Corner Bakery: Continues Aggressive Franchise Growth

Dallas / TX. (cb) Despite the economic downturn, Corner Bakery Café´s strategic franchise development program continues to prove successful, as the national bakery cafe brand announced a partnership with S+B Development Incorporated. to open eleven franchise-operated locations in San Diego, California (U.S.) by 2016. From a small bread bakery on a corner in downtown Chicago to a national cornerstone of fast casual dining, Corner Bakery Cafe opened its first location in 1991 and now operates more than 115 locations across the United States. In October 2006, CBC Restaurant Corporation launched a strategic franchise development program. One of the most competitive in the industry, the program is designed to attract potential franchise partners who have relevant multi-unit restaurant experience and have received «best-in-class» recognition within the industry. With the S+B Development Inc. partnership, CBC Restaurant Corporation has a total of 125 committed new franchise locations, more than doubling the current Corner Bakery Cafe system.