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title: "Franchise Times: Tony Roma’s Opening First U.S. Franchise in Six Years"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0d0ffc12-fc97-4e93-a38b-227ff5a8aef6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-tony-romas-opening-first-us-franchise-in-six-years-2705283
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-01-17T17:12:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:53:07.448Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/35cadff21d0938d1237547925d5fdfb82325.jpg
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# Franchise Times: Tony Roma’s Opening First U.S. Franchise in Six Years

**TL;DR:** Tony Roma's is opening its first U.S. franchise in six years, a new location in West Palm Beach, Florida, aligning with the brand's new global prototype. The location is part of the brand's plan to ramp up new restaurant growth in the USA and internationally.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-tony-romas-opening-first-us-franchise-in-six-years-2705283).*

## Story

After six years, Tony Roma’s is opening a new location in the Sunshine State. According to a recent Franchise Times article , the rib-based chain announced a new location in West Palm Beach, Florida after pausing U.S. growth efforts. This new location will be the first restaurant that aligns with the new global prototype that has been tested out since 2016 in Orlando.

“We expect 2018 to be a banner year for the Tony Roma’s brand as we ramp up new restaurant growth in the USA and internationally, strengthening the foundation forged through our recent brand transformation work,” said Bradley Scher, president and CEO of Romacorp, Inc.

The West Palm Beach location is located near the Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) and close to the beachfront which will be sure to bring high levels of foot traffic. Specifically, this Tony Roma’s is in the Hilton Palm Beach Airport hotel with 3,000 square feet and 176 seats.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- restaurant growth (topic)
- Hilton (company)
- West Palm Beach (location)
- Tony Roma's (company)
- global prototype (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-tony-romas-opening-first-us-franchise-in-six-years-2705283). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0d0ffc12-fc97-4e93-a38b-227ff5a8aef6).