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title: "QDOBA Signs 30-Unit Development Deal with Thrive Restaurant Group"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5413da0f-ad36-455d-9ec7-80da679a6cd6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240710_qdoba_signs_30unit_development_deal_with_thrive_restaurant_group.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:40:21.145Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# QDOBA Signs 30-Unit Development Deal with Thrive Restaurant Group

**TL;DR:** QDOBA has signed a 30-unit development agreement with Thrive Restaurant Group to expand in North Carolina and South Carolina. The deal will bring QDOBA restaurants to several locations in the Carolinas, including Greenville, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, and Greenville.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-07-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240710_qdoba_signs_30unit_development_deal_with_thrive_restaurant_group.html).*

## Story

QDOBA today announced that it has signed a 30-unit development agreement with one of America’s strongest franchisee operators, Thrive Restaurant.

Group, led by CEO Jon Rolph. The deal will bring QDOBA restaurants in an accelerated fashion throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, with a focus on Greenville (NC), Wilmington (NC), Myrtle Beach (SC), Columbia (SC), and Greenville (SC).

“We are thrilled to partner with Jon and his Thrive team,” said John Cywinski, CEO of QDOBA. “Jon Rolph is a tremendous leader, partner, and culture-builder, and one of the best franchisees I’ve had the pleasure to partner with throughout my career. QDOBA is an exceptionally well-positioned brand in the most attractive restaurant category and I’m confident Thrive will help us unlock our full potential in the Carolinas.”

“We are delighted to enter the QDOBA system alongside John Cywinski and the QDOBA team,” said Jon Rolph, CEO of Thrive Restaurant Group. “QDOBA is a powerful brand with big-time momentum and an unbelievably bright future. We can’t wait to get started.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- north carolina (location)
- south carolina (location)
- restaurant development (topic)
- Qdoba (company)
- Myrtle Beach (location)
- franchisee partnership (topic)
- Wilmington, N.C. (location)
- John Cywinski (person)
- Columbia, SC (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240710_qdoba_signs_30unit_development_deal_with_thrive_restaurant_group.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5413da0f-ad36-455d-9ec7-80da679a6cd6).