Fast-Food Franchisees Growing

Orlando Business Journal:

Orlando food buffs craving biscuits, pizza or wings have plenty to look forward to in the coming months.

At least three local franchisees of national fast-food chain restaurants — Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits, CiCi’s Pizza and Buffalo Wild Wings — are planning new Central ­Florida locations.

The new master franchisee for Bojangles, 7 Bo of Central Florida LLC, will open its first Central Florida eatery in Orlando on April 18 and has two more in the works, an estimated $8 million total investment. This marks the Charlotte, N.C.-based chain’s return to Orlando after a 15-year absence.

Gregg Hill, a principal of 7 Bo of Central Florida, plans to open two new stores per year for the next four years in Orange, Seminole and ­Volusia counties.

Hill and operating partner Mike Brandon will open a second one in October in Altamonte Springs at a site that formerly housed a Steak & Ale restaurant and they’ll open a third Bojangles in Oviedo, possibly by February.

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