In early January, California-based quick casual pizza chain Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza reported that Millennial Restaurant Group, a partnership between franchise veterans Junior Bridgeman and Jim Patterson, has signed an agreement to develop 30 Blaze Pizza franchise units in Florida,…
4 Rivers Adds The COOP
Described as a sophisticated Texas-style smokehouse, 4 Rivers Smokehouse was launched in late 2009 in Winter Park, Florida by John Rivers after a two-decade career in the pharmaceutical industry. The first of the casual restaurants was quickly followed with the…
Picks Up Another Restaurant Brand
In late December, Atlanta-based private equity firm, Roark Capital Group reported that an affiliate company has acquired a majority stake in the privately held CKE Inc. With its headquarters in Carpinteria, California, CKE owns and licenses the Carl’s Jr and…
To Lead Aggressive Growth
Breakfast, brunch and lunch concept First Watch Restaurants reports that Joe Genovese is joining the Bradenton, Florida-based based company as Vice President, Franchise Development. With more than 40 years experience in the restaurant, foodservice and packaged goods industries, most recently…