Westlake, Ohio — Family casual-dining franchise Quaker Steak & Lube has supercharged its franchise development efforts and is seeking entrepreneurs interested in opening multiple restaurants in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
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Rochester, N.Y. — Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), a private real estate investment trust (REIT) managed by Broadstone Real Estate, LLC (Broadstone), continues to grow its national portfolio of triple-net leased properties. BNL has acquired, via sale leaseback, a 24-property Bloomin’ Brands portfolio, which includes 22 Outback Steakhouses and two Carrabba’s Italian Grill properties in 13 states.
Minneapolis — Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. has appointed Alexander (Alex) H. Ware as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective October 31, 2016. In his role as CFO, Ware will lead the company’s financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, treasury and investor relations departments.
Broomfield, Colo. — CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc., the largest craft brewery restaurant operator in the country, has acquired seven existing Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom locations from longtime franchise partner OCI Enterprises, Inc. They are open for business and now operate as corporate-owned restaurants.
Fayetteville, Ark. — READY Construction, a general contractor with offices in Fayetteville and Dallas, has completed construction of the Hideaway Pizza in North Little Rock, Ark. Hideaway Pizza was founded in 1957 in Stillwater, Okla. This marks the first Hideaway Pizza location in Arkansas and the 17th restaurant for the company.
Fort Worth, Texas — Fuzzy’s Taco Shop®, a Baja-style, fast-casual Mexican restaurant, has leased a 3,552-square-foot retail space at Fountains at Gateway, the new Class A office and retail development located in Murfreesboro, Tenn., according to developer Scott Graby, president of Hearthstone Properties.
Minneapolis — Restaurant Technologies is expanding its partnership with Denny’s AWashington Group, installing its total oil management system in 21 total locations. With fried foods comprising more than 44% of the Denny’s menu, the total oil management technology enables this popular dining spot to maintain the food quality and experience that diners expect.