Coco's Bakery

Coco's Bakery Restaurant is a chain of casual dining restaurants operating in the Western portion of the United States. As of 2015, it operates 42 restaurants out of California, Arizona, and Nevada. It began as The Snack Shop in 1948 in Corona del Mar, California, and had switched owners multiple times.

Locations

As of 2015, the chain operates 42 restaurants in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

History

In 1948, The Snack Shop along the Pacific Coast Highway in Corona del Mar, California, was purchased by John and Audrey McIntosh. John and Audrey decided to purchase the restaurant after he had worked there for only two weeks. They grew the snack shop concept to many more units and then in 1960 expanded the business into Reuben's in Newport Beach. Then in 1965 expanded the Snack Shop concept to Coco's and the Reuben E. Lee. Ultimately converting all Snack Shops into Coco's. As the name implies, the restaurant features pies. After the conversion of the Snack Shops to Coco's location, as well the newly expanded Reuben's steakhouse franchise that were co-located on Coco's properties, the entire operation was sold to W.R. Grace & Co., a New York chemical conglomerate, as part of its Restaurant Services Division. During this period of Grace ownership, Grace also added local Mexican restaurant chain El Torito, Carrows and many others.