Jackie Balin at CBRE/Fameco Retail Services is marketing for lease a former restaurant unit in the southwest area of Philadelphia’s Center City area. The street-front corner unit is at 2227 Pine St. at 23rd St., across from Fitler Square. The…
Starts 2014 Openings in Virginia
With its new BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse that opened in November, California-based BJ’s Restaurants Inc. ended the year with 146 restaurants. The company added about 17 restaurants in 2013. In early February, it kicked off 2014 with a new BJ’s…
Continues Domestic and International Growth
New Orleans-based franchise chain Smoothie King is on track to open 160 new locations in 2014 in cities such as Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Tallahassee, Washington D.C. and other markets throughout the U.S. In addition, the chain of smoothie…
Celebrates Ten Years With 15 Openings
To mark its 10th Anniversary, Newk’s Eatery will open 15 restaurants during this calendar year and the owners have set their sights on opening a total of 200 restaurants by 2019. The upscale quick casual concept presently operates nine company-owned…
Beem Takes Over Krispy Kreme International
In February, Dan Been joins Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. at its Winston-Salem, North Carolina headquarters as Senior Vice President of the company and President, International. He will be responsible for the company’s international franchise business segment and will report to…
A Wage Hike Could End Growth
Quick casual is the fastest growing segment in the restaurant business today. You certainly don’t need an expensive survey conducted by a team of lawyers to tell you that. All you need to do is take a drive to the…
Starts 2014 with Pizzeria Openings
Orlando-based Flippers Pizzeria started 2014 off with the opening of two new restaurants in Florida. The 27-year old chain of casual family restaurants that features the brick oven baked pizzas opened a corporate location at the Dolphin Plaza at 11062…
Bringing the Heat to Hollywood
In early February, New Orleans-style barbeque chain VooDoo BBQ & Grill will open its fourth restaurant in South Florida. Franchisee Florida Restaurant Franchise Group LLC is opening a 3500 square foot end cap unit in the Target-anchored Hollywood Hills Plaza…
Launches Next Challenge
Recognized from the Food Network’s Cup Cake Wars program while operating the Pralines Bakeshop in downtown Newburyport in Massachusetts, Ron and Rhonda Weisheit sold the business in early 2011 in order to move onto their next challenge, to open a…
Wearing of the Green in Simsbury
Later in February, West Hartford, Connecticut-based McLadden Restaurant Group will be opening its fourth McLadden’s Irish Publick House in Simsbury, just west of Hartford, Connecticut. Renovations are well underway on the former Iron Frog Tavern location on Wilcox St. in…