--- title: "Captain D's Largest Operator Adds Another Location to Portfolio" url: https://burnaze.com/article/774945fa-6a43-4ca0-8bf3-8573dafcabaa source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/captain_ds_largest_operator_adds_another_location_to_portfolio.html author: "Kerry Pipes" category: "Restaurants" industry: "Restaurants" published: 2022-10-26T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-10-31T17:54:03.309Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/7137_plate.jpg --- # Captain D's Largest Operator Adds Another Location to Portfolio **TL;DR:** Chris Benner and Tim Stokes, the largest operators of Captain D's, have opened a new location in Gulfport, Mississippi, adding to their portfolio of over 45 locations. The new site was previously a Church's Chicken and is part of Captain D's real estate strategy of converting former restaurant spaces into their restaurants. *By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-10-26. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/captain_ds_largest_operator_adds_another_location_to_portfolio.html).* ## Story Chris Benner and Tim Stokes are adding to their Captain D’s empire with the opening of their newest location in Gulfport, Mississippi. It’s the city’s first Captain D’s location. Benner and Stokes’ Trident Holdings, LLC, began franchising with Captain D’s in 2015 and the partners have gone on to become the largest operators in the brand’s system with more than 45 locations. Most of the duo’s units are in the Southeast, in states like Georgia, where they opened another Captain D’s restaurant earlier this year. Their newest Captain D’s site was previously a Church’s Chicken and highlights the brand’s real estate strategy of converting former restaurant spaces into their restaurants. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - location opening (topic) - Kerry Pipes (person) - Captain D's (company) - Church's Texas Chicken (company) - restaurant conversion (topic) - Gulfport, Mississippi (location) --- Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/captain_ds_largest_operator_adds_another_location_to_portfolio.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/774945fa-6a43-4ca0-8bf3-8573dafcabaa).