BURLINGTON, Vt. — Comparable-store sales at Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. restaurants increased 1.7 percent for company-owned locations and 1.7 percent system-wide for the company's third quarter ended Oct. 30. Revenues for the quarter were $45.1 million, a 9 percent increase compared with the same period in 2007.
The increase marks 18 consecutive quarters of increased sales for the company.
During the quarter, Bruegger's introduced the Farmer's Omelet and continued to promote menu items introduced in the second quarter, including the Brrrueggaccino frozen beverage and the Turkey Apple Club Salad. Bruegger's annual Bottomless Mug promotion kicks off the fourth quarter with a new keytag option in addition to travel mug and cards.
Bruegger's opened corporate bakeries in Darien, Conn. and Philadelphia during the quarter, as well as franchise-operated bakeries in Boca Raton, Fla., and Las Vegas, bringing the total to 283 bakeries in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The company plans to open eight bakeries in the fourth quarter.
