New World Coffee-Manhattan Bagel, Inc. announced today that it has recaptured 13 franchised Manhattan Bagel stores in the Buffalo, NY market. The Company, which expects the acquisition to be accretive to earnings immediately, intends to sell the stores to new franchisees. Collectively, the Buffalo stores generated in excess of $6.2 million in sales during 1999.
The stores’ assets, previously owned by former Manhattan Bagel franchisees, were acquired pursuant to a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, jointly proposed by New World and the debtor, and approved by the Bankruptcy Court from the Western District of New York. The Company also received non-competition agreements from the former franchisees’ principals, who originally operated the stores under the Bagel Brothers name before becoming Manhattan Bagel franchisees in 1996.
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Following the recapture, all 13 locations will use bagel dough and cream cheese produced in Manhattan Bagel’s Eatontown, NJ factory, with the bagels boiled and freshly baked at the stores throughout the day. Additionally, all of the stores will convert to a new proprietary premium coffee program developed at New World’s plant in Branford, CT.
“Now that this favorable settlement has been completed, we look forward to re-franchising the stores and resuming our efforts to increase our market share in Buffalo and the surrounding areas,” said Ramin Kamfar, New World chairman and CEO. “The Buffalo area has been a strong market for Manhattan Bagel, as underscored by the strong sales this group of stores has experienced since the first one opened 24 years ago.”
New World Coffee-Manhattan Bagel, Inc. currently franchises, licenses or owns stores under its four brands in 28 states and Washington, D.C. The Company is vertically integrated in bagel dough and cream cheese manufacturing, and coffee roasting, with plants in New Jersey, California and Connecticut.
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