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Between Rounds Rolls Out Back To School Breakfast Bundle

menu-bagels copyPerfect for moms on the go, teachers, the PTA and other groups, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, has rolled out a special “Back to School Breakfast Bundle”.

Start the school year off right with a Between Rounds Back to School Breakfast Bundle that is perfect for family, friends and neighbors, teachers, and the PTA. The bundle includes 12 bagels, a box of fresh, hot coffee, one pound of any flavor of cream cheese as well as cups, creamers, sugar, stirrers, and napkins for $27.99.

“The Back to School Breakfast Bundle makes it easy for families, carpoolers, PTA members and others to quickly pick up breakfast for a crowd and go,” said Jerry Puiia, co-founder of Between Rounds. “It’s also a great ‘you fly, I’ll buy’ way to treat your co-workers at break time.”

With cafés in Manchester, South Windsor, Tolland and Vernon, Between Rounds manufactures their own bagels so customers enjoy the freshest, tastiest product possible, which sets them apart from other cafés.

Satisfying a Crowd

Catering is also available at Between Rounds. Whether it’s a small get together or a large corporate event, Between Rounds can assist. Delivery is available and corporate accounts are available. For more information visit http://www.betweenroundsbagels.com/catering.html.

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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Between Rounds Establishes Grocery Partnership with ShopRite in Enfield

The Bakery team at ShopRite Enfield
The Bakery team at ShopRite Enfield

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, the unique bakery café and bagel shop with locations throughout Connecticut, has recently partnered with ShopRite in Enfield to supply fresh baked bagels to their customers.

The ShopRite store, which is owned by Raymond Miller, his son Charles and daughter Marybeth Duffy as Miller Farm Family Markets, is located in Brookside Plaza Shopping Center, 40 Hazard Avenue in Enfield.

Between Rounds is the brainchild of Staten Island brothers Jerry and Joe Puiia, who established Between Rounds cafés in Vernon, South Windsor, Manchester and Tolland. The Puiia hallmark is manufacturing and selling their own bagels, which set 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.

Raymond and Charles Miller, along with their store manager Bob Hendrickson and bakery manager Tim Moreau, met with the Puiia brothers and decided that Between Rounds product would be a perfect fit for their bakery. As a grocery partner, Miller Farm Family Markets ShopRite will offer Between Rounds signature bagels in their bakery department.

“This is a good example of one family business working with another to bring local products to the community. Between Rounds provides an exceptional product which we are delighted to make available to our customers,” said Raymond Miller.

In addition to ShopRite in Enfield, Between Rounds has established grocery partnerships with ShopRite stores in Manchester, East Harford, Southington and Wallingford; Highland Park Markets in Suffield, Farmington, Manchester, Coventry and Glastonbury; West Side Marketplace in Rocky Hill; Geissler’s Supermarkets in Agawam, Bloomfield, East Windsor, Granby, Somers and South Windsor; Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Market in Middlefield and Gardiner’s Market in South Glastonbury.

Independent grocer owners or store managers interested in carrying Between Rounds bagels may contact Jerry or Joe Puiia at (860) 291-0323.

The ShopRite Cooperative

ShopRite is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States. All ShopRite owners are members of Wakefern Food Corporation. To learn more about ShopRite, visit www.shoprite.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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Incubator Plan and Fast Casual franchise Between Rounds Café offer Fresh Start

location imageFast casual dining is the fastest growing segment in the restaurant industry. Looking to get in on the ground floor? Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a unique fast casual bakery café and bagel shop with locations throughout Connecticut, has rolled out an “Incubator Plan”, a low-entry Kiosk franchise option with a reduced franchise fee.

How it Works

With Between Rounds’ Incubator Plan, the franchise fee for a Between Rounds Kiosk store has been reduced from $20K to $5K. The franchise fee covers hard costs such as legal work, store design and menu board design.

Between Rounds’ Kiosk business model is unique in that it enables convenience and gas station store owners/operators (including third party owners who pay rent) to increase profits from their existing locations by offering Between Rounds fresh baked bagels and baked goods as well as breakfast and lunch sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups and specialty coffees. Ultimately, store traffic increases and leads to additional sales from products that are already sold. Patrons will enjoy Between Rounds’ neighborhood feel, their modern, comfortable interior and delicious food. Plus all locations offer free Wi-Fi for customers.

The overall investment for a Between Rounds Kiosk is approximately $120K. Financing for Kiosk operations is available through third parties.

Between Rounds franchised their first Kiosk store model in Tolland in 2013. That successful franchise, owned and operated by Sami Kahn, is located at 206 Merrow Road, at the Citgo Express Gas Station.  According to Kahn, “I had looked into a number of coffee and fast food opportunities and was very impressed with Between Rounds from the start.  The products are very high quality and very fresh because they are made every day.  That is my main motivation – to provide the best product possible to customers.”

For more information about the Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café opportunities, visit http://franchise.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 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. In 2013, the company was selected as a Military Friendly Franchise®, which places Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café in an elite group and is testimony to the company’s commitment to supporting military veterans interested in franchise opportunities.

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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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café Opens New Location in Tolland

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a unique bakery café and bagel shop with locations throughout Connecticut has recently opened a new location in Tolland. The new store is located at 206 Merrow Road, Citgo Express Gas Station, in Tolland. Store hours are Sunday to Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Patrons of the new location may enjoy a complimentary coffee (any size) each Friday in February beginning Friday, February 1st.

For more than two decades, the family-owned Between Rounds has been serving up fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups and specialty coffees. Between Rounds’ locations are Tolland, South Windsor (corporate headquarters), Vernon and Manchester.

The new Tolland franchise is owned and operated by Sami Kahn, a New York native who settled in Connecticut over a decade ago and now resides in Tolland.

“I had looked into a number of coffee and fast food opportunities and was very impressed with Between Rounds from the start. The products are very high quality and very fresh because they are made every day. That is my main motivation – to provide the best product possible to customers,” noted Kahn.

Patrons will enjoy Between Rounds’ neighborhood feel, their modern, comfortable interior and delicious food. All locations offer free Wi-Fi for customers. Business and event catering is also a specialty.

“Sami is a good fit for our organization and we’re thrilled about our new Tolland store. We’re expanding throughout the Northeast, from Maine to Washington D.C. and franchise opportunities are now available. Our Between Rounds Area Developer Program is unique in its franchise offering, as it encompasses the operation of retail bakery sandwich café locations as well as a manufacturing commissary in a protected territory,” explained franchisor Jerry Puiia.

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 and the added convenience of a drive-thru window.

Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available. Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café has launched an Area Developer Program of expansion throughout the Northeast, from Maine to Washington D.C. The Between Rounds Area Developer Program is unique in its franchise offering, as it encompasses the operation of retail bakery sandwich café locations as well as a manufacturing commissary in a protected territory. This development strategy allows each franchisee to maximize efficiencies in labor, food, and energy costs while providing a solid investment return.

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 their unique Area Developer Program franchise offering contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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