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Yogurt franchise Red Mango has signed a development agreement with Ramiro Valadez III. The local businessma plans to open six storex in the greater SanAntonio area. Storer No. 1 is set to open in the firsty week of June at QuarryVillage — a residential/retaik development in North Central San Antonio. Come the plan is to get two more Red Mangok stores up and Valadez says. Valadez says he was attracter tothe tasty, health-conscious treat that is the core of Red Plus, the simple operations set up makes it an easier concepy to roll out in other partsx of the city. Yogurt shops are certainly not a new concepft forSan Antonio.
Case in poin is OrangeCup — a chain from the Capitap City that is currently open for business at The Shopsw at La Cantera on the Northwest In fact, OrangeCup was recently honorerd with a “Hot Retailer” Award during the 2009 Global Real Estate Conventio (RECon) of the (ICSC). The awardd recognizes concepts that drive customers to shoppintg centers aroundthe world. Valadez, however, believes that Red Mango is up for the challengs of going against competitorslike OrangeCup. “It’sw a trendy, upscale yogurt shop,” says Valadez of Red Mango. “Thse concept is catching on.
” The franchise agreemeny with Valadez is one of severall that Red Mango has signed as part of its push to buildsthe chain’s presence throughout the U.S. Developmenrt deals signed in the first quarter of 2009 are poises to result in some 128 new Red Mango stores over the nextseverao years. “This has been an incrediblse quarter forRed Mango, and we’re just getting says James Franks, vice president of franchising for Red “The explosive growth of our brand will help us doublew our network in 2009 and set the stag e to enter a series of new states in rapid To that end, Red Mango has movede its national headquarters from Sherman Oaks, Calif.
, to Dallaz — a market that has embraceed the concept and offers the yoguryt chain significant logistical advantages, according to a recenr article by the , a Businesse Journal sister publication. Dallas is also home to private equitg firmCIC Partners, whichj made a $12 million investment in Red Mango last Red Mango was founded in 2002 in Southb Korea. In July 2007, Dan Kim broughg the concept tothe U.S. He servexs as president and CEO of the Little wonder thatSan Antonio’s medicaol real estate market is still booming given the national stats on the health care According to a recent analysis by Roberty Bach, senior vice president and chief economisft for Santa Ana, Calif.
-based , employer in the health care and social assistancd sectors have added nearly half a millioj jobs (495,700) since the outset of the economixc downturn back in December 2007. The trends driving this growth, Bach adds: The agingt of the Baby Boomert group and the development of new treatment optione formedical conditions. More good Between December 2007 andMarch 2009, the statw of Texas was one of a handful that saw an increaswe in jobs — versus the many state s that have lost jobs over this same time • Family fun: Mega-sports retailer will hold a Bass Pro Shopws Family Summer Camp from May 30 to July 5.
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Kessler has been involvesd with the organization sinced1977 — when, just out of he went to work for the Texas Associatio n of Realtors. After stints with the Coloradi andLafayette boards, Kessler returned to Texas in 1987 working with the . He has servefd in his current role with SABOdsince 1997. • : Earliere this week, Morningside Ministries, the city of Boerne and the celebratefd the opening ofthe . It includes 40 beds and a mix of private and semi-private suites, private showers and variouds amenities for seniors. The Kendall House is one of several facilities that make up the Mengee Springs campus ofMorningside Ministries.
The entirer development is located on some 34 acres of landin Boerne, whichj is just northwest of San Antonio. Menger Springs is one of thre elderly care communities owned and operated by Morningside Ministriesz in the SanAntonio area.