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title: "Houston-Based Operator Adding More Captain D's"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7cf5cb6e-2718-4237-9795-fd37d3aa3b18
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/houstonbased_operator_adding_more_captain_ds.html
author: "Multi-Unit Franchisee"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-01-17T10:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:28.608Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/3726_plate.jpg
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# Houston-Based Operator Adding More Captain D's

**TL;DR:** Michael Knobelock, a Houston-based operator, is adding four Captain D's locations to his portfolio, including a conversion of a former Church's Chicken restaurant. Captain D's now has 532 restaurants in 21 states.

*By Multi-Unit Franchisee, originally published in Franchising.com on 2018-01-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/houstonbased_operator_adding_more_captain_ds.html).*

## Story

Michael Knobelock has been a business and franchise force operating out of Houston for years now. The multi-unit and multi-brand operator is busy starting the new year off by opening the first of four Captain D's location he's adding to his portfolio. Knobelock, who already owns 2 Captain D's locations in Mississippi, also operates 43 Church's Chicken and 20 Little Caesars franchises throughout the country.

His newest Captain D's location is a conversion of a former Church's Chicken restaurant and marks Captain D's 14th location in Texas. "I've loved Captain D's since I was a kid, so it was one of the first brands I looked at when I decided to diversify my portfolio. The brand's evolution over the past several years has solidified its position as an industry leader, and it was obvious to me that the compounding success it's achieved is a direct reflection of its unwavering commitment to its guests, franchisees and product innovation," said Knobelock.

"The success of my existing locations in Mississippi has fueled my desire to grow with Captain D's, and I look forward to being a part of the company's ongoing expansion efforts in Houston." Captain D's is based in Nashville, Tenn., and now has 532 restaurants in 21 states.

Last year the brand opened more than 20 new locations and has numerous development agreements to open new restaurants in key markets nationwide, including Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and Virginia.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Multi-Unit Franchisee (person)
- Little Caesar's (company)
- Captain D's (company)
- Church's Texas Chicken (company)
- multi-unit operator (topic)
- restaurant conversion (topic)

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Originally reported by Multi-Unit Franchisee, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/houstonbased_operator_adding_more_captain_ds.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7cf5cb6e-2718-4237-9795-fd37d3aa3b18).