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Friday May 14, 12:01 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Rainforest Cafe Opens Ninth International Location at Disneyland Paris
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999--Rainforest Cafe, A Wild Place To Shop And Eat®, opened its ninth international location in Paris on May 9 at Disneyland Paris, with a 15,600 square foot restaurant and retail unit, designed to seat approximately 330 guests.
The Rainforest Cafe Disneyland Paris location will be operated by Groupe Flo, the number one theme restaurant company in France. Groupe Flo has 64 fully-owned restaurants, as well as 12 units that are franchised.
Rainforest Cafe President Kenneth Brimmer commented, ''The opening of Rainforest Cafe at Disneyland Paris is significant for a number of reasons. This is our first property in France and we are proud to be located on the Disneyland property, further extending our relationship with Disney. We are also pleased to be associated with Groupe Flo, one of the top restaurant companies in France. The opening at Disneyland Paris represents an important link in the continued worldwide growth of the Rainforest Cafe.''
RAINFOREST CAFE, Inc. develops, owns and operates combination restaurant/retail facilities offering a stimulating and entertaining rain forest theme providing visitors with ''A Wild Place to Shop and Eat''®. There are currently 32 RAINFOREST CAFE units open including 23 domestic locations and nine international units. RAINFOREST CAFE, Inc. common shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol RAIN.
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Contact:
Rainforest Cafe, Minneapolis
Mark Robinow
Chief Financial Officer
612-945-5400
www.rainforestcafe.com
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