SPoT Coffee (Canada) Ltd. , an international coffee house chain with seven locations in New York state and two, in Glen Falls and in Orchard Park, that are opening shortly, along with locations in Delray Beach in Florida and Toronto, Ontario,  is adopting a franchise business format to accelerate its growth in New York state. The company has retained the N.Y. legal firm of Harris Beach, LLP  to prepare the required franchise documents and it intends to launch its program with the franchising of four of its existing cafés in Upstate New York. The chain further intends to manage and retain ownership of three operating cafés in the Buffalo area and Toronto which it will be used to train café managers and employees as well as to test new menu offerings and in-store retail products.  SPoT Coffee will also retain its 60 percent ownership of Spot Orchard Park, Spot Hertel and Spot Saratoga Springs and continue to manage and operate under its partnership agreements. The company will also continue managing its fully licensed café in Del Ray Beach and a location in South Miami that is presently under construction. This franchise program is expected to accelerate the development of new cafés as well as build and grow the SPoT Coffee brand in the regional market of the State of N.Y. The company has started interviewing candidates for the position of Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations with the proper qualifications to ensure the smooth and timely implementation of its franchise program.

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CATEGORY:   Café Casual

Chain Name:  SPoT Coffee

Company Name:  SPoT Coffee (Canada) Ltd.

Street Address: 141 Adelaide St. West, Suite 10, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3L5   Tel: 416/368-2220    Fax: 416.368-4469

U.S. Offices:  225 Delaware Ave., Suite 2, Buffalo, New York 14202  Tel: 716/332-1104 Fax: 716/332-2229  

Email:  talk2us@spotcoffee.com                                Website:    www.spotcoffee.com)

Menu Specialty:  Specialty coffees, Light café menu

Introduced:  2004

No. of Locations:  Seven in New York state, One in Florida & one in Ontario, Two under development in New York state.

Areas of Operation:  New York state, Florida

Types of Location:  Streets, Plazas, Mixed use buildings, etc.

BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv):   Public company

Size Req’d:   2000 to 4000 square feet

Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): 

Contact Name: Anton Ayoub – President, CEO (aayoub@sporcoffee.com

David Freeman – Corporate Development (dfreeman@spotcoffee.com)

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