Seafood chain Captain D’s has signed two new multi-unit franchise agreements that will add units in Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida. Mike Munshi, a Dairy Queen franchisee with seven locations in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama, will build three Captain D’s restaurants in the Atlanta market, focusing his attention on the McDonough, Jackson and Peachtree City areas. David and Jamie Yates also agreed to a multi-unit deal in which they will open two Captain D’s restaurants in Tallahassee over the next three years and earlier in the year, Michael Knobelock, a Church’s Chicken franchisee, agreed to purchase two corporate-owned Captain D’s locations in Mississippi and build new locations in Houston, Texas.“We have had a renewed focus on franchise growth and set our sights on high profile franchisees who are interested in building successful restaurants,” said CEO Phil Greifeld. In addition to adding new franchisees, existing Captain D’s franchisees are adding to their portfolios. Dallas Hunt, a franchisee with five Captain D’s locations, will add a second Captain D’s in Albany, Georgia. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Captain D’s owns, operates and franchises about 520 restaurants in 25 states, plus military bases around the world. The quick casual Captain D’s restaurants serve a widely varied seafood menu that includes freshly prepared entrees, and the company’s signature hand-battered fish which is prepared to order. The restaurants also offer premium-quality, grilled fish, as well as shrimp, chicken, shrimp & beef kabobs, hushpuppies, desserts and freshly brewed, southern-style sweet tea.
CATEGORY: Quick Casual
Chain Name: Captain D’s Seafood Restaurant
Company Name: Captain D’s LLC
Street Address: 624 Grassmere Park Dr., Suite 30, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
Tel: 615/391-5461 & 800/314-4819 Fax:
Email: Website: www.captaindsfranchising.com
Menu Specialty: A varied seafood menu including fresh entrees, signature hand-battered fish, premium quality grilled fish, shrimp, chicken, shrimp and beef kabobs, hushpuppies, desserts and freshly brewed southern-style sweet tea.
Introduced: The original Captain D’s Seafood & Hamburgers opened in Donelson, Tennessee in mid-August 1969. The name was changed to Captain D’s Seafood in 1974.
No. of Locations: Over 520 restaurants in 25 Eastern and Southeastern states as well as military based worldwide.
Areas of Operation: National with present focus on Eastern and Southeastern region.
Types of Location: Freestanding, end caps and non-traditional sites.
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Corporate and franchised
Size Req’d: 3022 sq ft, 95-seat restaurant. Lot size of 32,000 sq.ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): 30 to 35 parking spaces
Contact Name: Phil Greifeld - President, CEO
Jonathan Muhtar - Chief Marketing Officer
Laurie Lawhorne - Chief Financial Officer
Jim Stevens - Chief Operating Officer
Michael Arrowsmith - Chief Development Officer
Michael T. Folks - Senior Vice President ,General Counsel
Janet Duckham - Vice President of Purchasing
Bindi Menon - Vice President of Marketing Analytics and Insights
Jason Henderson - Vice President of Product Innovation
Chris Crabtree - Vice President of Information Services
Tim Ward - Vice President of Operations
Brad Reed - Vice President of Franchise Operations
Larry Jones - Vice President of Operations Integration
Deb Wendorf - Vice Presdient of People Developmen
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PARENT COMPANY: Captain D’s LLC, Nashville, Tennessee
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