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title: "Franchise Brands Reinvesting in Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/878f22f7-43cb-4199-af5a-248aaa9cf8a9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-brands-reinvesting-in-locations-1610
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-05-11T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T13:25:21.614Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc7907.png
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# Franchise Brands Reinvesting in Locations

**TL;DR:** Franchise brands are investing in remodels, new equipment, and other upgrades to refresh their locations. The National Restaurant Association's senior vice president of research, Hudson Riehle, notes that the overall environment for capital spending in the restaurant industry is more positive than it was several years ago.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-05-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-brands-reinvesting-in-locations-1610).*

## Story

Economic recovery may be slower than some would like, but it appears more brands are deciding now is the time to put their money to work.

QSR reported an increasing number of operators are investing in remodels, new equipment and other upgrades to refresh their locations.

“The overall environment for capital spending in the restaurant industry now is definitely more positive than it was several years ago,” Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research at the National Restaurant Association, was quoted as saying.

QSR went on to highlight a number of drivers for increased capital spending, including the current interest rate environment.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- National Restaurant Association (company)
- economic recovery (topic)
- remodels (topic)
- equipment upgrades (topic)
- capital spending (topic)
- location upgrades (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-brands-reinvesting-in-locations-1610). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/878f22f7-43cb-4199-af5a-248aaa9cf8a9).