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Corner Bakery Café extends NY reach

September 11, 2011

Corner Bakery Café has two more franchise agreements in New York, which will bring the state's number of locations to 15 over the next six years. Franchisee and operating partner Fran DeSimone has aggressive plans to simultaneously develop the greater markets of Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse, complementing Corner Bakery Cafe's current accelerated pace of growth in key regions throughout the country.

"Our original agreement was for nine locations in Rochester and Buffalo, but the overwhelming reception from the market and enthusiasm for the brand led to an easy decision to develop an additional six locations," said DeSimone.

The first New York location opened in Pittsford on Aug. 15. The second and third locations will open in Buffalo in December and early spring, respectively. DeSimone is on track to have three Corner Bakery Café locations open and serving guests in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse by the end of 2012. These two agreements for a total of 15 units are two of Corner Bakery Café franchise deals scheduled for completion by the end of the year, adding to the brand's current franchise commitments totaling more than 200 new locations.

Corner Bakery Café opened its first location in 1991 and now operates 121 locations across the country.