Papa Bello Franchise News

Aggressive kick-off planned for Papa Bello Enterprises under management leadership of Jim Wheeler and the strong executive team.
CORONA, Calif., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is kicking off an aggressive re-launch with this letter to shareholders from CEO Jim Wheeler.
"To all of my colleagues and investors: When we acquired control of Papa Bello Enterprises, we had a goal in mind. That goal was to launch a number of organizations that would move the needle across the food, marketing and advertising industries. Our goal is to create a better distribution model, sales process, healthier lifestyle, and allow consumers to customize their shopping experience, while improving sales for partner companies...

CORONA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has acquired majority control of Mamas Direct. Mama's Direct is an early stage organization using a hybrid business model that blends direct sales, brick and mortar retailing, franchising and multi-level marketing (MLM) business models to sell high quality food and food related products. Mama's Direct has been founded by a partnership of industry experts. The company is registered as a Nevada corporation.
Mama's Direct sells a complete line of healthy and nutritious "Meals to Go" pre prepared, and pre proportioned in a broad range of food groups, and food related products designed to meet the most discriminating tastes...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has acquired control of Limited Edition Ink (LEINK). Limited Edition Ink is a joint venture with Avid Ink., a 25% owner, that has developed an apparel vending system that will be deployed in theme parks, concert venues, sporting venues and other high traffic locations and will sell T-Shirts related to the specific events. Avid Ink is one of the world's leading sublimation printing companies. AI's Art Department houses innovative artists with a library of 35,000+ open line designs. The 125,000 Printing and Production facilities include pre-press, digital, and four-color sublimation machinery, supported by AI Color Profile Library to deliver the highest quality in the industry...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has acquired control of Blow Me Away Media Corp. Based in Corona, California, Blow Me Away Media Corp is in the business of providing Sales and Marketing Technologies utilizing Live Interactive Digital Media Centers on a local, national or global basis.

Jim Price, CEO of Papa Bello Enterprises states, "This acquisition follows the strategy that was referenced in our June letter to shareholders. In that letter, we stated that the company was open to acquisitions outside our core business of restaurant ownership and development. Blow Me Away Media represents a tremendous opportunity to acquire a dynamic new company and take advantage of the synergies that the combined company represents...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company's Royal India Express and Kebab Cafe subsidiaries will initiate a new marketing campaign to attract new business and increase awareness. The companies have been doing business in the greater San Diego area for several years and will be using several new methods of marketing to increase awareness. The companies also plan on hiring an in house marketing representative to coordinate the new initiatives.

Initially, they will engage a San Diego based Public Relations and marketing consultant to help with Search Engine Optimization (SEO). This will bring more eyes to the company websites royalindiaexpress.com and kebabcafe...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company's Royal India Express subsidiary will be opening an updated flagship restaurant in March. Royal India Express will be a part of the newly renovated Westfield UTC shopping mall food court in San Diego. Along with the newly renovated location, the Royal India Express menu has been significantly updated to include new items including additional Curry dishes as well as Dosa, a savory pancake like dish that is very popular in southern India.

James Price, CEO of Papa Bello Enterprises states, "Royal India Express has operated very well for the Papa Bello Enterprises over the past 18 months. They continue to prosper and evolve, even in a difficult economic environment...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company's Papa Bello Pizza subsidiary will be opening its second location in Alabama. Franchisee Terry Parmer has selected Alexander City for his location and hopes to open an additional location in the area later this year. Papa Bello expects the new location to be opened within the next two months. This will bring the total number of operating locations, across the Papa Bello Enterprises concepts, to eight and the company anticipates that additional locations could be added every six to eight months based upon economic and geographic conditions. Additional information regarding the grand opening of the Alexander City restaurant will be made available in the near future...

SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

To Our Shareholders:

Our semi annual shareholder letter provides a timely opportunity to communicate the ideas and actions that we are pursuing at Papa Bello (Pink Sheets: PAPA) and the logic behind them. I strive to explain, rather than promote, because doing so gives you a framework from which to evaluate your investment and our overall performance. We are creating a great company that can stand the test of both good and bad times.

2010 in Review

Under new management since September 2009, we have made great strides with Papa Bello through the first half of 2010. From the initial time of change in control of Papa Bello, we instituted an initiative to acquire multiple food concepts under the Papa Bello Enterprise umbrella and build out a franchise program for each concept...

SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has initiated a nationwide search for two restaurant concepts to add depth and variety to its restaurant offerings. The company is requesting that companies submit their business plans to Papa Bello Enterprises through the corporate website. Initially, Papa Bello Enterprises is interested in receiving business plans from coffee and dessert concepts as well as hamburger style concepts.

Papa Bello Enterprises currently has four exciting brands, Papa Bello Pizza, The Kebab Cafe, Pastores, and Royal India Express. Each of these brands offers an exciting culinary experience. As other concepts are added, it is the goal of Papa Bello Enterprises to be able to offer complete "food court" style eateries to shopping malls, industrial complexes and large education institutions...

BALTIMORE and SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce that its Pastore's subsidiary has signed a five year lease agreement to open and operate a Pastore's concession at the Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland. The location will serve a menu of Pastore's most popular sandwich and salad products and will be located in the main concourse's food court and will expose the Pastore's name to a brand new group of consumers. In addition, it will allow Pastore's of Rosedale to market and expand its catering and delivery business deep into Harford County which boasts a growing population of over 215,000 residents and businesses.

Ripken Stadium is a state of the art minor league ball park and home of the Aberdeen IronBirds...

SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has signed a new lease agreement to open the 2nd Kebab Cafe which will be located in the Horton Plaza Shopping Mall in the Gas Lamp Quarter of downtown San Diego. Horton Plaza, an open-air, five-level retail destination currently has approximately 130 retail stores and over 10,000,000 annual customer visits. The Kebab Cafe; a Southern California based restaurant concept specializing in Middle Eastern style cuisine with a European twist is a Kambo Brothers restaurant concept.

The build out is expected to commence within a few weeks and The Kebab Cafe should open for business on or about the 1st of June, 2010. The company expects this location to become the signature Kebab Cafe due to the significantly higher visibility and foot traffic compared to the present, profitable, location...

SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises, Inc (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has closed its acquisition of Royal India Express (RIE), a San Diego based, fast casual, Indian restaurant concept located in the Horton Plaza Shopping Mall in the Gas Lamp Quarter of downtown San Diego. Royal India Express is another successful restaurant concept from the Kambo Brothers, which also created and manages The Kebab Cafe, one of Papa Bello Enterprises restaurant concepts. RIE offers a competitive business model, taking full advantage of fast casual restaurant dining as well as catering, allowing the restaurant to bring its products out of the restaurant and into the home or business.

With the closing of this acquisition, Papa Bello Enterprises can begin to tap into the $14 Billion Dollar Indian Restaurant franchise industry, one of the largest in the world...

SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has launched a new, "one stop" corporate website. This website is a comprehensive resource for investors or entrepreneurs seeking to research Papa Bello's four (4) restaurant concepts which include: Papa Bello Pizza The Kebab Cafe Royal India Express Pastore's Bistro Several of the concepts websites have been significantly upgraded in the past month to reflect the new corporate direction of Papa Bello Enterprises from a single concept organization to a multi concept holding company. These new sites contain copious amounts of useful information which can be of significant use to customers or perspective franchisees and, if desired, entrepreneurs may apply for a franchise online...

BALTIMORE, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --To Our Shareholders: Our annual shareholder letter provides a timely opportunity to communicate the ideas and actions that we are pursuing at Papa Bello (Pink Sheets: PAPA) and the logic behind them. I strive to explain, rather than promote, because doing so gives you a framework from which to evaluate your investment and our overall performance. We are creating a great company that can stand the test of both good and bad times.

This past year was a very difficult year for the world economies and for business in the United States, and 2010 needs to be the year of restoring confidence and trust in our financial system. We have witnessed the weeding out process or the cleansing that I believe is necessary from time to time and that inevitably accompanies a difficult economic environment...

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has engaged Northern California based PacWest Solutions to handle all aspects of Papa Bello's payroll, employee relations, and benefits for corporate stores and franchisees.

The affiliation with PacWest will provide significant benefits to Papa Bello employees and franchisees, allowing them take advantage of the economies of scale associated with larger health and benefit providers. PacWest negotiates favorable rates on an aggregate level and passes through significant cost savings to their clients. For a fraction of the cost of a full in-house HR department, PacWest enables clients to offer attractive benefit packages to their employees at rates comparable to those that large corporations receive...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire Pastore's of Rosedale, Inc., a Baltimore based restaurant, deli, and bakery chain. Established in 1999, Pastore's now has two locations in the greater Baltimore area and expects to post revenues of approximately $1.4 million in fiscal year 2009. Pastore's is known for its premium deli meats, cheeses, desserts, and prepared foods. In addition, Pastore's has built a strong catering and delivery program, which Papa Bello will incorporate into its stores as well as the Kebab Cafe. The acquisition is anticipated to close no later than November 30, 2009.

Following the acquisition, Pastore's will assist Papa Bello in the design and deployment of a new franchise concept that the company expects to market nationwide under the name "Pastore's Italian Bistro & Pizzeria...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce that the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Kebab Cafe; a Southern California based restaurant concept specializing in Middle Eastern style cuisine with a European twist. Pending necessary due diligence, Papa Bello expects to close the acquisition on approximately October 31, 2009.

The Kebab Cafe currently operates a flagship location in the Westfield Mall in La Jolla, California and anticipates opening up to 10 new corporately owned locations in 2010 as well as building out the concept for franchising.

The Kebab Cafe was created by and currently operated by two brothers, Sam and Jag Kambo...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has filed the necessary paperwork to register its franchise in the states of Maryland, Virginia and California. The registration process is expected to take a few weeks, pending individual state review, comment, and due diligence. These new geographic locations contain significant potential markets for Papa Bello and enjoy unique, positive characteristics in this challenging economy.

Over the past two years, the Mid Atlantic area has been relatively insulated from the roughest aspects of the recession, due to the high concentrations of federal and state government agencies, universities, health care conglomerates, and military installations...

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that it has added Edd Ozard and David Pieffer to the company's board of directors. Mr. Ozard is currently President and CEO of Pacwest Solutions, a human resource outsourcing and benefits provider based in Pleasanton, California. Mr. Pieffer is currently a department head with Crum & Forster, a property and casualty insurance provider located in Morristown, New Jersey. Both new board members have over 30 years of professional experience and intend to use their extensive contacts to help open up additional growth and expansion opportunities for Papa Bello.

Mr. Ozard's vision carved a new path in the business industry: human resources outsourcing and consulting...

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello Enterprises, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce that the company has hired Pastore Food Corp, of Baltimore, Maryland to assist the company in its corporate planning and growth process. Pastores will assist in managing franchise acquisition, management training, marketing and operational support for existing and future locations of Papa Bello franchises.

James Price, interim CEO of Papa Bello Enterprises states, "We are thrilled to be working with Pastores in this new capacity. Their management visited our Cleveland, TN store two years ago and was so impressed with the concept that they purchased the area development rights to Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington DC...