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Top 100: Corner Bakery Cafe No. 27

27. Corner Bakery Café Dallas / No. of units: 70 What could be more conducive to neighborly conversation than sharing a cup of coffee at a corner café? This past spring, Corner Bakery Café tested a neighborhood initiative and Facebook application that encouraged friends and family to rekindle the art of face-to-face conversation over a free cup of coffee. The concept’s managers and team members also reached out to their communities by attending little league soccer games, parent-teacher nights and city festivals, handing out free travel mugs as a reminder to make time for neighbors. In addition to encouraging community connections, the company in 2010 launched its Get Fresh program and announced the expansion of its Community Garden Grant.

January 22, 2012

27. Corner Bakery Café

Dallas, TX / No. of units: 70

What could be more conducive to neighborly conversation than sharing a cup of coffee at a corner café? This past spring, Corner Bakery Café tested a neighborhood initiative and Facebook application that encouraged friends and family to rekindle the art of face-to-face conversation over a free cup of coffee. The concept’s managers and team members also reached out to their communities by attending little league soccer games, parent-teacher nights and city festivals, handing out free travel mugs as a reminder to make time for neighbors. In addition to encouraging community connections, the company in 2010 launched its Get Fresh program and announced the expansion of its Community Garden Grant.