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Beautiful Brands sets record in 2012 first quarter

June 3, 2012

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has reported record franchise unit sales and store openings of its franchised brands for the first quarter of 2012. This includes a record-breaking 28 units opened in the first quarter, 61 new stores under construction and franchised sales of more than 200 stores.

"I'm very excited about these numbers and the growth we're seeing worldwide," said David Rutkauskas, BBI founder and CEO. "Each year we continue to challenge ourselves, innovate and break records to make our mark as the premier innovator of fast casual. There's no question our growth confirms our huge investment appeal and our track record for generating sales success."

BBI set its highest sales mark to date in 2011, selling more than 370 franchises and master franchise agreements. The company is already on pace to upstage that number, with 200 franchise deals in the first quarter of 2012 alone.

In addition, BBI has surpassed last year's first quarter store openings by more than double, and it has 160 stores under development slated to open in less than 24 months.

"Already 2012 is one for the books and next year promises to be even stronger," Rutkauskas said. "We have a lot of milestones to look forward to, thanks to the fantastic appeal of our brands, our social media engagement with customers around the world and the beautiful simplicity of our brands."

BBI, a Tulsa, Okla., restaurant innovation company founded in 2008 by David and Camille Rutkauskas, is responsible for the development and worldwide launch of franchised brands including Camille's Sidewalk Café, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe, Rex's Chicken, Caz's Chowhouse, Dixie Cream Donut Co., Ludger's Bavarian Cakery, CherryBerry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar, Sushi Freak, Top That! Pizza, Roxberry Juice Co., Smallcakes A Cupcakery, MyCamille's andFresco Wood Fired Italian Kitchen.