New York Real Estate Journal

Bruegger's partners with Hart Street, LLC to open 20 bakeries

October 10, 2008 - Shopping Centers
According to Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., a new development agreement with Hart Street, LLC. has been struck to open 20 bakeries in the borough beginning late this year. Business partners Ghias Bhuiyan and Sami Kabir, plan to roll out the bakeries over a seven-year period, focusing on the city's heaviest foot traffic areas and in direct competition with Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks.   Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., is a leader in the quick, casual restaurant segment. Bruegger's and its GUEST-focused team are dedicated to serving delicious, healthy food that brings guests back again and again. In approximately 280 neighborhood bakery-cafes in 22 states, Bruegger's offers a warm, comfortable setting for guests to enjoy a wholesome meal with family and friends. Famous for authentic boiled and baked bagels, Bruegger's bakers lend their expertise to crafting a variety of other stone-hearth baked breads, such as Ciabatta and the exclusive Softwich. Guests can count on innovative menu items, including fresh-made salads, whole wheat wraps, hearty soups, specialty and deli-made sandwiches, desserts, unique Fair Trade coffee blends and original cream cheese flavors. Founded in 1983, Bruegger's is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont and supports its neighbors in every community it serves.