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Food Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Food Retailers Expanding NationwideBest American Hospitality, Inc. trades as Church’s Chicken at 50 locations in CA. The fast food restaurants, specializing in chicken, occupy spaces of 1,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for 10 openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in CA. Demographic requirements include a population of 30,000 residing within one mile earning $45,000 as the average income. The company cites KFC as competition. Leases running 20 years are typical. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Martin Garcia or David Davoudpour, Best American Hospitality, Inc., 4510 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90804; 562-494-9999, Fax 562-494-9994; Email: martingarcia1@msn.com.
Podnuh’s BBQ Inc. trades as Podnuh’s Bar-B-Q at 12 locations in LA. The restaurants, serving traditional Louisiana Bar-B-Q and offering sit-down, drive-thru, take out and delivery service, occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and end caps of strip centers with a drive-thru. Plans call for three openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in AR, LA, MS and eastern TX. For more information, contact Ed Aydlett, Podnuh’s BBQ Inc., P.O. Box 2980, Monroe, LA 71207; 318-387-7684, Fax 318-325-9107; Email: eaydlett@bayou.com.
Taco Maker Inc. trades as Jake’s Over The Top (a 50s style hamburger restaurant) at 16 locations and Mayan Jumma Juice (smoothie bar) at 14 locations in CA, ID, NC, NV, UT, WA and WV. The restaurants occupy spaces of 450 sq.ft. to 3,600 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and malls. Plans call for 60 openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place nationwide. Mayan Jumma Juice co-brands with the company’s other concept or operates as a stand-alone concept. The company will also co-brand in c-stores and mall food courts. For more information, contact Bob Strong, Taco Maker Inc., 4605 Harrison Boulevard, Third Floor, Ogden, UT 84403; 801-476-9780, Fax 801-476-9788.
Thomas & King, Inc. trades as Applebee’s Restaurants at over 70 locations in AZ, IL, IN, KY, OH and MO. The casual dining restaurants occupy spaces of 5,069 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for 10 openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in the existing markets. The company prefers to locate near retail, office and entertainment venues. The company cites O’Charleys, Fridays, Moe & Ernie’s and Chilis as competition. Required demographics include a population of 30,000 residing within three miles earning $25,000 to $75,000 as the average income. Leases running 20 years with four five-year options are typical, and the company prefers to purchase parcels of 1.25 acres. For more information, contact Daren Duby, Thomas & King, Inc., 249 Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507; 859-254-2180, Fax 859-254-2191; Email: dduby@tandk.com.
X.S. Inc. trades as Zero’s Subs and Mr. Submarine at 60 locations in AZ, FL, NC, SC and VA. The sandwich shops occupy spaces of 1,500 sq.ft. to 2,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, power and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought in AZ, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, TN and VA during the coming 18 months. Demographic requirements include a population of 30,000 residing within three miles. For more information, contact Charlie McCotter, X.S. Inc., 2106 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451; 757-425-5745, Fax 757-422-9157.
Cici’s Pizza operates 372 locations in AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. The family restaurants occupy spaces of 3,600 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers, with in-line spaces preferred. Growth opportunities are sought in AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV and Washington, DC. The company is also focusing expansion on Atlanta, GA, FL and TX, however NY and IL are not of interest. Demographic requirements include a population of 30,000 residing within three miles. Leases running 10 years are typical. For more information, contact Bob Parent, Cici’s Pizza, 1080 West Bethel Road, Coppell, TX 75019; 972-745-4201, Fax 972-745-4204; Web site: www.cicispizza.com.
Wal-Bon of Ohio Inc. trades as McHappy’s Donuts at six locations in OH and WV. The food shops occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. The company also trades as Napoli Pizza at 10 locations in OH and WV. The restaurants occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought for both concepts in OH and WV during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact William Waldeck, Wal-Bon of Ohio Inc., 2515 Washington Boulevard, Belpre, OH 45714; 740-423-6351, Fax 740-423-6700.
The Cheesecake Factory operates 39 locations in CA, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX and Washington, DC. The restaurants occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and malls. Plans call for as many as 10 openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in metropolitan areas nationwide. Preferred co-tenants include Nordstroms, Bloomingdales and other upscale retailers. For more information, contact Robert Schnur, c/o Baltteis & Schnur, 1940 Century Park E, Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067; 310-887-0888, Fax 310-887-0999.
Glasgall and Associates, Ltd. trades as Charlie Brown’s and The Office at 37 locations in NJ, NY and PA. The restaurants occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. The company will consider in-line locations of strip centers. Plans call for as many as five openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in CT and eastern PA. Demographic requirements include a population of 150,000 residing within five miles earning $40,000 to $50,000 as the average income. Leases running 20 years are typical. The company reports average sales of $450 to $500 psf. For more information, contact Franklin Glasgall, Glasgall and Associates, Ltd., 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1615, New York, NY 10036; 212-719-9699, Fax 212-944-1179.
Taxi’s Hamburgers operates four locations in CA. The restaurants occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, urban/downtown areas and end caps of strip centers with heavy lunch/dinner traffic. Plans call for 20 openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in San Diego County, CA. For more information, contact Samantha Mills, c/o Colliers International, 4660 La Jolla Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92122; 858-677-5383, Fax 858-546-9146; Email: samantha_mills@colliers.com.
Grill Concepts trades as Daily Grill and The Grill on The Alley at 16 locations in CA, IL and Washington, DC. The restaurants occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 7,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, urban/downtown areas, malls, power and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought in CA, IL, MD, VA and Washington, DC during the coming 18 months. Leases running 15 years plus options are typical. For more information, contact Robert Chais, Grill Concepts, P.O. Box 571681, Tarzana, CA 91357; 310-822-3409 or 310-820-5559, Fax 310-820-6530.
Jimboy’s Tacos Inc. operates 36 locations in CA, NV and OR. The restaurants occupy spaces of 1,500 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought in the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company will do build-to-suits, but prefers to take over existing units. The company is franchising, and franchisees will purchase property. For more information, contact Janet Irelan, Jimboy’s Tacos Inc., 1485 Response Road, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95815; 916-564-8226, Fax 916-564-0802; Web site: www.jimboys.com. |