Caribou Coffee Opens The Doors to New Location in Long Grove, Ill.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota-based Caribou
Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOU) today announced the opening of
its newest Chicago-area location
in the Northwest suburb of Long Grove,
Ill.
On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012,
Caribou officially welcomed the Long
Grove community into its newest coffeehouse, located in the
Sunset Grove development at 4196 IL Route 83, Suite A. The
new coffeehouse features a drive-thru window for fans to grab
coffee or food on-the-go. For those with more time, the location
will offer a warm, inviting environment where guests can enjoy
best-in-class menu items, including an array of premium beverages
and delicious food offerings such as Caribou's distinctive
breakfast sandwiches.
Fans visiting the new location this month can also enjoy
Caribou's signature holiday beverages – Ho Ho Mint Mocha and Fa La
Latte – as well as the coffeehouse's rich new seasonal offerings,
the Salted Caramel Budino and Salted Caramel Mocha drinks.
"We're thrilled to continue our expansion in the Chicago-area by opening our newest coffeehouse
in the welcoming community of Long
Grove, just in time for the holidays," said Alfredo Martel, senior vice president of
marketing and product management. "We hope members of the community
will stop by for a cup of coffee, try some of our special holiday
offerings, and take some time to relax and enjoy the company of
good friends at Caribou during this season."
To celebrate the opening of this location in Long Grove and to welcome the community,
Caribou has launched a special mobile text-to-win sweepstakes and
will reward one lucky winner with a $100 Caribou gift card. To participate, fans can
simply text LONGGROVE to the short code 65017 for a chance to win.
Caribou will name one sweepstakes winner for the new location and
participants must be residents of Illinois. Entries will be accepted between
November 26, 2012 and January 1, 2013. To learn more about this
sweepstakes and view the full contest rules, fans can visit:
www.CaribouCoffee.com/LongGrove.
For more information about Caribou Coffee, please visit Caribou
Coffee's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cariboucoffee or follow
Caribou on Twitter at @Caribou_Coffee.
About Caribou Coffee
Founded in 1992, Caribou Coffee
Company is one of the leading branded coffee companies in
the United States, with a
compelling multi-channel approach to their customers. Based on the
number of coffeehouses, Caribou Coffee is the second largest
company-operated premium coffeehouse operator in the United States. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had 610
coffeehouses, including 202 franchised locations, in 22 states, the
District of Columbia and ten
international markets. The Company's coffeehouses aspire to be the
community place loved by guests who are provided an extraordinary
experience that makes their day better. Caribou Coffee provides the
highest quality handcrafted beverages, foods and coffee lifestyle
items with a unique blend of expertise, fun and authentic human
connection in a comfortable and welcoming coffeehouse environment.
In addition, Caribou Coffee's unique coffees are available within
grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, office coffee and
foodservice providers, hotels, entertainment venues and e-commerce
channels. Caribou Coffee is a proud recipient of the Rainforest
Alliance Corporate Green Globe Award and is committed to operating
practices that promote sustainability and environmental protection.
For more information, visit the Caribou Coffee web site at
www.cariboucoffee.com.
CONTACT:
Blythe
Posner
Ruder Finn, Inc.
(212) 593-6306
posnerb@ruderfinn.com
SOURCE Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.