MILLER PLACE, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Rockelle Corporation (OTCBB:RKLC), a franchiser, developer and operator of specialty food restaurants and cafes, announces the hiring of Steven Gardner, Managing Director of Franchise Partners International (FPI) to accelerate the locating of new franchisers and restaurant sites for Taco Time eateries.
Rockelle Corp., as previously reported, has the exclusive area development rights for Taco Time in the five New York Burroughs as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island, NY. Franchise Partners International is a marketing and development company specializing in franchising, licensing, location and distribution of quick-service food franchises. Over the past decade, Mr. Gardner has opened hundreds of new franchise locations. Mr. Gardner has also been involved in site location, lease negotiations, and store build-out for new franchise locations.
Gerard Stephan, CEO & Founder of Rockelle Corporation, stated, "Having Franchise Partners International working on our behalf should greatly accelerate our plans for launching new Taco Time franchises throughout the greater New York metropolitan area."
In other news, Mr. Stephan was interviewed for broadcast on CEO Cast on Monday December 12, 2005. CEO Cast has approximately 27,000 institutional investors, venture capitalists, funds and analysts and an estimated 1.5 million plus e-mail subscribers. This interview allowed Mr. Stephan to discuss in depth, and answer key questions, during a 15-minute segment about Rockelle's plans for expansion and its promising future.
As a result of the CEO Cast program and FPI's business contacts, Rockelle has already begun receiving requests for information about Taco Time franchising opportunities. Mr. Stephan said, "We intend for this to be the first of many national and local exposure programs that we will be using to promote our company to both the investing public and new franchise seekers."
Rockelle is also currently working on a number of other new, potentially lucrative food concepts and eateries that the company believes could hasten their growth in 2006-2007 and beyond.
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