In mid-January, licensees Tom Little, Archie Crenshaw, Richard Gower and Lauren Gower opened a Zaxby’s restaurant at 3019 Raleigh Rd. in Wilson, North Carolina. The 4100 square foot quick casual restaurant with seating for about 90 guests features Zaxby’s unique…
Church’s Returns to DC….
In late January, hand-battered fried chicken Church’s Chicken chain celebrated the opening of its first restaurant in the Washington D.C. area in over a decade. The new restaurant is located inside the L’Enfant Plaza food court, in the heart of…
Rapid Better Burger Growth……
In January, Wayback Burgers opened a franchise location in Abercorn Commons at 8108 Abercorn St. in Savannah, its first in Georgia and started construction on a unit at the Shelter Cove Towne Centre in Hilton Head Island, its third location…
Conversions are Faster & Cheaper….
In mid-December, ARC Group Inc. opened its latest Dick’s Wings & Grill restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia to end the year with two locations in Georgia and 16 in Florida. The freestanding 4700 square foot unit is on an acre parcel on Gornto…
Another Last Stand……
Mustard’s Last Stand is a quick service Chicago-style hot dog restaurant concept that has been operating in Florida for almost 30 years. The family-owned concept opened first in 1987 in a former Dairy Queen location on East New Haven Ave.…
8th in Metro Atlanta…..
In late January, Atlanta-based Tin Lizzy’s Cantina opened its eighth metro-Atlanta location at 6320 Sugarloaf Pkwy in Duluth. The 5750 square foot unit features a hand-crafted, custom bar and seating for 224 guests, including 72 spots on the outdoor patio.…
Signs Texas Franchise Agreements……
Quick casual Burger 21 has signed franchise agreements to develop an additional restaurant in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and its first restaurant in McAllen, Texas. The Tampa-based chain currently has Texas locations in development in Irving and Austin. “We are…
Opens Number 112……
Late in January, full-service breakfast and lunch chain of restaurants, The Egg & I opened its 112th location in Coral Springs in Florida. It is also the seventh restaurant in Florida for the Centennial, Colorado-based chain. The unit is in the…
Building Man-Caves in South Florida…..
Jafrejo Holdings, and its subsidiary, the Florida Restaurant Franchise Group, are bringing the Twin Peaks casual sports bar concept to South Florida. Holding the rights to develop the concept in South Florida, the franchisee is currently under construction on its…
Have You Heard…….
In early March, seafood restaurant chain Bonefish Grill (www.bonefishgrill.com) will open an in-line location at the Town Center Aventura on Biscayne Blvd. in north Miami-Dade in South Florida. The unit is about 6454 square feet with seating for 288 including…