Gelato company to go national
January 9, 2008
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — San Gelato Café has signed a contract with Medina Enterprises to franchise the concept around the country. The companies plan to open 300 locations within the next three years.
San Gelato Café, which opened its first location in 1996, serves gelatos and sorbets with ingredients imported from Italy. The company has three stores in the Florida panhandle; two corporate-owned stores and one franchised store.
In addition to gelato, the cafés offer a variety of menu options, including panini sandwiches, specialty coffee beverages, soups, salads and pizzas imported from Italy. San Gelato Cafe also supplies its gelato products to several national restaurant chains and distributors.
Medina Enterprises is currently conducting business operations for companies such as Cuppy's Coffee, Smoothies & More and Planet Wings.