Dallas — Pollo Campero, Latin America’s largest chicken restaurant chain, celebrated its 45th anniversary on April 27, 2016 with new restaurant openings in Charlotte, N.C., and Bronx, N.Y., as well as a new international unit in Quito, Ecuador.
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Broomfield, Colo. — Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom has signed a four-unit franchise development agreement to open new restaurants in South Carolina in Greenville, Spartanburg and Horry counties, with the first location slated to open in Myrtle Beach in fourth quarter 2016. This is part of Old Chicago’s aggressive franchise expansion plans for South Carolina.
Dublin, Calif. — Ross Stores recently opened 22 Ross Dress for Less® and six dd’s DISCOUNTS® stores across 15 states in February and March. These new locations are part of the company’s 2016 expansion plans to add approximately 70 Ross and 20 dd’s DISCOUNTS locations throughout the year.
Boston — Wahlburgers, the better burger restaurant founded by Chef Paul Wahlberg with celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie, has signed franchise deals with five new franchise groups to open over 30 stores in several major metro markets in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. Seven restaurants are currently open, with three more slated within the next few months in Boston’s Logan Airport, Las Vegas and Philadelphia.
Canton, Mass. — Dunkin’ Donuts has signed a franchise agreement with Alimentacion Mexico Americana, part of Berny Group, to develop 20 new restaurants in Mexico. With the signing of this agreement, Dunkin’ Donuts has plans to develop nearly 150 restaurants in Mexico over the coming years.
Spartanburg, S.C. — Pure Barre opened its first international location in late February 2016. The fitness studio is located on Queen Street West, a well-known retail and entertainment district in Toronto, Ontario. Pure Barre’s Canadian expansion continues with two Vancouver locations set to open later this year.
Atlanta — Ted’s Montana Grill, an Atlanta-based company inspired by the American West, will add new restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, Charlotte, N.C., and Christiana, Del., in the next 12 months. To support its growth, the restaurant has hired Jeff Heath as vice president of operations.
Indio, Calif. — Dickey’s Barbecue Pit plans to open its 100th California location and has begun rolling out new eco-friendly initiatives. Dickey’s already has more than 530 locations in 43 states. After Texas, the state of California has the most Dickey’s locations with new stores opening every week across the state.