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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 2, 2008 - 21 ADVERTORIAL Fresh to go! Frescos & Company comes to Oakville and brings a new and innovative way of eating. It's convenient, fresh and easy! In years past, families joined every evening to share a meal together at the dining room table. Times have changed. While there are still some families that share in this old tradition, they are becoming fewer and fewer. With workdays becoming longer, busy schedules filled with after-school activities and more moms heading out to work than ever before, finding time to cook a hearty meal that can be eaten together as a family is a difficult task. Nowadays, these busy lifestyles lead to fast food. But there must be a healthier way to eat that's both convenient and quick. Introducing Frescos & Company. New to Oakville, this innovative company brings a new way of cooking day-to-day meals, making eating nutritious, fast, fresh and affordable. Frescos offers fresh, not frozen, packaged meals that can be taken home and cooked in six to eighteen minutes. Frescos & Company provides food that is additive and preservative free. In fact, 90 per cent of their items meet the Heart and Stroke Foundations' Heart Check criteria, making it a healthy choice for the entire family. With more than 80 fresh items ranging from stir fry's, vegetarian meals, side dishes, salads, lunch salads and soups, walking through the selection at Frescos & Company makes shopping for meals fun and simple. The items are displayed in openfaced coolers where customers are able to look through the translucent packages. There is something for everyones palette and any craving can be satisfied conveniently and nutritiously at Frescos & Company. One shopping trip is all you need... "5 busy days... 5 easy dinners... 1 trip!" `We are all about making meal times easier for you and your family, without compromising time and nutrition," explains Mike Sartor. Together with his wife Stephanie, Mike started Frescos & Company in London Ontario, after looking into the European Market where this concept had been doing very well for more than ten years. With busy careers, children and a hectic life, Mike and Stephanie decided it was time to conquer the mealtime problems they faced. After many discussions about what the solution could be, Frescos & Company was born. "It is obvious that people want to serve fresh, healthy food at home but have no time to cook and certainly not from scratch," explains Mike. After much research and planning, Frescos & Company was officially opened in London, in April 2006. The last two years showed great potential for Frescos & Company. With rave reviews from their customers, Mike and Stephanie decided it was time to expand. After opening two locations in Burlington, they decided to franchise and bring Frescos & Company's fresh, gourmet meals to the families in Oakville. "We are thrilled to be opening our first franchise store in Oakville. Oakville has FRESCOS & COMPANY FOUNDERS MIKE AND STEPHANIE SARTOR. always been one of the communities that we have been looking for an opportunity to expand into. We have been overwhelmed by the support and loyalty that Oakville shopsional and personal lives, they are concerned with nutrition and they try to avoid foods with additives and preservatives. They are tired of the frozen-food-pizza-and-rotisserie-chicken-routine, but they do not have the time to cook from scratch," explains Mike. "Inevitably, life seems to leave them with little time to get a fresh, healthy dinner on the table night after night." Frescos & Company has the solution. It's simple - by visiting one of the retail stores, customers can purchase a fresh packaged, ready to cook meal which can be cooked in the same amount of time that it takes them to set the table. What could be healthier or more convenient? We encourage people to stop by for our Grand Opening this Saturday April 5th, 2008. On Grand Opening the first 50 people to walk through the doors, will receive a FREE entrée. Also, bring in this article and receive a FREE side dish with the purchase of an entree (this offer is valid until Sunday April 6, 2008). `We are all about making meal times easier for you and your family, without compromising time and nutrition," Mike Sartor pers have demonstrated towards our stores in nearby Burlington," explains Mike. "In fact, the repeated customer requests for Frescos & Company to begin opening stores in Oakville, was instrumental in our decision to open our first Oakville location in the Shoppes on Dundas Plaza. The pace of residential expansion in this area is quite remarkable." Oakville offers the perfect clientele for Frescos & Company. "They lead busy profes- Drop by for the Grand Opening! The Grand Opening festivities will be held on Saturday, April 5th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. · FREE entrée for the first 50 people to walk through the door on Grand Opening Day (no cash value). · Bring in this article and receive a FREE side dish with the purchase of an entrée. This offer expires Sunday April 6th, 2008, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other special or offers at Oakville Frescos (no cash value). A free side dish constitutes a rice, potato or vegetable side ONLY. · Chef Dave Burnett will be offering samples of dishes and assisting customers with any questions. Enter to win 1 of 80 great prizes! Big Draw will be held Saturday May 3rd, 2008 to win one of the following: Grand Prize ­ 5 people will win a Stir Fry or Pasta Meal Kit per week for 1 (one) year! 2nd Prize ­ Win one of 25 Shoppers Drug Mart $25.00 gift cards. 3rd Prize ­ Win one of 25 iTunes gift cards or Frescos gift cards valued at $10 each. 4th Prize ­ Win one of 25 Starbucks gift cards worth $10.00 each. FRESCOS AND COMPANY 1194 Dundas Street East, Oakville 905.257.4661 www.frescosandco.com