Michel's Patisserie is a chain of bakery-style food outlets selling cakes, pies, savouries, and espresso coffee. The company is a franchise system that was founded in 1988 and is based in Australia. It has over 360 retail outlets in all Australian states and territories, except Northern Territory and Tasmania, and in New Zealand, Indonesia and China. The chain employs approximately 4,000 staff and serves approximately 36 million cups of coffee and 9.5 million slices of cake each year.