Au Bon Pain to take its store count to 50 by March 2015

Au Bon Pain has recently launched a new menu even as the chain pushes to substantially increase the number of outlets in the country. With the recent launch of its latest outlet at Quest Mall in Kolkata, the city has a couple of Au Bon Pain cafes but that strength is set to increase dramatically over the next few months. The company has 29 outlets in the country, 26 of them in Bangalore, and they are planning take that figure to 50 by the end of March 2015. Five more outlets are expected to unveil in Kolkata and the company will invest Rs 20-30 crore over the next 18 months. Such boost in the expansion move of the company will bring in fresh business for the signage companies dealing in in-shop displays, designs and related activities.