The iconic Parisian patisserie brings Square to its growing Canadian footprint, from flagship tea salons to airport carriages

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Square today announced that Ladurée Canada, the Canadian franchise of the world-renowned Parisian patisserie, has selected Square as its exclusive commerce platform across all Canadian locations. The partnership brings Square to Ladurée Canada's expanding footprint – from boutique tea salons and café-style locations to its airport carriages, pop-ups, and pastry laboratories – as they accelerate their next phase of growth across the country.

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Photo of Ladurée Canada's Yorkdale location captured by Owen Nabuurs

Founded in Paris in 1862 by Louis Ernest Ladurée, Maison Ladurée is credited with both popularizing the French tea salon and inventing the Parisian macaron, the colorful, ganache-filled double shell that has become a ubiquitous staple in patisserie windows around the world. With locations across four continents, Ladurée is one of the most globally recognizable names in gourmet pastries.

In March 2016, Olesya Krakhmalyova brought the very first Ladurée location to Canada, opening a boutique on Robson Street in Vancouver – a location designed to channel the ambiance and style of Ladurée's original Paris salon. In the decade since, Ladurée Canada has grown into a sophisticated, multi-format operation spanning boutique tea salons, grab-and-go cafés, carriage kiosks, airport outposts, and pastry laboratories across Toronto and Vancouver, where French-trained pastry chefs craft Ladurée's iconic viennoiseries and cakes fresh each morning.

A Decade in the Making

Ladurée Canada first came to Square in 2017, initially adopting the platform to power its carriage locations. But years of using separate systems for their full-service tea salons and cafe locations led to increasing operational friction as the brand grew with a lean team. Ultimately, Square’s flexibility, versatility, and ease-of-use prompted Olesya to shift all Ladurée Canada locations to Square.

"When I first opened, my goal was simple: bring a piece of Paris to the heart of Vancouver," said Olesya Krakhmalyova, owner of Ladurée Canada. "Nearly a decade later, Square is part of how we live that mission every day across Canada. We're a small team representing a world-renowned brand. The priority of my dedicated team is to deliver Ladurée products and experiences to our clients, not deal with IT complexities. We truly value business tools that are efficient and allow us to focus on our core work, and Square meets that criteria. Square works the same way whether we're running a full tea salon at Yorkdale, processing payments at a weekend pop-up, or welcoming travellers at one of our airport carriages. My managers can add a product, pull a sales report, or configure a new location themselves. That kind of simplicity is what lets us operate at a high standard."

One Platform for Every Format

Ladurée Canada's deployment of Square span a variety of distinct commerce environments: the tasteful seated table-service of its boutique tea salons; the fast-paced throughput of grab-and-go cafés; their compact carriage kiosks in bustling airport terminals; the two bi-coastal pastry laboratories where Square facilitates payments for retail purchases from participants; and all manner of mobile commerce engagements, from catering and corporate events to buzzy pop-ups.

Square Terminal, Square Register, Square Handheld, and Square Reader devices anchor the in-person experience across locations and concepts, with hardware configurations tailored to the specific requirements of each format. On the back end, Square's reporting tools give Ladurée Canada's controller consolidated visibility into sales, taxes, and tips across the entire portfolio. Ladurée Canada also uses Square’s integrations with Yellowdog for inventory management, and QuickBooks for financial management.

Scaling with Taste

With a unified technology foundation now in place, Ladurée Canada is moving quickly. Two new airport carriage locations opened in spring 2026: Vancouver International Airport in May, and Toronto Pearson International Airport in June – bringing Ladurée's macarons and pastries to travellers at two of the country's busiest airports.

"Ladurée is a brand that has defined luxury patisserie for more than 160 years, and the way Ladurée Canada has built its business reflects that standard at every touchpoint," said James Schonzeit, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. "What stands out about this partnership is the full picture – Square started with Ladurée Canada's smallest format locations nearly ten years ago, and has grown with the business to the point that it now powers all of their concepts. That's the kind of relationship we aim to build with every seller: one that earns trust over time and scales as the business does."

To visit Ladurée Canada, find a location at ladureecanada.ca. For more information about Square's solutions for food and beverage businesses in Canada, visit squareup.com/ca/en/restaurants.

About Ladurée Canada

Ladurée is a world-renowned luxury French pâtisserie with a rich history dating back to 1862. Ladurée is best known for creating the world’s most delectable macarons presented in exquisite gift boxes alongside delicious pastries, sweets and savoury treats. Around the world Ladurée tea rooms offer irresistible culinary delights in elegant and traditional surroundings, a veritable hymn to innovative sweets and pastries.

In 2016, Ladurée entered the Canadian market with its first location in Vancouver, B.C. It has since opened locations in Toronto at Yorkdale Mall, Exchange Tower, and Yorkville. Ladurée Canada operates two pastry making laboratories where Ladurée Paris trained Chefs create Ladurée pastries and cakes according to the recipes and techniques from Ladurée Paris.

Ladurée in Canada is also represented by the distinct Ladurée Carriage locations bringing the Ladurée experience to customers at various locations such as in Vancouver at CF Pacific Centre and Vancouver International Airport, and now at Toronto Pearson Airport.

About Square

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Whether independently run or a global chain, Square understands that sellers succeed when they have the freedom to focus on the experiences that keep customers coming back. From point of sale and payments to online commerce, staff management, cash flow tools, and more, Square brings together the tools sellers need to run and grow on one intelligent platform. For more information, visit squareup.com.

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