Corner Bakery Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant concept known for its ingredient-inspired menu and neighborhood café atmosphere, is looking for top multiunit franchise operators to expand into the Southeast. "Experts are forecasting that the fast-casual industry will lead the way for new restaurant development this year. When we couple that with a growing demand for Corner […]

Corner Bakery Cafe, a fast casual restaurant concept known for its ingredient-inspired menu and neighborhood cafe atmosphere, is off to a fast start in the second quarter with the announcement of a 13-location deal for greater Cleveland-area, the brand’s first area development agreement in the state of Ohio. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), […]

Corner Bakery Cafe is releasing a new Cuban Press Panini and Sriracha Black Bean Soup Corner Combo, available now for a limited time. The new Cuban Press Panini is made-to-order with fire-roasted pork, smoked ham, Swiss cheese, sliced dill pickles, and yellow mustard, grilled on a ficelle. As a Corner Combo, guests can pair the sandwich […]

Corner Bakery Cafe announced the appointment of finance, franchise, and restaurant veteran Salil Bapat as chief financial officer (CFO). Bapat joins the Dallas-based company effective immediately, bringing an impressive wealth of financial, franchise, and restaurant experience. “We were very deliberative and diligent in our six-month search for a new CFO, and Salil was, by far, […]

This new year, Corner Bakery Cafe is offering guests fresh ways to eat better without sacrificing taste with more than 100 combos under 600 calories, including a new Kale Caesar Salad with Chicken & Tuscan White Bean Soup Corner Combo. The new Kale Caesar Salad with Chicken is made to order with a mix of […]

Corner Bakery Cafe is ready to “Feed the Day” in Meridian with Idaho’s first cafe opening on Monday, October 27. Whether it’s to discover the made-to-order Buttermilk Pancakes for breakfast, the signature Chicken Pomodori Panini for lunch, the Pesto Cavatappi for dinner, or a slice of Cinnamon Creme Cake for dessert, Meridian neighbors are invited […]

Interest in environmental sustainability continues to grow in the restaurant community, according to recent National Restaurant Association research. Restaurants are evaluating and participating in efforts to save resources as well as utility costs throughout the country. Recently honored for its three-year commitment to environmental sustainability, Corner Bakery Cafe was awarded the annual Environmental Sustainability Award […]

Corner Bakery Cafe announced its seventh year of partnership with Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid Hungry to help end childhood hunger in America. From September 1 to September 28, Corner Bakery Cafe will offer rewards to guests who contribute to the cause. Guests who donate $1 or more to No Kid Hungry […]

Corner Bakery Cafe is ready to “Feed the Day” in South Plainfield, New Jersey, with the opening of the area’s first cafe on Monday, August 18. Whether it’s to discover the made-from-scratch Buttermilk Pancakes for breakfast, the signature Chicken Pomodori Panini for lunch, the Pesto Cavatappi for dinner, or a slice of Cinnamon Creme Cake […]

Corner Bakery Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant concept known for its ingredient-inspired menu and neighborhood cafe atmosphere, announced its entry into Brooklyn, New York, with the development deal from franchise partner Parikh Network, led by multi-restaurant operator Ashish Parikh. As the operator of more than 78 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchises in the Greater New York City […]

Corner Bakery Cafe announced the implementation of Altametrics’ e*Restaurant and e*SmartClock to improve labor, food, human resources, and administrative costs at all of its cafes. Through a variety of increased process efficiencies, these solutions will improve the franchise’s overall economic model beginning in August. “Our ability to adopt forward-thinking technology has put us in the […]

Corner Bakery Café announced its entry into Oregon, with the addition of franchise partner NW Ventures, led by multi-restaurant operator Luis Boyance. As the operator of more than 138 Burger King franchises in Oregon and Mexico, as well as two TGI Fridays in Mexico, NW Ventures joins Corner Bakery Café as its 32nd franchise partner, […]

Corner Bakery Cafe has announced two multi-unit development agreements with California–based businessman Anil Yadav, CEO of JIB Management, who plans to open 16 cafes in Seattle and seven in Las Vegas over the next seven years. Yadav is the largest Jack-in-the-Box franchisee in the U.S., as well as the largest Denny's franchisee in California. "While […]

Corner Bakery Cafe announced the appointment of franchise and restaurant veteran Michael J. Nolan as executive vice president and chief development officer to oversee the company’s rapidly-growing franchise development program and target market strategy, effective immediately. In addition, brand veteran Blake Bernet has been promoted from senior vice president and general counsel to chief legal […]

Corner Bakery Café announced the company signed a new multiunit development agreement with Half Baked LLC to open its first restaurants in Central and Eastern Tennessee as well as the state of Kentucky beginning next year and the remaining sites over the next nine years. The group of veteran hospitality operators joins a roster of […]

Fresh off the heels of a record-breaking 2013, Corner Bakery Cafe announced it has awarded its first multi-unit development agreement of the new year, and plans to open nine new restaurants in the Central Valley area with new franchise partner C&L Cafe.   Doug Cross, managing member at C&L Cafe, which also owns and operates […]

Corner Bakery Cafe’s emphasis on multiunit national expansion and partnering with franchise leaders paid off in 2013 with the signing of 12 new area development agreements, adding commitments for more than 120 new cafés and raising the total to more than 300 cafés under development as the company moves forward on its goal to double […]

Corner Bakery Café announced the company has signed three additional multiunit restaurant development agreements with existing franchise partners to introduce the signature bakery café to Idaho and eastern Washington state, northern Baltimore, and Westchester and Suffolk counties in New York. The new development commitments will add a total of 18 new cafes. Feast Foods LLC […]

Corner Bakery Cafe celebrated the opening of three new locations inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, as the fast-casual chain begins targeting nontraditional venues as part of its overall national expansion strategy. The new locations at Gates 3 and 13 in Terminal T and Gate 11 in Terminal D are the first Corner Bakery Cafes to […]

Corner Bakery Cafe signed two new multiunit franchise agreements to open new restaurants in Arizona and introduce its first restaurants in Wisconsin beginning in 2014. The fast-casual brand’s new franchise partners include Blue Mountain Cafes Inc., which plans to open 13 restaurants in Phoenix over the next seven years, and Neo Fourno Inc., which plans […]

CB Rest Holdings of Boca Raton, Florida, was named Franchise Partner of the Year, while Buon Hospitality of Pleasanton, California, was named Franchise Developer of the Year as Corner Bakery Cafe recognized its top performing franchise partners during the company’s 2013 Franchise Leadership Conference. More than 100 franchisees, operators, and vendors converged for the three-day […]