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title: "The Coloradoan: Ruby Tuesday Eyes Return to Fort Collins, Colorado"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6c98e98b-a91a-4ccd-82d1-a9bc9dafe4b1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-coloradoan-ruby-tuesday-eyes-return-to-fort-collins-colorado-7073
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2016-10-28T20:15:46.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:37.066Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/db72eaac5e7b8f3c98f18700928ce63c2779.jpg
---

# The Coloradoan: Ruby Tuesday Eyes Return to Fort Collins, Colorado

**TL;DR:** Ruby Tuesday is returning to Fort Collins, Colorado, by franchising its model. The company currently has 10 percent of its restaurants operated by local franchisees.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-coloradoan-ruby-tuesday-eyes-return-to-fort-collins-colorado-7073).*

## Story

According to the company's Vice President of Franchise Development and Operations James Vitrano, Ruby Tuesday is molding its model under something that has been working for them in the past: franchising. Today, just 10 percent of Ruby Tuesday restaurants are operated by a local franchisee.

That entrepreneurial approach has them strategically making a return to Fort Collins within the next 6-9 months, Vitrano tells the The Coloradoan.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- franchising (topic)
- Ruby Tuesday (company)
- Fort Collins (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-coloradoan-ruby-tuesday-eyes-return-to-fort-collins-colorado-7073). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6c98e98b-a91a-4ccd-82d1-a9bc9dafe4b1).