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title: "PrimoHoagies Appoints Angela Coppler as SVP of Development to Accelerate Next Phase of Disciplined National Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/78490399-2f99-4dd7-9d5a-a4fc51122664
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260415_primohoagies_appoints_angela_coppler_as_svp_of_development_to_accelerate_ne.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","People"]
published: 2026-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:28.510Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# PrimoHoagies Appoints Angela Coppler as SVP of Development to Accelerate Next Phase of Disciplined National Expansion

**TL;DR:** PrimoHoagies appoints Angela Coppler as Senior Vice President of Development to lead its next phase of national expansion. Coppler brings over two decades of franchise development experience, having held senior roles at The Wendy's Company and Cousins Maine Lobster.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-04-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260415_primohoagies_appoints_angela_coppler_as_svp_of_development_to_accelerate_ne.html).*

## Story

PHILADELPHIA — PrimoHoagies recently announced the appointment of **Angela Coppler as Senior Vice President of Development**.

The move signals a deliberate evolution in the brand’s growth strategy, focusing on disciplined, performance-driven national scaling designed to attract sophisticated multi-unit operators and investors.

Coppler joined PrimoHoagies to architect and execute a holistic growth strategy, one that strengthens unit-level economics, enhances franchisee performance, and strategically scales the brand with high-caliber multi-unit operators and institutional partners.

PrimoHoagies offers Italian deli sandwiches featuring seeded bread and premium meats and cheeses, with a focus on consistency across its menu.

The brand operates in a large, versatile segment of the foodservice industry with franchise partners across multiple states.

Coppler brings strategic leadership for PrimoHoagie’s next phase of growth, bringing to the brand more than two decades of franchise development and strategic growth experience, including senior leadership roles at The Wendy’s Company, where she supported domestic and international expansion strategy, franchise development, and non-traditional growth channels.

She later served as Head of Development for Cousins Maine Lobster, where she led national expansion planning and development systems that supported accelerated unit growth.

Founded in 1992, PrimoHoagies is a family-owned Italian specialty deli franchise with a commitment to traditional recipes and a scalable restaurant model.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Wendy's (company)
- multi-unit operators (topic)
- PrimoHoagies (company)
- Cousins Maine Lobster (company)
- Angela Coppler (person)
- national scaling (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260415_primohoagies_appoints_angela_coppler_as_svp_of_development_to_accelerate_ne.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/78490399-2f99-4dd7-9d5a-a4fc51122664).