Two New Ruggles Green Restaurant Locations Announced

Green Cafe Management and GJR Partners are pleased to announce plans to open a third and fourth Ruggles Green restaurant during the next six months in Greater Houston.

The first location will be in the Heights and is scheduled to open in early May. A substantial renovation of the old 11th Street Cafe location will begin January. The focus is to maintain the charm of the historical old building, modernize the interior, while bringing it up to Ruggles Green standards for Green Certification. In addition, emphasis will be placed on delivering high quality local and organic food as well as excellent service, which Ruggles Green customers have grown to expect.

The second location is being constructed in Sugar Land and is scheduled to open in early July. The Sugar Land location, in Town Square, will have an expansive patio designed to be family-friendly. Amenities include a private room for customer special events and accessible parking for customers and for take out needs. 

"We are extremely pleased by the progress we have made since opening our first location in River Oaks", said Federico Marques, VP/Marketing and Co-Founder.  "Our CityCentre location is the only 4-Star Certified Green Restaurant® in Texas and one of the greenest restaurants in the world.  Our Sugar Land location will be 4-Star certified and will maintain the quality of food and customer experience we are known for.  Our goal is to expand our children's healthy, organic, and gluten-free menu options and to continuously improve our sustainability model.  It is very gratifying to see the positive response to our Ruggles Green vision, which has allowed us to push forward with two new locations."

Robert Guillerman, VP/Operations and co-founder, states, "Our customers have expectations of high quality food, at an affordable price, with excellent service".  Our confidence lies in our employees and in the experience we have gained over the last three years.  We look forward to servicing more neighborhoods in the Greater Houston area and also in becoming a valued part of those communities.  We realize that every customer has unique needs and we work hard to ensure we live up and hopefully exceed their expectations". 

Jennifer McGehee, VP GJR Partnership, commented, "Our affiliation with Green Cafe Management was formed to provide the financial support they needed to expand the Ruggles Green franchise.  We are pleased to be associated with our Ruggles Green partners and to support their vision and leadership in the Green Restaurant movement. Moreover, we look forward to providing the capital and support for the new Heights and Sugar Land locations."

Ruggles Greenis a Certified Green Restaurant® and conforms to guidelines set by the Green Restaurant Association. "Ruggles Green has completed an incredible amount of steps towards becoming more environmentally sustainable", says Jennifer Fleck, Communications Manager for the GRA. "Ruggles Green is not only the greenest restaurant in Texas, but one of the greenest in the world. They set a wonderful example for the industry, and we look forward to going even further with them in the future."


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