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UFood Restaurant Group, Euro Café to launch co-branded concept

January 30, 2012

UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that the company has signed an agreement with Euro Café Corporation to create co-branded restaurant concepts. The companies will explore development opportunities at airports, shopping centers, malls, college campuses, hospitals, casinos, health clubs and military bases.

Euro Café operates 35 locations, including 32 cafés in 22 airports in the U.S. and Canada in partnership with Hudson News. Euro Café Corporation is a family-owned company incorporated in Virginia in 1997.

"Our co-branded concept with Euro Café will bring the best of both worlds to travelers -- a fresh cup of coffee made with expertly roasted beans, and our nutritious, delicious quick service food," said UFood Chairman and CEO George Naddaff. "We believe that this concept will meet the needs of consumers on the go -- whether they want a latte or a naan flatbread sandwich."

The agreement is further testament to the growth of UFood in recent months.

In September, the company signed a partnership agreement with MBUF LLC, a private investment group of military veterans, to focus on the expansion of the UFood Grill concept on U.S. military installations. The venture has led to the upcoming openings of three UFood Grills at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

And in January,UFood announced a territorial franchise agreement with ASA Capital Alliance for the development of 10 UFood Grill units in British Columbia. The first unit is scheduled to open in Vancouver by April 2012.