Corner Bakery Cafe
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Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
s that specialize in pastries, breads, breakfast dishes, gourmet sandwiches, and salads. Corner Bakery Cafe is considered to be a part of the fast casual market segment of the food service industry, offering a somewhat higher quality of food and atmosphere than a typical fast food
Fast food
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
restaurant, and offering limited table service.
Corner Bakery Cafe is owned by CBC Restaurant Corporation, an affiliate of Il Fornaio
Il Fornaio
Il Fornaio is a chain of twenty-two Italian-themed fine dining restaurants operating primarily in California in the United States. Il Fornaio also operates 2 bakeries in California.-History:...
(America) Corporation based in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
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, Texas
Texas
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. It was sold to Il Fornaio in 2005 by Brinker International
Brinker International
Brinker International, Inc. , is the parent company of Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy.-History:It was founded in 1975 as Chili's Bar and Grill, purchased by restaurateur Norman E. Brinker in 1983 and rechristened Brinker International in 1990; it now has more than 1,500 restaurants worldwide...
and founded by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises is a group of approximately 70 restaurants founded by Rich Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff in Chicago, IL in 1971.-History:The first restaurant was R.J...
, a Chicago theme restaurant operator.
Roark Capital Group
Roark Capital Group
Roark Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies primarily in consumer and business services companies. Roark has historically focused on the franchise, food and restaurant, specialty retail, environmental services, waste management,...
bought Il Fornaio in 2011.
Corner Bakery's CEO is Mike Hislop and President and COO is Jim Vinz. Mike came on as COO after the sale to CBC Restaurant Corporation. Jim has been with the company in various capacities since 1995 and was promoted to COO in 2005 and President in 2006.
Locations
The cafe has locations in Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
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, San Diego
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, Chicago, Houston
Houston, Texas
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, Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Philadelphia
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, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
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, Denver
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, Salt Lake City
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, El Paso
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and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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metropolitan areas.