California Tortilla

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California Tortilla Group, Inc.
California Tortilla
Company type Private
Industry Restaurant Franchising
Genre Fast casual
FoundedAugust 4, 1995;30 years ago (1995-08-04)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
FoundersPam Felix
Alan Cohen
Headquarters
Potomac, Maryland
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U.S.
Number of locations
39 in U.S. as of Jan 2020; franchised since 2003
Area served
Key people
Jennifer Rorie (CEO)
Aaron Goldberg (Director)
Sara Mahaffey (Director of marketing)
Products Mexican-style food such as Burritos, salads, etc.
Services Catering
RevenueUS$99.627 million (2021)
Number of employees
654 (2021)
Website californiatortilla.com

California Tortilla, also known as Cal Tort, is an American chain of franchised fast casual Mexican-style restaurants, the first of which was opened in August 1995 in Bethesda, Maryland by business partners Pam Felix and Alan Cohen. [1] The chain's menu is comparable to that of its competitors, such as Baja Fresh and Chipotle Mexican Grill. [2] A typical restaurant has 2,500 square feet (230 m2) with seating for 75 people. [1] California Tortilla was voted by readers of Washingtonian magazine as having the best burritos in both 2009 [3] and 2010, [4] and "best Mexican" in 2014 [5] and 2015. [6] In 2019, it was awarded Best Fast Casual by Washington City Paper readers.

References

  1. 1 2 Kretikos, Eleni (May 14, 2004). "California Tortilla franchises into N. Va. and beyond". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ Heath, Thomas (October 22, 2007). "Tortilla Franchise Growing Up". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Best of Washington: Readers Pick Their Favorites". Washingtonian Magazine. July 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Taco Talk July 2010 Issue 180". California Tortilla. July 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ Spiegel, Anna (August 11, 2014). "Free food alert". Washingtonian Magazine. Retrieved February 18, 2015. Washingtonian readers voted California Tortilla 'best Mexican' in our 2014 Best Of Washington survey
  6. ↑ "We asked readers what their favorite spots in the District were. Here are the winners". Washingtonian Magazine. July 2, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015. Best Mexican: California Tortilla This fast-casual chain offers burritos both traditional (mesquite-grilled chicken) and trendy (Korean barbecue).
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