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Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., and wholly owned subsidiary Threecaf Brands Canada, Inc., are franchisers and operators of Bruegger's bakery-cafés, Timothy's World Coffee, mmmuffins, and Michel's Baguette. Bruegger's brand restaurants serve bagels, breads, coffee, specialty drinks, soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, paninis, desserts, fresh fruit and a large variety of other related items.〔(Bruegger's menu )〕 They produce approximately 70 million bagels each year, and are the holders of the Guinness World Record for producing the world's largest bagel. Bruegger's operates approximately 300 restaurants in 26 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. ==Corporate history== Bruegger's was founded in 1983 by Nordahl Brue and Mike Dressell, with the first store opening in Troy, New York. The business was bought by Quality Dining (a franchisee) in June 1996 for $142 million in stock, with the founders joining the Quality Dining board. The merge was not a comfortable one; within a short period Brue and Dressell became concerned with the ongoing operations and scope for growth, leading to a critical U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing alleging a lack of strategic direction. Holding a combined 26% stake, Brue and Dressell called for reorganization of Quality Dining, resulting in Bruegger's being resold to Brue and Dressel in October 1997 for $45 million. Brue has since referred to the original sale as part of his "biggest mistake". In May 2003, James J. Greco and Sun Capital Partners acquired the company from the founders. Today, approximately 300 Bruegger's locations operate in 26 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. Bruegger's announced $200 million in revenue in 2008. On November 13, 2009, Bruegger's purchased the retail operations of Timothy's World Coffee, mmmuffins, and Michel's Baguette through a wholly owned subsidiary called ThreeCaf Brands Canada, Inc.〔(Nation's Restaurant News )〕 Bruegger's intends to continue operations of all three brands. The three brands combined operate approximately 140 locations.〔(Canadian Timothys )〕 On March 17, 2011, Groupe Le Duff of France announced the buyout of Bruegger's. Le Duff already has a U.S. presence with its La Madeleine brand, which has 60 units domestically. Le Duff plans to "Francify" some Bruegger's locations and will combine other units with Brioche Dorée outlets. The first European Bruegger's opened in Rennes in 2013 (Paris and Toulouse in 2015). In December 2011, James J. Greco announced he would be stepping down as CEO at the end of the year to pursue other opportunities.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruegger's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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