Currito Opens at Boston's Logan Airport Terminal C

Posted Sat, 2008/04/12 - 10:32 by Jim Coen

Currito, Burritos without borders, opened this week at Logan Airport Terminal C.

The pre-security food court at Terminal C is part of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program. The ACDBE program is designed to help small businesses, owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, become self-sufficient and able to compete with non-disadvantaged firms.

The franchise owner, Chan Park, a US Citizen, of Korean dissent, was released from US Military Service in 1999 and has since worked in food service operations in Southern California. In 2006, Chan was looking for an opportunity to get involved in his own business. He heard about the Currito's in Horton's Plaza, in San Diego, and quickly became a fan. "I immediately liked the healthy ingredients, the freshness of the product, and the variety of flavors. The burrito may have originated from Mexico, but Currito has a fusion of flavors that takes the burrito to another level."

When Chan contacted Currito he met Joe Lanni, Vice President of Franchise Development. "We were impressed with Chan's experience, enthusiasm and desire, we where aware of the ACDBE opportunity at Logan, ran it by Chan, he saw the potential and wanted to be a part of it."

Currito has one other location in Massachusetts, it is on the Bentley College campus, in Waltham. Corporate offices for Currito are in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company currently has 10 open locations with commitments to open an 6 more units in 2008.

Chan is pleased to be part of the business community at Logan Airport, "Logan is such a busy airport, I just love being part of it, Boston has so much history, and great institutions, I'm even getting used to the weather, but I don't know if I'll ever get used to the drivers."

Cross Posted at: Franchising in New England

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With 30 years of franchise, marketing, and entrepreneurial experience, Jim Coen has developed key skills in communications, marketing, management, and franchisee/franchisor relations.

Coen took over as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Dunkin' Donuts Independent Franchise Owners (DDIFO,Inc.) on December 1, 2008. Prior to that he has been a director of and the Clerk for the DDIFO board since May, 2008. In 2009 Jim and DDIFO entered into an employment agreement that will run thru November 2012.

Coen served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Coalition of Franchisee Associations, a group of franchisee associations leaders that includes: Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, Little Caesars, Meinieke, Super Cuts, Hardees, Subway, Buffalo Wild Wings, and JD Byrider. During his time on the CFA Board, Jim served as Co-Chaor of the Fair Franchising Committee and was one of the crafters of the Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights.

For over 6 years Coen served on the Board of Directors for the New England Franchise Association, an association that is dedicated to sharing best practices to franchise professionals in New England.

For over 20 years Jim worked with Super Coups. Super Coups was a MA based direct mail franchise business to business opportunity that has sinced ceased operations in Massachusetts

Jim successfully marketed franchises for Super Coups as well as Uniglobe Travel Northeast a travel franchise, Merry Maids a maid cleaning franchise, other franchise opportunities as well as Emack & Bolio Ice Cream franchise, where he was also a franchisee.

In addition to his interests in franchising Mr. Coen serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Bridge Center, a facility in Southeastern Massachusetts that supports families by providing children with special needs the opportunity to build social, emotional, and physical skills so they may participate fully in their communities.

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