Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc., has sold 14 company-operated restaurants in Tampa in Florida’s West Coast to Mosaic Investments Inc., a growing restaurant developer committed to investing in and growing the Arby’s brand. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the fully integrated investment…
Char-Hut Kicks Off National Expansion
In late February, Char-Hut Franchising LLC, through a licensing agreement with Char-Hut of America Inc., completed the sale of the first Char-Hut restaurant franchise to Blankstein Investment Partners Inc. The unit is scheduled to open in July at the Coral…
Hectic Month for Dickey’s BBQ
In late March, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit opened in Vienna/Merrifield in Northern Virginia, the chain’s sixth location in Virginia. This comes on the heels of the opening of a unit on Tyrone Blvd. North near 22nd Ave. North in St. Petersburg in…
Iron Chef Garces Coming to New York
According to various internet food and drink publications including Eater and The Daily Meal, Philadelphia-based restaurateur Jose Garces will enter the New York City market in 2015. The 7500 square foot fine dining restaurant will be part of the Brookfield…
Another Rumored for Florida
According to media reports, The Briad Group, a New Jersey-based hospitality company that develops the Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar east of the Mississippi, is in discussion for a location in the Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota in…
Express Prototype for Future Growth
Last month, southern barbecue franchise Woody’s Bar-B-Q its first Woody’s Bar-B-Q Express in the Lake Mary Village at Lake Mary and Greenwood boulevards in Lake Mary, Florida. The concept comes after co-founders Woody Mills and Yolanda Mills-Mawman introduced a full-service-location-turned-fast-casual-prototype…