Co-owners Eric Warnstedt and William McNeil opened the long awaited Hen of the Wood restaurant in the Vermont Hotel on Cherry St. in Burlington, Vermont. The 95-seat restaurant features a daily changing menu based on premium ingredients found in the…
Targeting NE Tri-States
Plano, Texas-based quick casual chain, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes is targeting the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for growth. The expansion is led by a team of locally-based development agents Anthony D’Amore and his partner…
Simon Reopens Shops at Nanuet
Earlier in October, Simon Property Group, Inc. announced the grand opening of the redeveloped The Shops at Nanuet, its 750,000 square foot open-air, state-of-the-art main street center in New York’s Rockland County, that is providing customers with options for everyday shopping…
Eat, Drink, Be Happy and Grow
Since 1990, the Bar Louie chain of neighborhood bar/restaurants has operated under the ‘Eat-Drink-Be Happy’ policy. This approach has served the Addison, Texas-based chain well, having experienced a 50 percent growth in corporate locations since 2011. Presently there are over…
Like Steak with that Suit?
According to the New York Post, men’s suit retailer Brooks Brothers is planning to launch a large steakhouse concept on East 44th St., around the corner from the Brooks Brothers flagship store at 346 Madison Ave. in New York. Call…
Finish Line is in Sight
Finish Line Foods Inc. will open a Checkers Drive-In Restaurant in the former Original Burger Bros location on N. Dixie Hwy at 11th St. in West Palm Beach, Florida in October. Finish Line Foods business partners Corey Kipp and Rikki…
Lipstick, Heels Skirt & Steak
Described as ‘Female Focused’, Liberty Prime Steakhouse is a new kind of steakhouse opening at 111 Montgomery St. in Jersey City, New Jersey in mid-October. Owner New Jersey restaurateur George Makrogiannis notes that Liberty Prime makes quality meat its priority,…
New Look, New Name, Same Mandate……
Welcome to the new Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report. We may seem familiar. That’s because we used to be the Restaurant & QSR E-News but, like so many other businesses, we are changing with the times. But make no mistake,…
Paradigm Brings Jersey Mike’s North
Jersey Mike’s Subs has signed a development agreement with Paradigm Investment Group to open ten units in parts of Westchester County in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut. Additionally, acting as Area Directors, the Paradigm team will oversee growth…