In late March, lifestyle and apparel brand, Loudmouth Golf, will open its first Loudmouth Grill restaurant at 8965 Conroy Windermere Rd. in Orlando, Florida. The Loudmouth Grill will offer lunch and dinner menus, including some of pro golfer John Daly’s…
Area Developer Targets South Florida
Toledo, Ohio-based pizza franchise Marco’s Pizza has launched an aggressive expansion plan targeting the South Beach, Coconut Grove, Fort Lauderdale and the Miami area. Aneesh Patel, the area developer in the Miami/FortLauderdale area, co-owns six Marco’s Pizza restaurants with his…
Weather Slows Year
Based in Addison, Texas, Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. is the owner, operator and franchisor of the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana fast-casual restaurant brands. At the end of its fiscal year 2013, the company owned and operated 102 Pollo Tropical…
Growth in the Atlanta Market
Late last month, the Burger 21 signed two new agreements that will result in three new units in the Atlanta area. Franchisee Alex Kim has signed an agreement to open a Burger 21 restaurant in Johns Creek later this year,…
To Double in Size in Five Years
Launched in 1992, Panchero Mexican Grill is a quick casual restaurant concept that features a menu of fresh Mexican fare including quesadillas, tacos, burrito bowls, salads and homemade salsas. Based in Iowa City in Iowa, the chain opened eight new…
Opens First Florida Restaurant, More Coming
In early March, Broomfield, Colorado-based Noodles & Company entered the Florida market with its first location in Orlando. The 2800 square foot unit is at 12529 State Rd 535 in the Lake Buena Vista area. The unit has seating for…
U-Swirl Sees a Future of Consolidation
After completing the acquisition of the CherryBerry and Yogli Mogli yogurt café concepts in January, in late February, Henderson, Nevada-based U-Swirl Inc. reported that its subsidiary, U-SWIRL International has acquired the business assets of Fuzzy Peach Franchising, LLC., a Wilmington,…
Papa John’s Expects to Continue Momentum in 2014
Based in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, the 30-year old Papa John’s Pizza chain of take-out and delivery restaurants presently operates over 4160 restaurants in all 50 states and in 34 countries. Over 3250 of these are both company-owned and franchised in North America.…
Que Opening in Diamond View III
Celebrity barbecue pitmaster Ed Mitchell and his son Ryan Mitchell will be opening a new barbeque restaurant at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina in early April, according to reports in the News & Observer in Durham. The…
Aggressive Plans in Varied Formats
In late February, Atlantic City-based Tony Boloney’s opened its second location in Hoboken, a community in New Jersey’s Hudson County and part of New York’s Metropolitan area. The 1075 square foot street front unit is on First St. at Willow…