Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | casual dining restaurant |
| Genre | Restaurant |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder(s) | David and Camille Rutkauskas |
| Headquarters | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Number of locations | 107 restaurants (2008) |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people |
David Rutkauskas, Chairman and CEO |
| Website | www.camillescafe.com |
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.
[edit] 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-foot (23 m2) kiosk) opening in the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa in October of that year. Today there are Camille's locations in 14 states. The chain's menu consists principally of wraps, 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.[1] Stand-alone Camille's locations in Puerto Rico are scheduled to open in 2008, with 21 under development in Puerto Rico.[2]. In 2008, the company launched 3 cafes in Bahrain and 2 in Dubai.[1]
The Rutkauskas' company, Beautiful Brands, also owns other franchise concepts including Coney Beach, a restaurant specializing in hot dogs and burgers,[2] and FreshBerry, a frozen yogurt chain.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "International Expansion: Camille's Expands in Mideast". Chain Leader. 2009-01-22. http://www.chainleader.com/article/CA6631482.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ Debbie Blossom (7/1/2007). "Coney Beach ready to open: Dog-and-burger restaurant latest Rutkauskas concept". Tulsa World. http://tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=070630_5_E5_spanc72666. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ^ Arnold, Kyle (December 15, 2009). "In the Raw goes nationwide". Tulsa World. http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=53&articleid=20091215_53_E1_DavidR710999. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
