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title: "Fast Casual: Mississippi Back Yard Burgers franchisee opens Ohio unit"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/09322f98-5fbf-41c7-85e2-d7d0ef73f70f
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-mississippi-back-yard-burgers-franchisee-opens-ohio-unit-2706357
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-04-24T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:39.313Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e90c76c71c55b86093d7f5e4cf3290269140.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Mississippi Back Yard Burgers franchisee opens Ohio unit

**TL;DR:** Back Yard Burgers has opened a new location in Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated by franchisee Josh Powell. The location is celebrating its grand opening with a multi-day event and charity donations to No Kid Hungry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-mississippi-back-yard-burgers-franchisee-opens-ohio-unit-2706357).*

## Story

Back Yard Burgers has officially opened its doors in Columbus, Ohio. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand is celebrating this growth milestone with a multi-day grand opening event that will run through Saturday.

The festivities of the location, which will be owned and operated by franchisee Josh Powell, will include the option to donate to charity. Guests will have the opportunity to provide donations for No Kid Hungry to benefit the local community.

"We want to show our gratitude to those that serve and those in need, Our heroes can enjoy Back Yard Burgers flamed-grilled 100 percent Black Angus beef burgers, its famous seasoned fries and hand-dipped milkshakes for 50 percent off the regular price on April 25," said Powell.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- grand opening (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- Columbus (location)
- charity event (topic)
- No Kid Hungry (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-mississippi-back-yard-burgers-franchisee-opens-ohio-unit-2706357). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/09322f98-5fbf-41c7-85e2-d7d0ef73f70f).