Mimi's Cafe

Mimi's Bistro + Bakery (formerly Mimi's Café) is an American restaurant chain with 77 locations in 24 states.[1] Originally headquartered in Irvine, California, its headquarters moved to Dallas, Texas in 2014 after 36 years in California.[2][3] It serves French and American food, with French decor and themes.

Mimi's Bistro + Bakery
Formerly
Mimi's Café
Industryrestaurant
HeadquartersDallas, Texas (current HQ)
Irvine, California (former HQ)
Number of locations
77 locations
Area served
California
Key people
Arthur J. Simms
Thomas Simms
Brian Taylor
Paul Kurz
Productsfrench and american food
SubsidiariesLeDuff America
Websitewww.mimiscafe.com

Arthur J. Simms (who headed the commissary at MGM Studios in the 1950s), his son Thomas Simms, Brian Taylor, and Paul Kurz opened the first Mimi's Cafe in December 1978 in Anaheim, California. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. purchased the Mimi's Cafe restaurant chain (operating under SWH Corporation) in July 2004 for USD$182 million.[4] Mimi’s Cafe was sold to the U.S. branch of Groupe Le Duff, which also owns the La Madeleine restaurants, in February 2013.[5][6]

History

Mimi's Bistro + Bakery is a wholly owned subsidiary of LeDuff America and was founded as Mimi's Cafe by American airman Arthur Simms, who was stationed in France during World War II. He named the restaurant after a French woman he met in a party after the liberation of the country.[7] In July of 2019, the company re-branded as Mimi's Bistro + Bakery in order to "reflect the company’s desire to make Mimi’s a destination restaurant, where diners can sit down for a leisurely experience over food and affordable wine." [8]

References
  1. "Mimi's Cafe rebrands to Mimi's Bistro & Bakery and has some new French wines". Orange County Register. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mimi-593332-cafe-duff.html
  3. Luna, Nancy (2014-02-08). "Mimi's Café eliminates 10 jobs as corporate move to Texas begins". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  4. FundingUniverse – Company Histories – SWH Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-11-02.
  5. Ruggless, Ron (2013-03-05). "Phil Costner named president of Mimi's Café". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  6. Schroeder, Eric (2013-03-06). "Le Duff acquires Mimi's Cafe". Baking Business. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  7. Emmis Communications (May 1998). Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. p. 12. ISSN 0279-0483.
  8. "Le Duff bids adieu to Mimi's Café as it rebrands to Mimi's Bistro & Bakery". Nation's Restaurant News. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
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