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Melt Gelato and Crepe Café announces over a million customers served

Laguna Hills, CA-  Over a million customers have said goodbye to boring old ice cream and ‘ciao’ to Melt Gelato and Crepe Café (OTCBB: MLTC). The company has proudly announced that more than 1,750,000 customers have scooped up gelato at its corporate and franchise owned restaurants.

The landmark of such a large number of consumers speaks literally, in millions. The following of gelato fans has far surpassed Melt Gelato and Crepe Café’s expectations as they become the new face of the frozen dessert industry.

Melt Gelato & Crepe Café offers 32 flavors of authentic Italian gelato and sorbetto, delicious smoothies, rich-brewed Italian specialty coffee, and 15 varieties of both sweet and savoury crepes.  The company’s gelato, which includes flavors such as Banana Caramel Praline, Tiramisu, White Chocolate Raspberry, Tequila Lime, Pomegranate, and Acai (palm berries from the Amazon Jungle), is made with 100 percent natural ingredients, without additives or preservatives.  Best of all, gelato has far less air content than premium ice cream and contains much less fat, resulting in an end product that is softer and smoother in texture. In fact, some of Melt’s flavors are both dairy and fat-free. 

“In the short period of time that the company has been in existence, it has served a rapidly growing number of customers, reflecting the popularity of our innovative gelato and crepe concept,” said Clive Barwin, president & CEO of Melt Inc. “We achieved a significant milestone in serving one million customers in our third year of operation. With an ambitious schedule of new restaurant openings scheduled for 2007, we are well positioned to build on the enthusiasm for our offerings.”

About Melt Gelato & Crepe Café

The Melt Gelato & Crepe Café concept was founded by Clive Barwin in 2003 and began franchising in 2005.  Melt Gelato & Crepe Café offers 32 flavors of authentic Italian gelato and sorbetto, delicious smoothies, richly-brewed Italian specialty coffee, and 15 varieties of sweet and savoury crepes.  Adding to its existing three corporate owned and seven franchised locations, company plans call for 35 new Melt Gelato & Crepe Café locations to open by spring 2007, with a total of 1,000 over the next five years.  Melt Inc is a publicly traded company trading under the symbol (MLTC).