Organic to Go Announces VP Retail Operation, Opens Four New Restaurants

"SEATTLE, Feb 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SBUX | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- Organic To Go (OTCBB:OTGO), the nation's first fast casual cafe chain to be certified as an organic retailer, announced that Peter Tremblay has been appointed VP Retail Operations. The Company also announced the completion of four new cafe locations in three geographic areas - all of which are now operating.

Tremblay brings 20 years of leadership experience directing large, high-performance teams, as well as expertise managing brands and multi unit operations. Tremblay joined Organic To Go after spending 10 years in operations management at Starbucks Coffee Company (NasdaqGS:SBUX). His most recent position there was District Manager, Operations. Earlier at Starbucks, as Director, Public Affairs, Tremblay led strategic public affairs initiatives, which elevated Starbucks as a socially responsible company to key stakeholders and contributed to the company being listed #2 on Fortune Magazine's List of Most Admired Companies in America. Tremblay managed a store portfolio with some of the highest performing units; achieving numerous national and world records for the company in sales, store performance and business operations. Prior to Starbucks, Tremblay co-founded a gourmet corporate food service company and was a senior manager at a commercial real estate firm."

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