Duffy’s Sports Grill opened its first unit on Florida’s West Coast in mid-February in Estero in the Cape Coral/Fort Myers area. The casual dining sports-themed restaurant opened on Stoneybrook Gulf Blvd. at Corkscrew Rd., across from the Miromar Outlets. It…
Ready for 2015 Expansion…..
In January 2013, Nashville, Tennessee-based quick service better-burger brand Back Yard Burgers exited Chapter 11 and just two years later, it completed 2014 with 21 consecutive months of same-store sales increases. Back Yard Burgers company-owned restaurants experienced a 10.2-percent increase…
Veterans Bring New Concepts…….
In March, restaurant veterans Brian and Monique Murray will be opening a café-style restaurant with a breakfast, lunch and early dinner menu named DIG, or Dig in Gulf, at The Market Shops, an open multi-building specialty center at the entrance…
No Statistics, Just Instincts……….
As the economy improves, and the restaurant chains start venturing into new markets, many of the larger malls across the country are, and will, experience expansions and renovations, not to mention a tenant shuffle to accommodate the new arrivals. Regional…
Have You Heard…..
Restaurateurs Bob and Chris Fahey have opened their latest restaurant Cross & Orange (732/361-5502 www.crossandorange.com), in Asbury Park in the Jersey Shore area of New Jersey. The 4000 square foot unit is in the Park Overlook building on Cookman Ave.…
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate……
Everywhere you look today, someone is trying to pin blame. Whether it was the last minute pass in the Super Bowl, defense that that let down and caused the loss in last night’s hockey game or the too rapid expansion…
Marketing an Emerald Coast Plaza……….
Early in February, real estate firm, Marcus & Millichap reported that it had been retained to market for sale the Choctaw Plaza in Fort Walton Beach in Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast area on behalf of owner Choctaw Plaza Ltd. Choctaw…
Name Change & Aggressive Growth…..
Late in 2014, ten year old breakfast and lunch concept Toast Cafe reported that it was planning to change its name to Famous Toastery. Along with the name change, CEO Robert Maynard added that the Charlotte, North Carolina-based chain expects…
Still in the Early Stages……
In responding to reports of the J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood chain moving into South Florida, Warren Lane, the company’s National Director, Franchising and Development, stated that while the company has identified South Florida as a growth market for…
Wendy’s Selling 500 to Franchisees….
In early February, Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s Co. announced unaudited systemwide sales of $502-million for the fourth quarter that ended in late December 2014. This 15.3 percent decrease from the $592-million recorded at this time a year earlier resulted from the…