Cosi, Inc. Announces Earnings Call for 2015 Third Quarter Results
November 02 2015 - 6:30AM
Così, Inc. (NASDAQ:COSI), the fast casual restaurant company, today
announced that it expects to release 2015 third quarter results
after the close of market on November 12, 2015, and to host an
investor teleconference and webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
that day to discuss the Company’s results for the 2015 third
quarter. The webcast will be broadcast live and available for
replay for a limited time thereafter at:
AudioDial-In Number: 877 474
9502Secondary Dial-In Number: 857 244 7555Participant
Code: 47606753Note: Participants should dial in a
few minutes prior to the start time
WebcastWebsite link:
http://ir.getcosi.comNote: Live, then archived for one
year
ReplayDial-In Number: 888
286.8010Secondary Dial-In Number: 617
801.6888Participant
Code: 68957723Note: Available from November
12, 2015 (at 9:00 p.m. ET) until November 19, 2015 (11:59 PM
ET)
About Così, Inc.Così
(http://www.getcosi.com) is an international fast casual restaurant
company. At the heart of every Cosi® restaurant is an
open-flame stone-hearth oven where the Così® signature flatbread is
made from scratch throughout the day. The flatbread is made
from a generations-old recipe and is part of many Così® favorites.
Così® was founded on the idea that good-for-you food should be
delicious. Menu items are made using fresh ingredients and
distinctive sauces and spreads to create edgy flavors. The
menu features made-to-order sandwiches, hand-tossed salads, bowls,
breakfast wraps, melts, all natural soups, signature Squagels®,
artisan flatbread pizzas, S`mores, snacks and desserts.
Guests can also enjoy handcrafted beverages and a variety of
coffee-based and specialty beverages.
Così® employees create a welcoming environment
where guests are invited to relax and enjoy great food. In
many cases, Così® is the cornerstone of the communities that they
are in and take pride in supporting community organizations and
local charities. There are currently 79 Company-owned and 30
franchise restaurants operating in fifteen states, the District of
Columbia, Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates.
"Così," "(Sun & Moon Design)" and related
marks are registered trademarks of Così, Inc. in the U.S.A. and
certain other countries. Copyright © 2015 Così, Inc. All rights
reserved.
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. This press release
contains statements that constitute forward- looking statements
under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are
statements about future events and expectations and not statements
of historical fact. The words "believe," "may," "will," "should,"
"anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "objective," "seek,"
"plan," "strive," or similar words, or negatives of these words,
identify forward- looking statements. We qualify any
forward-looking statements entirely by these cautionary factors.
Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs,
assumptions and expectations of our future economic performance,
taking into account the information currently available to
management. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or
financial condition to differ materially from the expectations of
future results, performance or financial condition we express or
imply in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could
contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to:
the results being reported in this release are unaudited and
subject to change; the cost of our principal food products and
supply and delivery shortages and interruptions; labor shortages or
increased labor costs; changes in demographic trends and consumer
tastes and preferences, including changes resulting from concerns
over nutritional or safety aspects of beef, poultry, produce, or
other foods or the effects of food-borne illnesses, such as E.
coli, "mad cow disease" and avian influenza or "bird flu";
competition in our markets, both in our business and in locating
suitable restaurant sites; our operation and execution in new and
existing markets; expansion into new markets including foreign
markets; our ability to attract and retain qualified franchisees
and our franchisees' ability to open restaurants on a timely basis;
our ability to locate suitable restaurant sites in new and existing
markets and negotiate acceptable lease terms; the rate of our
internal growth and our ability to generate increased revenue from
our existing restaurants; our ability to generate positive cash
flow from existing and new restaurants; fluctuations in our
quarterly results due to seasonality; increased government
regulation and our ability to secure required government approvals
and permits; our ability to create customer awareness of our
restaurants in new markets; the reliability of our customer and
market studies; cost effective and timely planning, design and
build out of restaurants; our ability to recruit, train and retain
qualified corporate and restaurant personnel and management; market
saturation due to new restaurant openings; inadequate protection of
our intellectual property; our ability to obtain additional capital
and financing; adverse weather conditions which impact customer
traffic at our restaurants; and adverse economic conditions.
Further information regarding factors that could affect our results
and the statements made herein are included in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additional information is available on Così's
website athttp://www.getcosi.com in the investor relations
section.
InvestorRelations@getcosi.com
Miguel Rossy-Donovan
Chief Financial Officer
(857) 415-5020