Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report

Buys and Targets NE Growth…….

In late April, U-Swirl Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International, which operates and franchises self-serve frozen yogurt cafés, has acquired the business assets of Let’s Yo! LLC. The acquisition of all intellectual property and worldwide franchise and license…

Continues Aggressive FL Growth……

Atlanta-based Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint is continuing an aggressive Florida expansion and will soon enter the Orlando market. Existing Tallahassee franchisee Michael Holmes has signed an agreement to build three units in Orlando in the next four years. Holmes, along with…

Opening Flagship in DC……

Introduced by celebrity chef David Adjey in mid-2012, The Chickery is a quick casual ‘better-chicken concept’ that features premium ingredients.  The menu features locally-sourced rotisserie chickens, signature Ultimate Buttermilk Chicken Fingers, homemade sauces made from scratch and unique sides like…

Major Plans for Northeast…….

Pie Five Pizza Co. has just inked a multi-unit agreement with Deleware-based franchisee Mashoor Awad that will see the chain open up to 24 new locations in several northeastern states. Awad will be developing the Pie Five Pizza brand in…

VA, FL and TX Openings This Year…..

Huddle House has recently signed franchise agreements that will add five new restaurants in Virginia, Florida and Texas. The restaurants will be in Suffolk in Virginia, Ocala in Central Florida and in Bonham, Paris and Sulphur Springs in Texas. The…

First in ‘bama……

Early in May, Hickory Tavern, the 18-year old chain of restaurant/sports bars based in Charlotte, North Carolina, opened a 6000 square foot location at the Brookwood Village in the affluent Mountain Brook area of Birmingham, Alabama.  The stand alone location…

Makes East Coast Entrance…….

California-based Habit Burger Grill started its East Coast expansion last August with a 2700 square foot end cap unit in the Fair Lawn Promenade in Fair Lawn in New Jersey’s Bergen County followed by a mid-February opening of a 3040…

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