MILLER PLACE, N.Y., April 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Rockelle Corporation (OTCBB:RKLC), a developer, franchiser, owner and operator of specialty food restaurants and other related concepts, is pleased to announce Maryland as the next State in its Stewart's Original Root Beer Restaurant franchise expansion. Rockelle has already signed contracts and completed the permit process for two new sites. With recent press releases announcing the first three Stewart's franchises, one in PA and two in FL, already underway, this announcement brings Rockelle's total to five new locations. As with Rockelle's first three franchises, these two new locations will also be constructed inside one of the world's largest retailers.
The first Stewart's franchise in Maryland will be located in Mt. Airy and will draw customers from the greater Washington, DC, Montgomery and Howard County areas, whose population base is approximately 1.25 million people. Permits for this site, as previously stated, have been obtained and construction is already underway.
The second franchise will be in Cambridge, located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and will draw its customer base from areas of the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware and Eastern Maryland). Permits for this location have also been received and construction is scheduled to begin immediately.
Gerry Stephan, CEO and Founder of Rockelle Corporation, expressed the following, "I am delighted to inform the investing public that our next two Stewart's Root Beer Restaurant franchises will be in Maryland. Now, with five locations across three states, and more to be announced in the coming weeks, our franchise expansion is really beginning to take shape. We are very excited about our prospects for the future."
Mr. Stephan went on to say, "With the permits in place for these two locations, and construction either underway or set to begin immediately, we expect to be up and running, and most importantly generating revenues, by mid-summer. With these two new Maryland locations, and the three sites previously announced in Florida and Pennsylvania, we are positioning Rockelle for solid growth in 2006 and years to come."
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