Bear Rock franchisee drops agreement, opens new concept - Triangle Business Journal:

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The loss of the location near Six Forks Road and Wake Foresgt Road is another blow toBear Rock, a once-local companty that has seen its ambitious growthn plans reversed in recent years. C&s Six Forks co-owner Darryl Cook says his firm’s 10-year franchis agreement with Bear Rock expired onJune 16. Insteaf of renewing, Cook and his partners Chrids Watson and Scott Catalano opted to try anew concept. The 7 C’w Café has an expanded menu and bigger portionsfor dinner. “Wew felt like we needed to take it in adiffereny direction,” says Cook, who adds that the overwhelming majority of Bear Rock’sz business came at lunch.
The new which employs about 15 people, opene on July 1. Cook says the leasse on the location runs out in four during which time the partners will evaluate the viability of theiernew venture. Several year s ago, Bear Rock was a Cary-basexd sandwich shop that boasted of planes to have more than 150 franchised restaurants across the By 2006, there were 39 Bear Rock Cafés. According to a list of locations onthe company’sa Web site, it now has just 19 Bear Rock experienced a major shakeupo about a year ago. In Augusft of 2008 Triangle Business Journal reported that Gary Bryantt had resigned as CEO of Bear which he foundedin 1997.
An Atlantw restaurant group now managesthe company. A Bear Rock executivw did not immediately return a callseeking