Media Release

LETTIERI ESPRESSO BAR + CAFE GOES IN EXCITING NEW DIRECTIONS

(TORONTO, CANADA-May 20, 2004)
With coffee houses springing up all around Metro Toronto, long time Canadian owned Lettieri Espresso Bar + Cafés are proud to announce the opening of two dramatically new stores. Featuring two new concepts that are expected to change the way Torontonians think about cafés.

Lettieri's flagship Belair store, in Toronto's Yorkville shopping district has recently reopened at 94 Cumberland at Belair after some exciting renovations. In conjunction with the grand re-opening of the Belair location, Lettieri is overjoyed to also announce the launch of its first combo store, matching Lettieri Espresso Bar + Café and Hero Certified Burgers at 230 Commerce Valley Drive.

The Belair location, reopened recently and with its café liquor license is reclaiming its spot as one of Toronto's premier cafes. Concurrently, the combo store, at Commerce Valley, the first of its kind in Southern Ontario, is creating a buzz with food critics, hamburger aficionados, and coffee lovers.

Combo owners, Fazal Bhamami (Lettieri Espresso Bar + Café) and Tazeem Walji (Hero Certified Burgers) says of the new store, "We are proud to be the flagship combo store leading the way as a showpiece for future Lettieri and Hero franchisees."

For more information please contact:

Anthony Ascrizzi
Director of Operation
Tel: (416) 740-2304
Cel: (416) 890-5987

Lettieri Head Office
129 Turbine Drive
Toronto, Ontario M9L 2S7
Telephone 416.740.2304

For franchise applications please visit www.lettiericafe.com or www.heroburgers.com