotel. While enjoying gourmet pastries and drinks, he realized that the prices were set way too high for people to enjoy on a whim. From that moment, Mr. Wu has envisioned a cafe that provides premium coffee, bread, and cake at affordable prices. Thus the 85°C Bakery Cafe journey begins…
Today, 85°C has over 1,000 locations worldwide. In 2008, the first U.S. store opened in Irvine, CA. The location quickly became an overnight sensation, with over 5,000 Yelp reviews and lines out the door. Featured on TIME, CNN, NPR, and Travel Channel, 85°C Bakery Cafe has become a culinary phenomenon and a new cafe experience for all.
85°C Bakery Cafe is not an ordinary cafe. Each cup of coffee is individually brewed with Guatemalan coffee beans for a smooth, rich taste. All of our drinks are handcrafted and made to order. Each store features an in-shop bakery with over 50 varieties of pastries baked fresh hourly. Our gourmet cakes are uniquely crafted by our award-winning master chefs. We strive to bring our customers the best products possible by paying careful attention to every detail which may affect its taste. Enjoy!
WHY 85ºC?
The name 85ºC comes from the idea that the perfect brewing temperature for espresso coffee is 85º Celsius. For us, the name symbolizes our devotion to provide coffee, breads and cakes of the highest quality to every guest.
MEET OUR CHEFS
Since our US opening in 2008, our three master chefs—Chef Henry, Chef Chili, and Chef Li Che—laid the foundation for the breads and cakes we all know and love at 85ºC Bakery Cafe. 85ºC now has over 40 chefs across the U.S. including New York and New Jersey. Today’s chefs at 85°C are skilled artisans who specialize in creating delicious tarts, cakes, and pastries by combining fresh ingredients with innovative techniques. Their commitment to craftsmanship and high quality ensures that customers enjoy flavorful, appealing treats with every visit.
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MILESTONES
Nevada is expanding!
Opened our 2nd Nevada stores in Henderson, NV
Expanding in San Antonio
Opened our 1st San Antonio, Texas location
Second Franchised Store
Second Franchised store and 1st Utah 85ºC open in Salt Lake City, Utah.
85°C Bakery Cafe USA is 15 years old!
85ºC Celebrates our 15-year anniversary at our first 85°C USA location in Irvine CA.
First Franchised Location
First Franchised store opens in Ala Moana, Hawaii
Expanding to another state
First Arizona location opens in Chandler
85C at Home Launches
85°C at Home was born! Through our website, customers from all over the US can now order some of our most popular items and have it shipped directly to their homes.
85C Opens New Central Kitchen in Dallas
85°C opens a new central kitchen in Dallas, TX, designed to service the central and eventually the southeast U.S.
85C Opens 72nd US Location
Through these trying times we were able to open our 72nd U.S. location in Corona, CA and serve this wonderful community.
85°C Continues Expansion
Our global 85°C expanded to Cambodia. Locally, we opened our first Oregon store in Tigard (a suburb of Portland), and first Nevada store in the Chinatown center in Las Vegas.
85°C Opens Official Support Center
We opened our official support center, dedicated to supporting our stores and our customers.
1000th Store Open
85°C Bakery Cafe opens its 1000th store in Bellaire – Houston, TX
85°C Opens 21st U.S. store
Our 21st US store was opened in Carrollton, TX, marking our successful expansion toward central United States.
85°C Opens 10th U.S. store
We selected the city of Torrance as the location for our 10th store in the U.S.
85°C OPENS US CENTRAL KITCHEN
Our U.S. central kitchen opened in Brea, California.
The 70,000 SQFT state-of-the-art production facility, powered by solar panels, supplies all Western 85°C stores.
85°C EXPANDS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
We successfully expanded into Northern California with our 1st Nor. Cal. store opened in the City of Newark (Southeast of the San Francisco Bay Store).
85°C OPENS 3RD U.S. STORE
Our 3rd U.S. store opened in West Covina, California – the 5,000 sq. ft. West Covina store boasts a large and pleasant dining area for our customers.
85°C REACHES 600 GLOBAL STORES
Our global store count reached the 600 mark! Our 2nd U.S. store opened in Hacienda Heights, California.
85°C REACHES 482 STORES GLOBALLY
The Management Magazine awarded 85°C as the #1 Ideal Brand in the Coffee Chain Store Business Category in Taiwan. In the U.S., NBC exclusively interviewed our Irvine Store and dubbed the location as the Asian Starbucks. The Irvine store was also voted as the most popular store on Google. By this time, we had a total of 482 stores globally, including 325 stores in Taiwan, 152 stores in China, 4 stores in Australia, and 1 store in the U.S. Back in Taiwan, 85°C was listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
SEA SALT COFFEE FEATURED IN TIME MAGAZINE
Our Sea Salt Coffee was featured in Time Magazine with an article titled, “Some Salt with your Coffee? Taiwan’s Hot Drink”! View Article
85°C OPENS FIRST U.S. STORE
We established our first U.S. store in Irvine, California! Our total store count reached 324.
85°C OPENS FIRST STORE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA
We entered the China market with our first store in Shanghai, China. Total annual revenue from our global operation reached $92 Million USD. We also became the largest coffee & bakery chain in Taiwan in terms of store count and sales. This happened in only 4 years, a relatively short period of time for any company!
85°C OPENS FIRST OVERSEAS STORE
We opened our first overseas store in Australia. In Taiwan, our store count reached 237 and our annual revenue reached $80.2 Million USD. We also beat Starbucks to become the largest coffee & bakery chain in Taiwan.
85°C OPENS LARGEST CENTRAL PLANT AND R&D CENTER
Our largest central plant and R&D center were established in Taichung, Taiwan. Our store count reached 83 in Taiwan.
85°C OPENS FIRST STORE IN TAIPEI
85°C was officially branded and we opened our first store in Taipei County.
Cacao Trace
Cacao Trace is committed to giving back to farmers through partnerships with businesses worldwide. 85°C Bakery Cafe is proudly collaborating with Cacao Trace for a range of our chocolate products. For every dollar spent, we contribute to providing a fair wage for the farmers in Vietnam, Mexico, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.
To learn more about this initiative and how you can support sustainable farming, please visit https://www.cacaotrace.com/growing-next-generation-cocoa-for-chocolate-lovers
