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Caribou coffee carrying out expansion plan

September 11, 2012

Caribou Coffee has opened its latest location inside the Oakbrook Terrace Square shopping center in Chicago. It joins more than 55 Caribou coffeehouses in the Chicago area as part of the company's overall plan to open new stores in markets where the brand is already present before proceeding to grow in new regions.

Last month, Caribou announced the opening of its first retail location in Jewel-Osco, Chicago's market-leading grocery chain, with plans to open seven additional coffeehouses in Jewel-Osco stores by the end of 2013.

To celebrate its newest coffeehouse location and encourage the Oakbrook Terrace community to spread the word, Caribou is launching a special mobile "Text-to-Win Sweepstakes" and will reward one winner free Caribou beverages for the rest of the year. To participate, fans can text OAKBROOK to the short code 70626 for a chance to win. Caribou will name one sweepstakes winner for the new location, and participants must be residents of Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

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