Bruegger's Plans 100 Units

BURLINGTON, VT-Bruegger’s Enterprises plans to add 100 units to its portfolio of 242 bagel stores by the end of 2008. The announcement by the company’s management follows a strong quarter, in which Bruegger’s posted a year-over-year same-store sales jump of 8.1% for company-owned restaurants.

Management has plans to open 30 of the new units by Dec. 31, as well as an additional 35 in each 2007 and the following year. There are currently 10 units under construction, primarily in the Southeast.

Same-store sales for the quarter ended April 18 were up 5.7% for franchise-operated units, which make up just under a third of Bruegger’s total store count. Gross sales company wide were $28.7 million, up from $24.3 million the year before.