McAlister’s Deli has signed three development agreements with new and existing franchisees that will see restaurants opening in Southern Georgia and North, Central and Southwest Florida. Existing franchisee DMAC 81 LLC, based in Summerville in South Carolina, plan to open several new restaurants between southern Georgia and North Florida. The group currently operates several McAlister’s locations across South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. McAlister’s also signed development agreements with two new franchise groups to open restaurants on the west coast of Florida between Naples and Sarasota, as well as in Orlando. New franchisees Christina Berry, Mark Graff and Jeff Paulsen bring to McAlister’s their experience in multi-unit restaurant management with Steak n Shake, as well as a background in commercial and residential property development. Their franchise group, Good Eats Florida, is targeting development in the Orlando market in communities such as Clermont, Celebration, Winter Garden, MetroWest, Dr. Phillips, Lake Nona and Kissimmee. The new franchisees in Southwest Florida are also Five Guys franchisees and are targeting McAlister’s Deli development in Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota. “With these three groups, we have the opportunity to bring McAlister’s to untouched markets in Florida like Sarasota, Naples and Orlando, as well as expanding into southern Georgia,” said Jeff Sturgis, McAlister’s Vice President, Franchise Development. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, the 26-year old brand has over 335 restaurants in 24 states. The quick casual restaurants offer dine-in, take-out and catering services and a menu known for its sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister’s Famous Sweet Tea. McAlister’s Deli is part of the FOCUS Brands Inc. group of restaurants.
Then in early June, McAlister’s reported that it has also signed another multi-unit development agreement to open its first restaurants in South Florida. The ten-unit agreement is with local husband and wife team Marcelo and Berny Montalvan to open McAlister’s restaurants across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The first unit is expected to open in early 2016. The franchisees are targeting the Doral, Aventura, South Miami, Davie, Plantation, Coral Springs, Pembroke Pines and Fort Lauderdale markets. The Montalvans have been multi-unit Fuddruckers franchisees for about 13 years.
CATEGORY: Quick Casual
Chain Name: McAlister’s Deli
Company Name: McAlister’s Corp.
Mississippi Corporate Office Address: 731 S. Pear Orchard Rd., Suite 49, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 (Tel: 601/952-1100 & 888/855-3354)
Georgia Corporate Office Address: 4501 North Point Pkwy, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022
Email: [email protected] Website: www.mcalistersdeli.com
Menu Specialty: Fresh sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister's Famous Sweet Tea
Introduced: 1989 in Oxford, Mississippi.
No. of Locations: Over 335 in 24 states
Areas of Operation: National
Types of Location: Freestanding and End cap units in grocery-anchored centers, power centers, lifestyle centers.
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchise
Size Req’d: 3000 to 4000 square feet
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): Minimum 40 feet frontage, Visibility, Access, 50,000 residential within three miles, $50,000-plus median household income, 30,000-plus daytime population within three miles, Main artery traffic of 25,000-plus per day.
Contact Name: Frank Paci – President, CEO
Carl Jakaitis – CFO
Patrick Walls – Chief Admin & Development Officer
Jeff Sturgis - Vice President, Franchise Development
John Drummond – Vice President, Human Resources
John E. Gilroy - Dir Real Estate (314/482-3112 [email protected]) 814 Kings Cliff Rd., St. Louis, MO 63122
Stephen E. Phillips – Vice President, Real Estate (601/952-1143 [email protected]) 721 Avignon Dr., Suite A, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157
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PARENT COMPANY: FOCUS Brands Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
Related Chains: FOCUS Brands’ banners also include Carvel, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Auntie Anne’s and Seattle’s Best Coffee
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