In early April, franchise group Southern Deli (SD) Holdings LLC will open its 24^th McAlister's Deli in a freestanding pad at 431 North Berkley Blvd. in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The fast casual restaurant will include takeout and outdoor dining options with a pick-up window and patio area. The pick-up window will be the first for McAlister's Deli in North Carolina.  Southern Deli (SD) Holdings is the second largest McAlister's Deli franchise group with offices in Fort Collins, Colorado and its headquarters in Matthews, North Carolina. The group owns and operates more than 50 McAlister's Deli locations in Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wyoming. In addition to McAlister’s Deli, Southern Deli Holdings is also introducing the Seattle-based MOD Pizza build-your-own pizza concept to the North Carolina market this year.  Plans call for up to about 15 MOD Pizza locations over the next five years.

CATEGORY:  Quick Casual

Chain Name:  McAlister’s Deli

Company Name:  Southern Deli (SD) Holdings LLC (franchisee)

Street Address:   211 W. Matthews St., Suite 101, Matthews, North Carolina 28105-1309

Tel: 704/844-1770

Email:                   Website:   www.sdholdingsllc.com

Menu Specialty:  Fresh sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister's Famous Sweet Tea

Introduced: McAlister’s Deli was introduced in1989 in Oxford, Mississippi. SD Holding was introduced in 1999.

No. of Locations:  Southern Deli (SD) Holdings has more than 50 McAlister's Deli locations in five states.

Areas of Operation:  Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wyoming.

Types of Location:  Freestanding and End cap units in grocery-anchored centers, power centers, lifestyle centers.

BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv):   Franchise

Size Req’d:  3000 to 4000 square feet

Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):  Minimum 40 feet frontage, Visibility, Access, 50,000 residential within three miles, $50,000-plus median household income, 30,000-plus daytime population within three miles, Main artery traffic of 25,000-plus per day.

Contact Name:  Yaron Goldman – CEO
Merrick McKinnie – President
Matt Jamison – Marketing Manager (970/449-5386 mjamison@southerndeli.com)

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PARENT COMPANY: McAlister’s Corp.

Related Chains:  MOD Pizza

Last Report:    Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report  #130      Last Update:

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