Organic To Go Acquires Sunflower Cafe

"Organic To Go (OTCBB:OTGO), the nation’s first fast casual café chain to be certified as an organic retailer, today announced its acquisition of Sunflowers Café and Bakery at 4660 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla. The La Jolla location will be converted to an Organic To Go branded operations, offering food made with certified organic or natural ingredients for dining at the café, take out and corporate catering. This is the second acquisition in two months for Organic To Go which made San Diego its fourth region in July.

A longtime hotbed for healthy living and organic food, San Diego now boasts hot growth for Organic To Go, which posted 69 percent growth for second quarter sales over the same period last year. The company is finding lunch a ripe frontier for today’s time-deprived consumer.

This most recent acquisition brings the total number of Organic To Go Cafes to 19. In addition to San Diego, the company has retail cafés in Orange County, Los Angeles and Washington State. Organic To Go’s commitment to rapid expansion in the health-conscious environs of greater San Diego County is also taking root in branded Organic To Go kiosks on San Diego college campuses, including SDSU and USD."

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