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 and 57 franchise-owned restaurants in about twelve Southeastern states. “Many of our franchisees are seeing double-digit year-over-year growth,” said Co-founder Don Newcomb. “Through seasoned, multi-unit franchise expansion, we will solidify Newk’s position in the Southeast and begin to expand contiguously into new territories.” The company has sold the rights to more than 100 new restaurants opening over the next four years, including development plans in the lower Midwest, Texas, the Carolinas and Maryland, and expects to reach a total of 200 locations within five years. The restaurants’ menu features freshly prepared hand-tossed salads, oven-baked sandwiches, California-style pizzas and made-from-scratch soups prepared in an open view kitchen and delivered tableside in an upscale, family-friendly dining room. The restaurants operate in 3500 to 4500 square foot units. In addition to openings scheduled for Little Rock in Arkansas and Opelika in Alabama, a 4000 square foot freestanding Newk’s Eatery is opening shortly at Briarcliff Rd. and N. Druid Hills Rd NE in Atlanta, Georgia…….
CATEGORY: Quick Casual
Chain Name: Newk’s Eatery
Company Name: Newk’s Franchise Company
Street Address: 2680 Crane Ridge Dr., Jackson, Mississippi 39216
Tel: 601/982-1160 Fax: 601/982-1161
Email: inquiries@newks.com & franchise@newks.com Website: www.newks.com)
Menu Specialty: Made-to-order choices including fresh-tossed salads, oven-baked sandwiches, California-style pizzas, made-from-scratch soups and homemade cakes.
Introduced: 2004 in Oxford, Mississippi
No. of Locations: Over 65 in about 12 states. About 15 planned for 2014 and total of 200 by 2019.
Areas of Operation: United States, Focus on the Southeast
Types of Location: Streets, Plazas, Lifestyle Centers, Malls, Freestanding, End Caps, Etc.
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchise
Size Req’d: 3500 to 4500 sq.ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): Patios
Contact Name: Chris Newcomb-Founder, CEO (c.newcomb@newks.com)
Don Newcomb-Founder, Chairman (dnewcomb@newks.com)
Debra Bryson-Founder, Vice President (dbryson@newks.com)
Stephen J. Hinkis – Vice President, Franchise Operations (stephenjhinkis@newks.com)
Kevin Anderson – Vice President, Company Operations
Keith Moody – Territory Director, Franchise Operations
Tiffany Croxton – Franchise Support Specialist (tiffany@newks.com)
Janet McDaniel – Dir Purchasing (jmac@newks.com)
John Lokey – Franchise Support Specialist (jlokey@newks.com)
Matt Wilson – Opening Training & Development Specialist (mattwilson@newks.com)
Billy Jerome – Opening Training & Development Specialist (bjerome@newks.com)
Rachael Shannon – Building & Design Project Manager (rshannon@newks.com)
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