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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café Expands Beverage Menu

betweenrounds logo 1Between Rounds, a unique bakery sandwich café and bagel shop with locations throughout Connecticut recently announced the addition of Fresh Brewed Iced Teas to their product line to meet growing consumer demand.

Between Rounds’ tea offerings, which include regular, decaf and herbal hot teas along with both hot and iced Chai tea, has been expanded to include Fresh Brewed Lipton Iced Teas. This unique line includes refreshing and “punchy” flavors such as Blackberry Sangria Tea (which is blackberry and pomegranate), Red Berry Tea (strawberry and pomegranate), Black Pearl (blackberry) and Strawberry Tea (strawberry). Each is garnished with a floating lemon ring.

Tea has become increasingly popular due to its powerful antioxidants and lower levels of caffeine. According to the Tea Association of the USA, more than half of the country’s population drinks tea and around 85 percent of the tea that is consumed is iced.

According to Between Rounds founder Jerry Puiia, “For many of us, iced or hot tea is a daily staple. Black, green and specialty tea consumption has increased exponentially over the past few years, and there is a significant demand for iced tea while dining out, to the extent that it now rivals specialty coffee sales.”

Unique Bagels & Sandwiches

Customer favorites to accompany Between Rounds’ Fresh Brewed Iced Tea include the “Morning Rounder” made with the best bagels found on the Eastern Seaboard; the unique Portobello Mushroom and Mozzarella Panini; and the customized wrap made with a quarter pound of the best Boar’s Head brand deli meats and cheeses complete with crave-worthy toppings.

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 tea, 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’ current locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available.

For more information about Between Rounds, 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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The sweet (and healthy) taste of success…Natural Fruit Franchise Group’s Business Builder Program makes selling 100% natural Chunks O’ Fruti® frozen fruit bars an even sweeter deal for hardworking franchisees.

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When Natural Fruit Franchise Group (NFFG) launched its franchise offering, it had all the necessary ingredients for success. A relatively low franchise fee. No royalty fees. And two great lines of products—NFFG’s 100% natural Chunks O’ Fruti® frozen fruit bars and Mars ice cream products—to capitalize on the trend towards “better for you” foods and America’s love of ice cream and desserts. The real sweetener to the deal is NFFG’s Business Builder program, which reinvests a percentage of product sales towards the purchase of additional freezers for successful franchise owners.

“We’re looking to support the growth of our franchisees. For us it’s all about the sale of our products,” said Susan Morris, senior vice president for Natural Fruit Corporation (NFC). “The best way to do that is to attract franchise owners who have the initial investment and, just as importantly, the drive to get out there and place freezers that move our products.”

The Business Builder Program enables new franchise owners to lease the initial 78 freezers, truck and storage space to get their business off the ground. As the franchise owner places those freezers in retail outlets like their local convenience stores, hospital cafeterias, schools, independent grocery stores, deli’s, family style restaurants, swim clubs and other high-traffic locations, NFC and Mars will reinvest part of the product sales towards freezer purchases after the initial 78 freezers have been placed.

“In effect, we’re giving our franchise owners the opportunity to purchase freezers after the initial 78 have been placed, funded by the sales from those freezers.  It does not cost the franchisee any additional capital; Natural Fruit and Mars also significantly invest in those freezers,” said Morris.

NFFG offers placement assistance and marketing support to help franchise owners identify retail outlets for their freezers as part of its franchise offering. It also provides assistance with leasing storage space for the initial inventory of Mars ice cream products, which include perennial favorites like Twix, Snickers, M&Ms and Dove bars, and Chunks O’ Fruti® frozen fruit bars.

Chunks O’Fruti® frozen fruit bars are 100% natural, with no added color or flavors; all the flavor and color come directly from the fruits. The fruit is spread evenly throughout each bar by a proprietary manufacturing process so real fruit is in almost every bite. Low in calories and actually good for you, Chunks O’ Fruti® offers 20 mouthwatering flavors to choose from including: strawberry, pineapple, lime, strawberry colada and coconutto name a few.

“With people paying closer attention to eating better, particularly parents being more mindful of the foods their children eat, the upside to the Chunks O’ Fruti® franchise opportunity is substantial,” said Morris. “Couple that with the fact that 90 percent of US households consume ice cream and frozen desserts and that sales for the packaged snacks industry are projected to rise from $68 billion in 2008 to $82 billion by 2013 and you have a home-based franchise opportunity where the right franchisee can enjoy success for a long time to come.”

The initial investment, including financing, can range from $75,000 to $101,000 depending on whether you lease or purchase trucks and storage space. The initial offering includes: 

  • Franchise Fee $25,000
  • Minimum of 75 freezers (lease option: 3 years @ $24.54/mo.  $1 buyout)
  • Truck with freezer body (lease option)
  • Leased space in freezer warehouse
  • Computer hardware and software
  • Initial Fruti® and Mars products inventory
  • Initial training and freezer placement service
  • Sales and marketing materials
  • Mobile route management equipment and software

Each franchisee is given an exclusive territory with a capacity for 1,000 freezers. Franchisees are then responsible for negotiating with merchants to place a Chunks O Fruti® freezer at the location, keeping those locations stocked and acquiring new locations.

Fruti® franchises are available across the U.S. For complete information on Fruti®’s franchise offering, please visit www.frutifranchise.com or contact Bruce Wildes, Acadia Business Advisors, LLC at 207 370 8210 or info@acadiabiz.com.

About Natural Fruit Corporation

Brothers Simon and Jorge Bravo Sr. founded Natural Fruit Corporation in 1985. Equipped with their vast backgrounds in food processing and production, the brothers set out to produce the highest quality, 100 percent natural, frozen fruit bars. Nearly three decades later, the company is still going strong, manufacturing more than 20 flavors of the Chunks O’ Fruti® brand products—100 percent natural with no added colors or flavoring. All flavors and color come directly from the fruit! Chunks O’ Fruti® brand products are Kosher-certified and gluten-free.

In 2009, Natural Fruit Corporation entered into an agreement for its distributors to offer the full line of Mars Ice Cream products, including Twix, Snickers, Dove bars and M&M brands. Natural Fruit Corporation began offering a revised franchise opportunity in 2010.

Fruti franchises are available across the U.S… For complete information on Fruti’s franchise offering, please contact Bruce Wildes, Acadia Business Advisors, LLC at 207 370 8210 or info@acadiabiz.com or visit www.frutifranchise.com.

For information on Fruti products, please visit www.nfc-fruti.com.

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