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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café Adds Spicy New Bagel Flavor

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing fast casual dining establishment and wholesale bagel supplier, introduces their newest bagel flavor, Jalapeño Cheddar.

Baked fresh daily, Between Rounds’ savory Jalapeño Cheddar bagels are chock full of cheddar cheese and have just the right amount of heat for balance and a little kick. They are great for breakfast, a spicy snack or in place of bread on a favorite sandwich.

Between Rounds offers 14 different types of bagels, and their bestsellers are Cheddar and Everything bagels. Between Rounds has been in business for more than two decades and is the brainchild of brothers Jerry and Joe Puiia, who are Staten Island, NY natives and expert bagel makers. The Puiia hallmark is manufacturing and selling their own delicious bagels, which sets them apart from other cafés.

Where to Get Jalapeño Cheddar Bagels

Jalapeño Cheddar bagels may be found at all Between Rounds locations – South Windsor (Route 5), Vernon (Vernon Circle Shopping Center), Manchester (Plaza at Buckland Hills) and Tolland (adjacent to Citgo Express Gas at 206 Merrow Road).

Handcrafted Cream Cheese Flavors

Along with plain and low-fat cream cheese, Between Rounds offers unique flavors of cream cheese such as their popular savory flavor, Roasted Red Pepper, Garlic & Parmesan. Between Rounds seasonal and innovative cream cheese flavors are developed and produced in-house. They are available for a limited time only and rotate depending on the month. The company’s traditional cream cheese flavors that are menu staples include plain, low-fat vegetable, scallion, strawberry and vanilla raisin walnut. No preservatives are added to Between Rounds cream cheese creations.

To view Between Rounds complete menu, visit betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware.  Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is also a wholesale bagel supplier to many independent grocers throughout the region. Between Rounds signature bagels are delivered to grocers fully baked so no additional labor is required of the bakery department.

Between Rounds locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland and franchise opportunities are available. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about grocer partnership or their unique franchise offerings, contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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New Baker At Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café in Vernon, CT

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing fast casual dining establishment and wholesale bagel supplier, has appointed Karen Ball as Baker in their Vernon location.

In her new role as full time baker, Ball will be responsible for baking bagels, rolls, breads and a variety of pastries and desserts on a daily basis for Between Rounds located in the Vernon Circle Shopping Center.

Ball has a passion for the food industry and decades of experience. After graduating from Manchester High School, she completed a one-year cooking and baking program at Manchester Community College. Over the years she has held a number of different roles in the supermarket, baking and restaurant sectors, which included eight years as wait staff at Frank’s Restaurant in Hartford. She then embarked on a 28-year career in the food vending industry, working for Food Pro in South Windsor for 21 years, followed by Quality Foods in Bristol for seven years where she serviced food, snack, coffee and soda vending machines for hospitals, nursing homes and other organizations throughout her Western Massachusetts route.

“Karen is a talented baker with a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in the food industry. We are delighted to welcome her to our team,” said Jerry Puiia, co-owner of the franchise.

Ball is a resident and native of Manchester, CT,

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is also a wholesale bagel supplier to many independent grocers throughout the region. Between Rounds signature bagels are delivered to grocers fully baked so no additional labor is required of the bakery department.

Between Rounds locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland and franchise opportunities are available. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about grocer partnership or their unique franchise offerings, contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café Announces Grocery Partnership with Ted’s IGA of Hebron

Jennifer Armata, Steven Armata, Joe Puiia, Todge Armata, David Armata

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing fast-casual dining establishment and wholesale bagel supplier, has announced a new bagel partnership with Ted’s IGA, located at 127 Main Street in Hebron, CT.

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café has been supplying their signature bagels to independent grocers throughout Connecticut and has recently contracted with Ted’s Supermarket to supply Between Rounds signature bagels to the store’s gourmet bakery department.

Family-owned Between Rounds has been in business for more than two decades and is the brainchild of the Puiia brothers, who are Staten Island, NY natives. Between Rounds locations include South Windsor (Route 5); Vernon (at Vernon Circle Shopping Center); Manchester (Plaza at Buckland Hills); and Tolland (adjacent to Citgo Express Gas at 206 Merrow Road).

The Puiia hallmark is manufacturing and selling their own bagels, which sets them apart from other cafés. The popularity of their bagels inspired the Puiias to partner with independent grocers. The bagels are delivered to grocers fully baked so no additional labor is required of the bakery department.

Ted’s is an independently owned supermarket known for their extraordinary quality, service and competitive pricing. With a focus on freshness, Ted’s Supermarket works with many local suppliers, bringing fresh produce and dairy products from local farms and delicious bagels from Between Rounds, to their customers.

“Between Rounds is another local company that is a great fit. They have a great product that we are delighted to provide to our customers,” said Todge Armata, co-owner of Ted’s.

Ted’s Supermarket opened its doors to Hebron and the surrounding communities in 1973. Ted Armata with his two sons, Todge and David have grown the business into a cornerstone of the community. Todge and David are the third generation to be in the food business (their grandfather had owned a store in Holyoke, MA in 1932). The fourth generation is now working at Ted’s – Todge’s daughter Jennifer works in customer service and David’s son Steven is a baker in their bakery department.

“Between Rounds is honored to have Ted’s Supermarket carry our bagels. It makes it easier for anyone who does not live near one of our cafés to obtain our superior products right from their local market,” said Jerry Puiia, co-owner of Between Rounds.

Puiia met Todge Armata while helping his daughter run the fundraising Hot Dog Stand at Ted’s Supermarket. Established by Ted’s founder, the Hot Dog Stand is a unique local fundraiser that enables individuals to sell hot dogs with all the fixings (at no cost to the individual) for a day and collect 100 percent of the proceeds for their charitable cause. The popular Hot Dog Stand fundraiser has been operating for close to a decade and is just one of the ways that Ted’s gives back to the community.

“Some business alliances are formed on the golf course, but in this case, it all began at Ted’s famous Hot Dog Stand,” noted Puiia. “Between Rounds is proud to partner with other family-owned businesses that do so much for their community such as Ted’s Supermarket.”

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café
Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is also a wholesale bagel supplier to many independent grocers throughout the region. Between Rounds signature bagels are delivered to grocers fully baked so no additional labor is required of the bakery department.

Between Rounds locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland and franchise opportunities are available. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about grocer partnership or their unique franchise offerings, contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café Appoints New Manager in Manchester

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing fast casual dining establishment and wholesale bagel supplier, has recently promoted Julie Jarvis to manager of the Manchester store at 1540A Pleasant Valley Road.

Jarvis, a Manchester resident, has more than a decade of experience working in the quick service restaurant industry. Jarvis began working full-time at Between Rounds Manchester in January as crewmember prior to her promotion to manager. In her new role, she will oversee operations, which include baking, custom catering, training employees, banking and more.

Previous to Between Rounds, Jarvis had worked for Dunkin Donuts in Vernon. She started out at the counter in 1999 and over the years, earned promotions to shift leader, assistant manager and manager and was recognized with a number of achievement and longevity awards.

“At Between Rounds, we are committed to the growth and advancement of our team members. Julie has a tremendous amount of experience and is a great fit for our team. She’ll easily and efficiently navigate the complex issues of managing our busy Manchester restaurant,” said Jerry Puiia, co-owner of the franchise.

A native of East Hartford, Jarvis is dedicated to helping others in need and supports a number of charitable organizations and causes.

For store hours, locations or for more information, visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is also a wholesale bagel supplier to many independent grocers throughout the region. Between Rounds signature bagels are delivered to grocers fully baked so no additional labor is required of the bakery department.

Between Rounds locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland and franchise opportunities are available. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about grocer partnership or their unique franchise offerings, contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café offers Veterans complimentary coffee on Saturday, November 11th

On Veteran’s Day, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing fast-casual dining establishment and wholesale bagel supplier, honors and thanks veterans for their service with a complimentary medium brewed coffee.

Veterans may stop by any of Between Rounds locations in Manchester, South Windsor, Tolland and Vernon and enjoy a free medium brewed coffee (any flavor) on Saturday, November 11th.

“Thank you to all who have served our country and given so much to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day,” said Jerry Puiia, co-founder of Between Rounds.

For store hours, locations or for more information, visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is also a wholesale bagel supplier to many independent grocers throughout the region. Between Rounds signature bagels are delivered to grocers fully baked so no additional labor is required of the bakery department.

Between Rounds locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland and franchise opportunities are available. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about grocer partnership or their unique franchise offerings, contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Between Rounds Rolls Out New Back-to-School Bagel Stick Snack Sampler

Between Rounds Back to School Bagel Stick Snack Sampler

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing bakery café and bagel shop with locations throughout Connecticut, has designed the ultimate sampler pack that is the perfect treat after-school or anytime.

Between Rounds’ “Back-to-School Bagel Stick Snack Sampler” lets customers choose six of their favorite kinds of bagel sticks along with four (2 oz. each) plain or flavored cream cheese samples.

Ultra-Rich and Unique Cream Cheese Flavors

Patrons may choose from Between Rounds’ traditional cream cheese flavors that are menu staples – plain, low-fat vegetable, scallion, strawberry and vanilla raisin walnut – as well as their featured fall flavor, Apple Caramel. All of Between Rounds cream cheese creations are handcrafted right in the store and contain no preservatives.

Available in four flavors, plain, sesame, poppy, and everything, Between Rounds bagel sticks make a great meal or snack for young children in particular, as bagels sticks are easy to grip while dipping into the cream cheese.

“Students, faculty, families and bagel fans of any age will enjoy our new Back-to-School Bagel Stick Snack Sampler, which is essentially a flavorful variety pack,” explained Jerry Puiia, co-founder of Between Rounds. “Although the most popular bagel flavor in the U.S. is plain with sesame coming in second, robust or unusual cream cheese flavors are the trend, and now our customers can enjoy sampling a few different flavors at once.”

The Back-to-School Bagel Stick Snack Sampler ($8.99) will be available at all Between Rounds locations for a limited time, starting in September. For store hours and locations or for more information, visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available. Their current locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about their unique franchise offerings contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Between Rounds Expands their Giftware Line

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing fast-casual dining establishment with locations throughout Connecticut, has expanded their unique line of giftware at their Manchester, South Windsor and Vernon stores.

Now in addition to fresh bagels, coffee and more, Between Rounds patrons are able to select from a comprehensive line of themed gifts for Father’s Day, graduation, holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions. There are gifts that are motivational or offer encouragement, as well as gifts geared towards the recipient, such as a teacher, pet parent and others.

The affordable giftware line, which ranges from mugs and platters, to ornaments, frames and more, is available year-round and the selection changes with the seasons and holidays. Between Rounds is one of the largest suppliers of these products. Items geared towards pets and pet parents are their bestsellers.

For store hours and locations or for more information, visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi.

Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available. Their current locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about their unique franchise offerings contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Tolland County Chamber of Commerce Honors Between Rounds with Beautification Award

Between Rounds Vernon interior renovation.

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café of Vernon, CT was recently presented with the “2016 Tolland County Chamber of Commerce Award” for “Beautification in Tolland County”.

In a ceremony, the Tolland County Chamber of Commerce presented Between Rounds Vernon founders, Jerry and Joe Puiia, with a beautification award for their extensive renovation of the shop, which is located in the Vernon Circle Shopping Center at 243 Hartford Turnpike.

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels (in 14 different flavors), a variety of baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffee and a unique line of giftware.

“We are absolutely delighted to receive this special recognition,” said Jerry Puiia. “The Vernon store redesign was so much more than a simple ‘refresh’ of flooring, lighting and equipment. It was a completely new and carefully considered design and renovation to improve the store’s layout so we could serve customers faster and also show off all of our products, including our unique giftware.”

A floor to ceiling interior renovation on Between Rounds’ Vernon location was completed earlier this year, resulting in a chic, upscale look with more comfortable seating, unique and artistic decorative lighting features, innovative flooring and carpet, dedicated giftware displays and a cozier atmosphere overall.

Exterior renovations on the shop included the addition of a vestibule as well as a new storefront, complete with low-e glazing windows, which are energy efficient to reduce sun penetration and glare. Even Between Rounds’ parking area was reconfigured to accommodate a new patio area surrounded by lush plantings.

Puiia continued, “We were able to create a modern, beautiful space where people can gather to relax and enjoy good food. We’ve had a very positive response from the community.”

Between Rounds has been in business for more than two decades and is the brainchild of brothers Jerry and Joe Puiia, who are Staten Island, NY natives. Between Rounds locations include corporate headquarters in South Windsor, Vernon Circle Shopping Center in Vernon, the Plaza at Buckland Hills in Manchester, the independently owned Tolland store adjacent to a Citgo Express Gas Station and a second independently owned Vernon store (slated to open next month) at 229 Talcottville Road, adjacent to a Citgo Gas Station.

For more information about Between Rounds, visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi and the added convenience of a drive-thru window. Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available. Between Rounds’ locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland, with a second franchise location opening soon at 229 Talcottville Road in Vernon. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT.  For more information about Between Rounds franchise opportunities contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Between Rounds Announces Fall Storytelling in the Round Events. CT Authors Featured

BR Logo from Andy smallBetween Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café of Vernon has recently announced the fall schedule for Storytelling in the Round.

Storytelling in the Round, a FREE monthly program featuring readings by Connecticut’s own published (and unpublished) authors, has resumed at Between Rounds located at Vernon Circle Shopping Center, 243 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon. Storytelling in the Round is a one-hour event that includes a reading, followed by a question and answer session and book signing.

On September 18, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., Storytelling in the Round features a reading with Brien Brown, author of The Fourth Son, a work of historical fiction. After a long career teaching history and geography at the secondary and collegiate levels, Brown is writing his first novel.  Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, The Fourth Son is a work of historical fiction following the young son of a French noble family from France into colonial America. Brown uses his extensive knowledge of history and geography to fill this work with rich and authentic details about early colonial America.

On October 16, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., Steven Ostrowski, a fiction writer, poet, playwright and singer-songwriter will be featured at Between Rounds. Ostrowski’s work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and journals, most recently, Literary Orphans, Citron Review, and Works of Fiction in Progress: WIPs Journal. His book of stories, A Pile of Crosses is forthcoming from ELJ Publications, and he is the author of two chapbooks of poems – In Late Fields from Bright Hill, and Birds, Boys, God from Finishing Line. His novel, The Last Big Break, is to be published in the near future by LVCA. Ostrowski teaches at Central Connecticut State University.

Author and illustrator Violet M. Favero will be featured on November 6, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. with the release of her third book, Unkie Munkie Lives at The Zoo. Favero is the author of Silly Yaya and Sunday Dinner at Silly Yaya’s, 32-page full color, rhyming picture books appropriate for children of all ages. Silly Yaya books are sold internationally and have quickly become family favorites to be read over and over again.

A reading with writer Jesse Duthrie will be held on December 11, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. Duthrie’s writing has been published online and in print in various places, including The Boiler Journal, Gadfly Online, Barnstorm Journal, and Connecticut Explored magazine. Duthrie is completing his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of New Hampshire and is the 2016 recipient of the Nonfiction Prize Gift at UNH.

In the Spotlight

One Sunday a month from September to May, Storytelling in the Round puts the spotlight on a different local author. All Storytelling in the Round author appearances are arranged by Ron Farina, an author, nationally recognized speaker and veteran. For more information about future author events, email info@betweenroundsbagels.com.

About Between Rounds

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffee and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi and the added convenience of a drive-thru window.

Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available.  Between Rounds’ current locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland.  Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT.  For more information about Between Rounds franchise opportunities contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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