Chock Full O'Nuts and Home Depot ink foodservice agreement.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 1995--Chock Full O'Nuts Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CHF CHF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD) have announced an agreement in which Chock will operate its retail cafe concept inside Home Depot's new EXPO concept, now under construction in Roosevelt Field, Westbury, New York Westbury is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 14,263 at the 2000 census. The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead. . The Chock 3,000 square foot, quick-service cafe will be situated inside Home Depot's 145,000 square foot EXPO and will have its own entrance, in addition to access from EXPO, as well as seasonal outdoor cafe seating. EXPO is Home Depot's interior design and home fixture superstore concept. Unlike traditional Home Depot stores, EXPO does not sell building materials, but focuses on upscale interior design products. "The excitement of Home Depot's new EXPO retail format provides an ideal setting for Chock's new cafe concept. We are pleased to be affiliated with one of America's most innovative and successful retailers," said Steven H. Buckley, Vice President, Restaurant Group for Chock Full O'Nuts Chock full o'Nuts was a hugely popular chain of lunch counters in New York City that spawned a brand of coffee. The chain was founded by William Black (1903-1983), a Russian immigrant who sold nuts in Times Square to theatre-goers on the discount ticket line. Corp. Founded in 1978, Home Depot is America's largest home center retailer, with 335 stores in 28 states and 12 stores in Canada. Chock Full O'Nuts, a major U.S. coffee roaster and distributor, re-entered the retail restaurant business with the opening of its cafe concept in June 1994. Five restaurants are now operating in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , plus five double-drive thru units under its Quikava division. Chock also recently signed a test agreement with Pizza Hut Canada, as well as a license agreement for a retail unit at JFK International Airport. CONTACT: Chock Full O'Nuts Corp., New York Steven H. Buckley, 212/532-0300 or Home Depot Inc., Atlanta Jeffrey Langfelder, 404/319-2390 or G.A. Kraut kraut n. 1. Sauerkraut. 2. often Kraut Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a German. [German; see sauerkraut.] Noun 1. Company Inc., New York Cynthia A. Bond, 212/696-5600 |
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