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title: "Crain's Tampa Bay: High Demand Among Consumers to Fuel Lennys Grill & Subs' Growth in Tampa"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5e7a31a6-3acd-49e3-9a17-3e1f7b7a025b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/crains-tampa-bay-high-demand-among-consumers-to-fuel-lennys-grill-subs-growth-in-tampa-11903
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-04-22T14:09:47.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:25.552Z
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# Crain's Tampa Bay: High Demand Among Consumers to Fuel Lennys Grill & Subs' Growth in Tampa

**TL;DR:** Lennys Grill & Subs is targeting Tampa for future development due to its population growth and blue-collar/white-collar ratios. The brand is hoping to open restaurants in Orlando and Naples within the next six months.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/crains-tampa-bay-high-demand-among-consumers-to-fuel-lennys-grill-subs-growth-in-tampa-11903).*

## Story

QSR Magazine recently named Tampa one of the top medium cities for growth within the quick service industry. Due to the market's rapid population growth, among other factors, it has become a highly demanded expansion area.

Bob Ritter of Lennys Grill & Subs explained that Tampa is at the top of the brand's list when it comes to future development. He told Crain's, “The blue collar/white collar ratios are very good, average income is right in the sweet spot, the population is growing. And let’s face it, baby boomers are going south. All these people are coming from somewhere and the full-time population is greater and not as transient.”

In addition to its two Tampa locations, Lennys is hoping to open restaurants in Orlando and Naples within the next six months.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- market growth (topic)
- Orlando (location)
- Tampa (location)
- Naples, Florida (location)
- quick-service industry (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/crains-tampa-bay-high-demand-among-consumers-to-fuel-lennys-grill-subs-growth-in-tampa-11903). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5e7a31a6-3acd-49e3-9a17-3e1f7b7a025b).