Everywhere you look today, someone is trying to pin blame. Whether it was the last minute pass in the Super Bowl, defense that that let down and caused the loss in last night’s hockey game or the too rapid expansion…
Marketing an Emerald Coast Plaza……….
Early in February, real estate firm, Marcus & Millichap reported that it had been retained to market for sale the Choctaw Plaza in Fort Walton Beach in Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast area on behalf of owner Choctaw Plaza Ltd. Choctaw…
Name Change & Aggressive Growth…..
Late in 2014, ten year old breakfast and lunch concept Toast Cafe reported that it was planning to change its name to Famous Toastery. Along with the name change, CEO Robert Maynard added that the Charlotte, North Carolina-based chain expects…
Still in the Early Stages……
In responding to reports of the J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood chain moving into South Florida, Warren Lane, the company’s National Director, Franchising and Development, stated that while the company has identified South Florida as a growth market for…
Wendy’s Selling 500 to Franchisees….
In early February, Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s Co. announced unaudited systemwide sales of $502-million for the fourth quarter that ended in late December 2014. This 15.3 percent decrease from the $592-million recorded at this time a year earlier resulted from the…
Service & Product to Wilson County……
In mid-January, licensees Tom Little, Archie Crenshaw, Richard Gower and Lauren Gower opened a Zaxby’s restaurant at 3019 Raleigh Rd. in Wilson, North Carolina. The 4100 square foot quick casual restaurant with seating for about 90 guests features Zaxby’s unique…
Church’s Returns to DC….
In late January, hand-battered fried chicken Church’s Chicken chain celebrated the opening of its first restaurant in the Washington D.C. area in over a decade. The new restaurant is located inside the L’Enfant Plaza food court, in the heart of…
Rapid Better Burger Growth……
In January, Wayback Burgers opened a franchise location in Abercorn Commons at 8108 Abercorn St. in Savannah, its first in Georgia and started construction on a unit at the Shelter Cove Towne Centre in Hilton Head Island, its third location…
Conversions are Faster & Cheaper….
In mid-December, ARC Group Inc. opened its latest Dick’s Wings & Grill restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia to end the year with two locations in Georgia and 16 in Florida. The freestanding 4700 square foot unit is on an acre parcel on Gornto…
Another Last Stand……
Mustard’s Last Stand is a quick service Chicago-style hot dog restaurant concept that has been operating in Florida for almost 30 years. The family-owned concept opened first in 1987 in a former Dairy Queen location on East New Haven Ave.…