Affordable, low-key cafe raises flatbread's profile
Thursday, July 16, 2009Oliver and Jessica Kiely have taken their bundle of bread knowledge from Atlanta Bread Company and flattened it. OK, let me explain.
They both worked in managerial positions at the bread company for a number of years until they recently opened their own franchise, Sandella's at The Shoppes at Susquehanna Marketplace. The franchise focuses on fresh, healthful and, yes, flatbread, which is used throughout the menu to make paninis, grilled flatbread pizzas, quesadillas and rice bowls.
After perusing the high-end shops, grab lunch (or light dinner, same menu) at this affordable if not outright cheap cafe. (There's nothing priced over $6.)
Sandella's Makes Plans for Middle East Move
[2009-07-15] Sandella's Flatbread Café partnered with master franchisee Abdulaziz Abdulhadi Aljudee & Sons Holding to develop Sandella's throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Turkey. The new master franchisees will develop a minimum of 75 locations in 10 years. The new deal will add to Sandella's two stores open and 12 stores in development in the United Arab Emirates with master franchisee Abela & Co. Sandella's has 150 restaurants open in the United States.
Sandella's Flatbread Cafe Expands To Chicago
Entrepreneurs to bring three units of fast-casual flatbread restaurant concept to Chicago.
-- Chain Leader, 7/13/2009 5:11:00 PM
PRESS RELEASE: West Redding, CT, July 13, 2009 -Entrepreneurs David Gile and Ankit Jhaveri have signed a franchise deal with Sandella's Flatbread Café to bring three new restaurants to the Chicago market. The franchisees plan to open their first location by the end of 2009.
Gile and Jhaveri are researching potential sites throughout downtown Chicago for their first location. The franchisees are interested in tapping into the downtown business district of Chicago known as "The Loop." Gile, an MBA graduate of Harvard Business School, and Jhaveri were first introduced while managing all aspects of a large Dell fulfillment facility shipping over $13B worth of equipment each year with over 1,000 employees.
"We were very impressed by the growth rate of Sandella's Flatbread. New stores are successfully popping up all over the country and also in the Middle East to great reviews, and we are confident we'll be just as successful in Chicago," says Jhaveri. "Chicago is cold eight months of the year and people want a healthy option that's hearty, warm and delicious! Sandella's low calorie, no trans-fat flatbreads offer exactly that - with a burst of flavor, taste, and quality gourmet ingredients."
See the press release in Chain Leader Magazine
Connecticut cafe may expand north
Published in the Nashua Telegraph: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com
WEST REDDING, Conn. – Sandella's Flatbread Cafe is looking to open stores in Nashua and Merrimack as part of a franchise agreement to bring 25 stores to the Boston area and Southern New Hampshire. Sandella's, which describes itself as fast-casual and health-conscious, already has 125 locations. The cafes use a low-calorie and fat free bread to make grilled paninis, sandwiches, flatbreads and quesadillas.
The company plans to open its first location in the Boston Financial District by the spring of next year before expanding as far north as Manchester and as far west as Worcester, Mass.
“2007 Top 100 Movers and Shakers List”
Ranked 44 among National Franchises
http://www.sandellas.com/pr-Sandellas-MA-boston.html
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