Denver-based Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a new seven-unit restaurant group offering the authentic tastes of the Mediterranean, has been named to FastCasual.com’s “Top 100 2009 Movers & Shakers” list. The restaurant group, which made its debut in this fifth annual issue, ranked No. 26 among other leading national restaurant brands.
 
FastCasual.com acknowledged Garbanzo’s healthy, fresh and authentic core concepts, as well as its introduction of quality, fast casual Mediterranean cuisine. The company’s founder, Alon Mor, was also recognized for leading Garbanzo’s growth to six units in 2009 and planning to double the restaurant’s size in 2010. Additionally, FastCasual.com noted the group’s franchise effort to grow into other regions of the country, including the Midwest and Northeast.

“Ranking within the top 30 on FastCasual.com’s annual list, among many of the nation’s most prominent restaurant brands, is an absolute thrill for us,” says Mor. “Earning that high ranking our first time on the list is also very exciting. We’re happy to be recognized so prominently by such a respected industry group, and we’re glad our restaurant’s core concepts are being noticed and appreciated.”
 
According to FastCasual.com, in ranking the segment’s top 100 brands for the fifth time, the website attempted to “refine the fast casual concept as one that offers gourmet-level food or drink and an interior that wows the guest at a price that is driven by value. The concepts included [in the top 100 list] have accomplished just that.”
 
Garbanzo offers guests a variety of healthy, high-quality Mediterranean items with an emphasis on flavor, freshness and authenticity. Guests have the ability to customize every meal with items such as pita (made from scratch, on-site each day), laffas, falafel, shwarma, hummus, spiced rice, sauces and relishes. All Garbanzo salads and sauces are prepared on site daily, as well. The menu features simple and easy definitions and descriptions of each item in an effort to make guests feel comfortable with trying food that may be new to them.

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is owned and operated in Colorado. The company’s founder, Alon Mor, grew up in the Mediterranean region and is a 10-year veteran of owning and running restaurants. St. Louis Bread Company/Panera Bread founder Ken Rosenthal also is an owner and co-founder of the company. Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill uses only the freshest, quality ingredients with freshly baked pitas and laffas every day, using no preservatives or trans-fats. To learn more about Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, visit www.EatGarbanzo.com.

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