Avalon International Breads is growing its Detroit presence yet again with a cafe and grab-and-go station in the new Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business.

The university plans to move its 200 business school faculty and staff into the newly constructed building on Woodward Avenue next to Little Caesars Arena in Midtown by Friday and start offering classes there this fall.

The Detroit-based bakery expects to open its latest cafe sometime before Aug. 29 — the date the fall semester starts, according to a Monday news release from Wayne State.

The 700-square-foot location will have a cafe counter, around 30 seats and retail, with public access from Woodward Avenue and from inside the school, Avalon owner Jackie Victor said. The bakery expects to invest about $150,000 building out the space with assistance from Wayne State, its landlord.

"It's got two walls that are entirely windows," Victor said. "It's just stunning right on Woodward ... Hopefully we'll be servicing a little bit of the stadium traffic, as well."

The cafe will open early and stay open through evenings to serve traffic attending nighttime master's classes, Victor said.

Avalon will serve breakfast sandwiches, a variety of coffee drinks, its popular baked goods and grab-and-go items such as sandwiches and salads.

Since Avalon first opened more than 20 years ago on Willis Street in Cass Corridor, it has grown to open a 50,000-square-foot bakehouse on Bellevue Street, a cafe and kitchen in Ann Arbor, a cafe and restaurant in downtown Detroit and most recently a cafe and biscuit bar in New Center. No other locations are currently planned.

Victor said she wants Avalon finish its Ilitch school location and then "catch our breath and really focus on digging into the projects we're doing right now."

As well as stopping in Avalon, Ilitch school students will be able to walk next door for 15 percent discounts with their university-issued OneCards on nonalcoholic items at Little Caesars Arena restaurants, Wayne State spokesman Steve Townsend said. Wayne State has an agreement with food service provider Delaware North Sportservice for Kid Rock's Made in Detroit and the District Market, but is still in talks to offer similar deals at the sports venue's Sports & Social Detroit pub and Mike's Pizza Bar.