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David Jones, who with wife Lorri owns four Subways along with their own burger concept, Blazing Onion, said they evaluated Big Chicken “separate from Shaquille” and believe it’s the one to rise above the many other chicken concepts.
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The Wire is the place to find news of multi-unit franchise development deals, brought to you by Editor Laura Michaels. Send the details of your agreements to Laura at lmichaels@franchisetimes.com.
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Slim Chickens inked a multi-unit agreement with Ted Morton, CEO of Vortex Holding Group, to develop restaurants in cities throughout Idaho and Oregon. Morton was CEO of multi-brand franchisee group Sizzling Platter, an operator of 500-plus Little Caesars, Dunkin’, Wingstop and Jersey Mike’s stores, before exiting in 2020. He plans to target Ada County in Idaho and Lane County in Oregon for his Slim Chickens restaurants, and is working with son-in-law Richard Pendarvis on development. Slim Chickens also signed a 10-unit agreement with franchisees Farouk Jamal and Ali Poonja of Slim Brothers for the Dallas area. The two operate multiple Burger Kings and also had experience in Subway and Dunkin’. They’re targeting Collin and Denton counties for development in late 2022.
Freshii, positioned as a healthy QSR concept and based in Toronto, signed its largest multi-unit franchisee agreement to date, a 20-unit deal with Level Hospitality to develop restaurants in Texas. Led by Al Velji and Nathan Leitner, Level Hospitality, also based in Toronto, is an existing Freshii franchisee and also operates hotels and is involved in retail and other food and beverage brands. The company is targeting Houston and Austin for its new Freshii stores
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Scissors & Scotch, a men’s grooming concept that incorporates a cocktail lounge, signed a 10-store regional development agreement with Bryan Frnka, who plans to open locations in Houston and San Antonio. Frnka is also a multi-unit franchisee of Amazing Lash Studios and has a Palm Beach Tan location.
Dog Haus will enter Wisconsin after signing a five-unit area development agreement with new franchisee ROC Ventures, led by President Mike Zimmerman. ROC plans to open its units in the Milwaukee and Waukesha areas, with the first set to open in the summer of 2022 at the multimillion-dollar Ballpark Commons development, a mixed-use entertainment district in Milwaukee. That Dog Haus restaurant will be part of the Luxe Golf Bays entertainment center development.
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Focus Brands signed a 10-unit development agreement with existing franchisee Fresh Dining Concepts for co-branded Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon locations in New York City. Led by CEO Luis San Miguel, Fresh Dining Concepts operates 70 Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon and Carvel stores across seven states. It will develop the co-branded, streetside (versus mall) locations across NYC’s five boroughs.
MassageLuxe will open locations in the suburbs of Detroit after signing a three-unit agreement with Reuben Levy. Levy is the founder and president of Global Office Solutions, a supplier of office products and furniture. His first location is set to open at the Bloomfield Town Square in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Work is also in progress on two other locations, in Shelby Township and Rochester Hills.
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signed a pair of multi-unit agreements to expand its footprint in the New York market. Jov and Jo Vanguard of The Execs Hospitality Group signed on to bring five units to Queens. And Imer Cami will open two locations in Staten Island.
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PetWellClinic, a walk-in veterinary clinic franchise, inked a five-unit agreement for locations in southern Orange County, its first deal in California. Scott Volk, a 30-year veteran of the clinical research and consulting industries, is the franchisee.
Fleet Clean USA, a mobile fleet vehicle washing franchise, signed an agreement with owners Kirk and Doug Walker to expand the brand in the Indianapolis area. They will operate Fleet Clean in 11 counties throughout that market. The company also signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Paul Dupervil for the entire state of Connecticut.
Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade is filling in its footprint in Arizona, signing a three-unit agreement with Angela Schofield to bring gourmet lemonade stands to the greater Scottsdale area. She plans to open her first Wow Wow location in the Old Town area of Scottsdale by the end of 2022, and will then expand to Gilbert and Chandler.
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