Camille's Sidewalk Cafe is a restaurant franchise headquartered in

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, specializing in healthful, "fast casual" cuisine. In 2003 Camille's had more than 100 locations, and as of May 2013 had 36 locations in the United States. Camille's was ranked #37 in Entrepreneur magazine's top 50 new franchises. Camille's Sidewalk Cafe was founded in 1996 by David Rutkauskas, his wife Camille and father Otto, with the first location (a kiosk) opening in the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa in October of that year. In January 2008, the company reached an agreement with

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to include Camille's restaurants in new Wal-Mart supercenters, with as many as 200 such locations opening 2018. Stand-alone Camille's locations in

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were scheduled to open in 2008, with 21 under development in Puerto Ric

In 2008, the company launched 3 cafes in

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and 2 in

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. The Rutkauskas' company, Beautiful Brands, also owns other franchise concepts including FreshBerry, a

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chain. According to a May 14, 2013 article in the ''

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'', the chain peaked at 107 restaurants in 2009. In the years that followed, two-thirds of the chain's locations have been closed, leaving 36 locations in the United States, and the chain has faced vocal criticisms from some franchisees as well as a lawsuit over the

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ern franchise rights. The original company-owned store in Woodland Hills Mall closed at the end of 2012.Kyle Arnold
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'', May 14, 2013.

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