Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
Encyclopedia
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe is a restaurant franchise headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma
, specializing in healthful, "fast casual" cuisine. Camille's has 33 locations as of 2011 in the United States.
in Tulsa in October of that year. Today there are Camille's locations in 14 states. The chain's menu consists principally of wrap
s, sandwiches, salads, panini
and gourmet pizzas, plus a range of coffees and smoothies.
In January 2008, the company reached an agreement with Wal-Mart
to include Camille's restaurants in new Wal-Mart supercenters, with as many as 200 such locations opening 2018.http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=20080105_1_A1_hTheT55041 Stand-alone Camille's locations in Puerto Rico
are scheduled to open in 2008, with 21 under development in Puerto Rico.http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=20080105_1_A1_hTheT55041. In 2008, the company launched 3 cafes in Bahrain
and 2 in Dubai
.
The Rutkauskas' company, Beautiful Brands, also owns other franchise concepts including Coney Beach, a restaurant specializing in hot dogs and burgers, and FreshBerry, a frozen yogurt
chain.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, specializing in healthful, "fast casual" cuisine. Camille's has 33 locations as of 2011 in the United States.
Overview
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe was founded in 1996 by David Rutkauskas, his wife Camille and father Otto, with the first location (a 250 square feet (23.2 m²) kiosk) opening in the Woodland Hills MallWoodland Hills Mall
Woodland Hills Mall, shopping mall located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, is one of Oklahoma's largest shopping malls. It features several national as well as local chains....
in Tulsa in October of that year. Today there are Camille's locations in 14 states. The chain's menu consists principally of wrap
Wrap
Wrap is something in which an object is encased, enclosed, or covered.Wrap may also refer to:-Storage and preservation:* Overwrap, a wrapping of items in a package or a wrapping over packages...
s, sandwiches, salads, panini
Panino
Panini are small, filled, bread rolls, which are sometimes toasted. They are Italian in origin, but now found in other countries.In Italy, panino is the word for a sandwich made with a bread roll. Sandwiches there are customarily made from a roll or loaf of bread, typically a ciabatta or a rosetta...
and gourmet pizzas, plus a range of coffees and smoothies.
In January 2008, the company reached an agreement with Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
to include Camille's restaurants in new Wal-Mart supercenters, with as many as 200 such locations opening 2018.http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=20080105_1_A1_hTheT55041 Stand-alone Camille's locations in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
are scheduled to open in 2008, with 21 under development in Puerto Rico.http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=20080105_1_A1_hTheT55041. In 2008, the company launched 3 cafes in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
and 2 in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
The Rutkauskas' company, Beautiful Brands, also owns other franchise concepts including Coney Beach, a restaurant specializing in hot dogs and burgers, and FreshBerry, a frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt is a frozen dessert containing yogurt or other dairy products. It is slightly more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat...
chain.