Naples, FL, February 11, 2010 – Naples Tomato Franchising, LLC today announced that it has awarded its first restaurant franchise license to EWINE, LLC of Southington, Connecticut, for the Stamford/Greenwich, Connecticut area. Naples Tomato is an award-winning restaurant concept that originated in Naples, Florida. Naples Tomato offers a uniquely American approach to Mediterranean food and lifestyle – Vine Dining™ – that delivers the value and flexibility of casual dining with the casual elegance of finer dining.
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TWITTER GROWS RESTAURANT REVENUES
“So you tell me. Does this whole Twitter thing work? If I had a local business, I would certainly be using it to grow my business, and Tomato is a perfect example as to how to use Twitter correctly. Nice job! Great dinner!”
PizzaMarketplace.com: Naples Tomato’s Great Franchising Experiment
“Our goal is to build a vine, not a chain, that brings together franchisees with a franchise system that connects people to people, winemakers to guests, and the business with the community,” Read the full article here.
Nation’s Restaurant News: Mediterranean Restaurant Concepts Look to Expand
“With Mediterranean cuisine heralded as one of the culinary trends to watch, two restaurant operators look to capitalize on the interest in the region’s food with franchising plans.”
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AWARD-WINNING NAPLES, FLORIDA, RESTAURANT NAPLES TOMATO TO OFFER FRANCHISES
Naples Tomato, a nationally recognized restaurant and local institution in Naples, Florida, today announced its plan to expand through franchising. Naples Tomato offers a uniquely American approach to Mediterranean food and lifestyle – Vine Dining™ – that delivers the value and flexibility of casual dining with the casual elegance of finer dining.
HOW TO BUILD THE PERFECT LASAGNA
Home chefs often struggle when making the much-loved Italian dish, lasagna, says Jack Serfass, co-owner and founding executive chef of the Naples Tomato restaurant in Naples, Florida. They struggle to hit that perfect spot between an overcooked square and a mushy pile that immediately collapses when taken out of the pan.
An Interview with Tanya Fox of Naples Tomato
“Companies are flocking to social media for marketing purposes. However, beyond acquiring and keeping customers, social media can improve daily business operations – as Naples Tomato, a nationally recognized restaurant in Naples, Florida, is finding out.”
NAPLES TOMATO BRINGS MOZZARELLA BAR TO FLORIDA
Always on the culinary cutting-edge, Naples Tomato is the first Florida restaurant to introduce the “mozzarella bar,” a cheese tasting concept already popular in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and throughout Europe.
NAPLES TOMATO RECIPIENT OF WINE SPECTATOR AWARD
Naples Tomato, the acclaimed Italian restaurant in North Naples, not only offers an impressive menu of award-winning cuisine, but an equally impressive wine list, confirmed by Wine Spectator Magazine which awarded the restaurant its second highest honor – Best of Award of Excellence – in its Annual Restaurant Awards for 2008. The Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards recognize restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers.
NAPLES TOMATO RECEIVES COLLIER COUNTY WRAP REWARD
Naples Tomato, a full-service Italian restaurant in North Naples, can add another award to its impressive list: the WRAP Award presented by Collier County Commissioners in recognition of the restaurant’s enhanced and innovative recycling programs.