Jazzman's Café & Bakery Opens First Museum Shop

ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 11, 2010 - Jazzman's Café & Bakery, the award-winning restaurant concept from Sodexo's Retail Brand Group, announced today the opening of the first museum-based location at Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI). Guests at the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere can enjoy certified sustainable coffee and tea drinks and hand-crafted pastries, cookies, muffins, sandwiches and salads, all made in-house daily. 

With more than 200 locations nationwide, Jazzman's Café has become a daily part of life at college campuses, hospitals and corporate environments for the last decade, and now helping to create unforgettable guest experiences in leisure venues.

"The Sodexo team works tirelessly to enhance what MSI offers museum guests from the food court to inventive special events," said Connie Chambers, district manager, Sodexo. "Jazzman's Café & Bakery is known for its specialty coffees from sustainable sources and baked fresh daily treats, a surefire hit for museum guests of all ages."

Jazzman's Café & Bakery is open to the public concurrent to museum hours; regular hours are Monday - Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sodexo in North America
Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com), a member of Sodexo Group, is a leading provider of Comprehensive Service Solutions serving more than ten million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care, retirement, schools, higher education, government and remote sites. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., Sodexo, Inc. operates in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $7.7 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 120,000 employees. The Sodexo Foundation (www.SodexoFoundation.org) is an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $12.7 million in grants to fight hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at www.sodexoUSA.com/blog.

The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) offers thousands of fun and interactive exhibits and one-of-a-kind, world-class experiences to inspire the inventive genius in everyone. Through its Center for the Advancement of Science Education, MSI also aspires to a larger vision: to inspire and motivate children to achieve their full potential in science, technology, medicine and engineering. Come visit and find your inspiration! MSI is open every day except December 25. The Museum is supported in part through the generosity of the people of Chicago through the Chicago Park District. For more information, find MSI online at msichicago.org or call (773) 684-1414 or (800) GO-TO-MSI outside of the Chicago area.