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title: "Fast Casual: Fazoli's enters Connecticut"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/362ef11c-78ff-4f7b-bd24-e1a7c378a6d7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fazolis-enters-connecticut-2704643
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2017-10-23T13:08:38.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:38.241Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/837324927e8af650073ea90fcb210e1f9188.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Fazoli's enters Connecticut

**TL;DR:** Fazoli's is opening its first location in Connecticut, in Milldale, and plans to open three more restaurants across the country by the end of the year. The brand is also modernizing its menu to appeal to changing consumer preferences.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-10-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fazolis-enters-connecticut-2704643).*

## Story

Residents of Connecticut will soon have a new source of Italian food. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, Fazoli's will be opening its first location in the state in Milldale this week.

"Fazoli's debut in the Northeast is a reflection of the brand's continuous growth and development. We are excited to introduce the residents of Connecticut to fast, fresh Italian done the right way," said Sam Nelson, VP of franchise recruitment and development.

The brand has plans to open another three restaurants across the country by the end of the year. Fazoli's is in the process of switching all existing locations over to a more modernized menu to appeal to changing consumer food preferences.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- menu pricing (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- Connecticut (location)
- Fazoli's (company)
- Milldale (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fazolis-enters-connecticut-2704643). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/362ef11c-78ff-4f7b-bd24-e1a7c378a6d7).