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title: "Friendly’s Celebrates Grand Opening in Orlando"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/67985386-dcd9-490f-afec-835aaef969a9
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240605_friendlys_celebrates_grand_opening_in_orlando.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:45:25.101Z
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# Friendly’s Celebrates Grand Opening in Orlando

**TL;DR:** Friendly's Restaurants Franchising Co, LLC has opened a new location in Orlando, Florida, its third in the state. The new restaurant is owned and operated by multi-unit franchisee Amol Kohli.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-06-05. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240605_friendlys_celebrates_grand_opening_in_orlando.html).*

## Story

Friendly’s Restaurants Franchising Co, LLC hosted the official grand opening of its newest location in Orlando, Florida last weekend. The new restaurant brings Friendly’s presence across Florida to three locations.

The new Orlando location is owned and operated by multi-unit franchisee, Amol Kohli, who started his journey with Friendly’s as a teenager, later opened his first Friendly’s in 2009 and has since scaled his portfolio with the brand to several locations across the East Coast continuing to strengthen the brand’s regional recognition.

“Being a Friendly’s franchise owner has opened many doors and afforded me many different opportunities. The leadership team believed in me when I was young and has supported me on my journey ever since. I’m grateful for the network I’ve built and for the opportunity to have a brand-new location in Orlando. Friendly’s is a nostalgic novelty that’s meant to be shared and experienced. I’m honored and humbled to have grown with the brand and into so many new communities,” said Kohli.

“The new restaurant is one of many more to come from Friendly’s as we continue to expand and share our beloved legacy brand. We’ve introduced new style and design concepts at the Orlando restaurant, which we plan to introduce on a grander scale in future locations,” said Sherif Mityas, CEO of Brix Holdings LLC, the parent company of Friendly’s. “Amol and his team continue to exceed expectations and we believe this location will do outstanding under his leadership and guidance.

We have a strong network of franchisees and are confident we’ll continue to usher in strong entrepreneurs who will bring the concept to new cities.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- Orlando (location)
- franchisee growth (topic)
- Friendly's (company)
- BRIX Holdings (company)
- Sherif Mityas (person)
- Amol Kohli (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240605_friendlys_celebrates_grand_opening_in_orlando.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/67985386-dcd9-490f-afec-835aaef969a9).