Corner Bakery Cafe (CBC Restaurant Corporation) is an American chain of

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s that specialize in pastries, breads, breakfast dishes, gourmet sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, and pasta. Corner Bakery Cafe is considered to be a part of the

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market segment of the food service industry, offering a somewhat higher quality of food and atmosphere than a typical

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restaurant, and offering limited table service.

History

Corner Bakery Cafe was founded by

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, a Chicago-based restaurant group. It was sold to

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, and then in 2005 to Il Fornaio (America) Corporation.

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bought Il Fornaio in 2011. In 2020, the Corner Bakery Cafe was purchased by Pandya Restaurant Growth Brands, LLC, a subsidiary of the Rohan Group of Companies. Mike Hislop is the chairman of the board. Mike came on as COO after the sale to CBC Restaurant Corporation. Jim Vinz, the previous president & COO, had been with the company in various capacities since 1995, and was promoted to COO in 2005 and president in 2006. The cafe has 192 locations nationwide, with large numbers in California, Texas, Pennsylvania and Illinois. On February 23, 2023, Corner Bakery Cafe filed for

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