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Corner Bakery makes aggressive claim in Texas

October 3, 2011

Dallas-based Corner Bakery Cafe today announced its most recent franchise deal to bring seven locations to the South Texas region in less than five years. This new deal with restaurateur Bernardo Castillon brings the total number of planned franchise locations up to 45 in a state that already has 23 company-owned and franchised Corner Bakery Cafe locations. Castillon's first cafe will open in McAllen, Texas in 2012, with six additional locations planned for Corpus Christi, Laredo, Brownsville and Harlingen.

"What sold me on Corner Bakery Cafe was a combination of three things: the culinary innovation and ingredient-inspired food, the well-organized operating system, and the top-notch management team," said Castillon, owner and principal of MX Restaurants and Bakeries, Inc. "Their ability to maintain both food quality and brand image across 121 national locations is quite impressive, and the bakery cafe concept is a perfect fit for my region of Texas that is missing this kind of dining experience. Signing a franchise agreement is like committing to a long-term relationship, and I'm confident this relationship will grow well beyond these first seven cafes."

Other upcoming franchise openings slated for the state include RKO Bakeries' new Tyler location on Oct. 24; Whistler Bakeries LLC's two new San Antonio locations in November 2011 and in January 2012; Fairview Capital Management's third Houston location in November 2011 and Bakery Ventures' third location in El Paso in 2012. Additionally, Corner Bakery Cafe has plans to open more company-owned locations in Dallas/Ft. Worth and will be introducing the brand to the Austin market in 2012.

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

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