Emily Lutz
Covelli Enterprises
3900 E. Market St.
Warren, OH 44484
814-673-8752
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PANERA BREAD TO OPEN FIRST TWO STORY BAKERY-CAFÉ IN WEST VIRGINIA TUESDAY, MARCH 18
Restaurant expected to be ‘crown jewel’ of all West Virginia locations.
MORGANTOWN, WV – Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, will open its newest location in downtown Morgantown (207 Willey St- at the top of High St.) March 18, 2014. This unique café will add to the beauty of downtown, offer job opportunity and have a grand opening kickoff celebration with special offers.
What was once a private parking lot, mostly used for church parking, will now feature a truly unique Panera Bread café. Sleek lines and modern touches will set the 6,000 square foot restaurant apart from all locations in the region. The contemporary design includes glass stairs leading customers to a spacious second floor dining room featuring a fireplace and seating for 140 guests. Natural light steams through large windows at the front of the café offering one of a kind views of downtown.
In addition to the unique look of the building, the new café is bringing an abundance of job opportunity to the downtown area. Over 80 employees will be hired with 45 of those positions being filled by students. Full and part time positions as well as third shift bakers let Panera offer convenient hours to fit most schedules.
“Opening this new location near High St. will help us better serve our loyal customers and continue to remain one of Morgantown’s favorite restaurant destinations,”explained Sam Covelli, Owner/Operator of Covelli Enterprises.
The new location also will also offer several grand opening specials and giveaways Tuesday, March 18 through Friday, March 21, including a mug and coffee giveaway to the first 500 customers starting at 10am on opening day. The new store is also raising funds for The intensive Autism Service Delivery Clinic at WVU’s Center for Excellence in Disabilities throughout the opening weeks.
About Covelli Enterprises
Covelli Enterprises owns and operates 250 bakery-cafés in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Canada, and Florida. Covelli Enterprises is the largest franchisee of Panera, LLC. www.paneracovelli.com
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