Fort Walton Beach, FL (April 16, 2010) – San Gelato Café has announced that professional franchise developer, Robert Larry Butler, will be teaming up with San Gelato Café Franchise Development Group LLC.  Mr. Butler will be directing regional and national franchise expansion of the San Gelato Café concept.  He brings with him over 25 years of experience managing multi-unit business operations and franchises around the country.

“We are very excited to begin working with Larry.  He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with managing and building franchises from the ground up” stated Simona Faroni, owner of San Gelato Café.  “We feel the time is right to expand our proven concept into new markets around the country and we believe Mr. Butler possess the perfect background to achieve our goals.”

Mr. Larry Butler’s most recent experience includes owning and operating multiple Domino’s pizza franchises throughout Northwest Florida.  For 17 years, he managed and oversaw the opening of 10 locations in Panama City and Pensacola, Florida.  Before becoming a franchisee operator, Mr. Butler quickly moved through the Domino’s Pizza Corporate ranks to become the Senior Regional Vice President of the Southeast with management accountability for over 70,000 company employees. 

To find out more information about San Gelato Café franchise and regional development opportunities, contact Larry Butler at (850) 243-5455 or visit sangelatocafe.com.

-About the San Gelato Café-

San Gelato Café is an upscale, Italian gelateria & café that could be found on the corner of any typical neighborhood in Italy. The café specializes in authentic, artisan gelatos and sorbets that are created at a state of the art facility in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The café also serves a variety of exquisite Italian cuisine featuring fresh Paninis, salads, pizzas and wraps as well as a wide selection of specialty coffee and espresso beverages. San Gelato Café has three locations including one at Silver Sands Factory Stores in Destin, FL and another at the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island, FL.  Recently the parent company, G.S. Gelato & Desserts, has offered franchise opportunities to select individuals. In November of 2009, a new San Gelato Café opened at SoDa Road in South Jordan, UT. For more information, call the corporate office at (850) 243-5455 or visit us online at www.sangelatocafe.com

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