| Corner Bakery Cafe ‘Gets Fresh’ |
| Friday, 02 July 2010 20:44 | |||
 Dallas, Texas, July 2010 — In alignment with the growing garden movement spearheaded by First Lady Michelle Obama, Corner Bakery Cafe recently introduced its “Get Fresh” program and announced the expansion of its Community Garden Grant to benefit 20 neighborhood gardens across the U.S. in 2010.
With every purchase of featured “Get Fresh” summer menu items, including the Berry Almond Swiss Oatmeal and the BBLT (Twice the Bacon & Local Tomatoes); Corner Bakery has pledged to donate a portion of proceeds to the garden grant, helping to bring neighbors together in support of fresh eating and healthy living. Guests can also contribute and show their support for community gardens by capturing photos of themselves enjoying a “Get Fresh” menu item and posting those images to the Corner Bakery Cafe Facebook page. Back by popular demand, the BBLT sandwich, stacked high with six slices of applewood smoked bacon, locally-sourced tomatoes, fresh leaf lettuce and homemade cracked pepper balsamic mayo, is the celebrated star of the “Get Fresh” summer menu. Joining it is the Berry Almond Swiss Oatmeal, a chilled medley of low fat yogurt, rolled oats, green apples, bananas, currants and dried cranberries topped with toasted almonds and the season’s freshest strawberries and blueberries. “We feature locally-sourced tomatoes and seasonal berries during the summer months and more than 40 different types of fresh produce throughout the year, and we’re extending our commitment to fresh produce beyond the doors of our cafes with our newly expanded Community Garden Grant,” said Jim Vinz, President and COO of Corner Bakery Cafe. “Now in its second year, the grant provides financial support to strengthen neighborhood gardens and community resources.” Last year, participating gardens used funds to acquire necessary gardening equipment, expand and develop plot space and purchase new tools, plants and seeds. “The continued support from Corner Bakery will enable us to expand our reach this year,” said Eliza Fournier, Farm Manager at the Green Youth Farm in Chicago, IL, one of the gardens selected to receive the grant for a second year. “This allows us to provide fresh, sustainably-grown food to even more members of our students' communities." This year, participating gardens plan to use funds for everything from irrigation and fence construction to healthy cooking and nutrition classes for local community members. Corner Bakery Cafe’s commitment to fresh extends beyond the summer months. Throughout the year, every Corner Bakery kitchen is stocked full of over 40 fresh produce items, including six different lettuces, a variety of seasonal apples, seedless English cucumbers and a rotating selection of over 13 fresh fruits. From a tiny bakery established in 1991 on a corner in downtown Chicago to a national cornerstone of fast casual dining, Corner Bakery Cafe opened its first location in 1991 and now operates more than 115 locations across the country. Known for its innovative menu featuring a wide variety of made-to-order egg scramblers and oatmeals for breakfast, flavorful sandwiches, savory panini, hot soups and signature salads for lunch and dinner, freshly baked sweets for dessert and an extensive catering menu, Corner Bakery Cafe has been delighting guests nationwide with fresh, handcrafted selections in a welcoming and cozy atmosphere for over 18 years. Guests can also stay connected with free Wi-Fi. Corner Bakery Cafe is a fast casual restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to guests in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, El Paso, Houston, Jackson, Miss., Los Angeles/Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and Washington D.C. For more information, visit www.cornerbakerycafe.com, ”Like” Corner Bakery Cafe on Facebook, or follow Corner Bakery Cafe on Twitter @CornerBakery. SOURCE: Corner Bakery
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