Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report

Partnership to Grow Soul-Food Concept

The Southeastern region in one of the targeted ‘hot’ regions identified in the franchise plans for the Phoenix, Arizona-based Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles. The 17-year old casual dining restaurant features a ‘soul-food’ menu that includes the scratch-made, savory fried chicken…

Purchased for Growth

In early July, Tampa, Florida-based private equity firm Third Lake Capital acquired the Ker’s WingHouse chain of sports-themed bars/restaurants in Florida, according to reports in the Tampa Bay Times. Ker’s WingHouse is a chain of 24 franchised restaurants that was…

Happy Serving Breakfasts in Atlanta

Florida-based breakfast, brunch and lunch concept First Watch opened its fifth Atlanta-area restaurant in Alpharetta in early August with a sixth location to open in just a few months in Kennesaw. The Alpharetta restaurant is located in the new Twin…

Sourcing Bigger Unit in Greensboro

Front Burner Brands is actively seeking franchisees to open a new Melting Pot restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina. Presently, the chain has six locations in North Carolina, including an existing restaurant in northern Greensboro. That existing Greensboro restaurant, which opened…

Soars into NJ

In late July, Dallas, Texas-based wing restaurant Wingstop opened its first New Jersey location. The plaza location on Elmora Ave. near Penningtton St. in Elizabeth in Union County is operating under the leadership of brand partners Vishal Patel and Kartik…

Group Re-opens Units in New Market

In mid-July, brothers Mike, James and Steven Peterson along with business partner Alison Nelson, re-opened the Hungry Howie’s Pizza quick service restaurant at 1608 W. Friendly Ave. in Greensboro in North Carolina. It is the 14th Hungry Howie’s restaurant in…

Capriotti’s Commitment Opens VA

In early august, Las Vegas-based Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop will open its first Virginia restaurant in Rosslyn. The new unit will be the inaugural restaurant for the sandwich franchise in the state and marks the chain’s commitment to expanding its reach…

Franchising Comfort Foods

In 2012, Tom Ferguson, owner of the then twelve year old Durham Catering Company, introduced a new quick service restaurant concept called Rise Biscuits & Donuts in Durham in North Carolina. The breakfast/lunch concept combines large flaky biscuits served with…

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