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title: "Fazoli’s to Make Debut in Louisiana and North Texas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0059b018-cfa3-4819-82c9-9d04315edfe1
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221209_fazolis_to_make_debut_in_louisiana_and_north_texas.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:02:21.327Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Fazoli’s to Make Debut in Louisiana and North Texas

**TL;DR:** Fazoli's is expanding into Louisiana and North Texas through two franchise development agreements, with locations set to open in Denton, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana by the end of 2023. The agreements mark the brand's debut in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Louisiana.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-12-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221209_fazolis_to_make_debut_in_louisiana_and_north_texas.html).*

## Story

FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc. announces two franchise development agreements to bring Fazoli’s to Denton, Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana.

The agreements will result in the debut of the brand in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the first location in Louisiana. Both the Denton, Texas location and the first of the two Shreveport, Louisiana locations are slated to open by the end of 2023.

“Since integrating Fazoli’s into the FAT Brands portfolio, we have been looking for the right strategic opportunities to grow the brand,” said Taylor Wiederhorn, Chief Development Officer of FAT Brands. “Chris and Kristen Simmons are long-time Marble Slab Creamery operators in Louisiana who saw the value in diversifying the concepts they are operating under FAT Brands.”

Since 1988, Fazoli's has been committed to serving Italian food, fast, fresh and friendly.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- Fat Brands (company)
- Fazoli's (company)
- Marble Slab Creamery (company)
- Taylor Wiederhorn (person)
- Denton, Texas (location)
- Shreveport, Louisiana (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221209_fazolis_to_make_debut_in_louisiana_and_north_texas.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0059b018-cfa3-4819-82c9-9d04315edfe1).