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title: "Taziki’s Mediterranean Café Drives Expansion Across Nashville"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/908708cc-095c-402a-827c-f5e231e9df41
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220301_tazikis_mediterranean_caf_drives_expansion_across_nashville.html
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:10:25.453Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551836022-deb4988cc6c0?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Taziki’s Mediterranean Café Drives Expansion Across Nashville

**TL;DR:** Taziki's Mediterranean Café is expanding across Nashville with plans to open four new restaurants in the greater Nashville area this year. The brand will surpass the 20-location benchmark in Tennessee, driven by record-breaking sales and double-digit growth in the Nashville market.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-03-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220301_tazikis_mediterranean_caf_drives_expansion_across_nashville.html).*

## Story

The Mediterranean café will soon surpass the 20-location benchmark in Tennessee as Taziki’s plans to open four new restaurants across the greater Nashville area this year in Bellevue, Berry Farms, Murfreesboro and Nolensville. Since opening its first Nashville restaurant over a decade ago, Taziki’s has seen record-breaking sales at all six of its locations in the market.

“We’ve seen double-digit sales growth over the past few years in the Nashville market, and now, riding that momentum, we know that this is the perfect territory for Taziki’s expansion,” said Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe CEO Dan Simpson. “The unique consumer landscape in Nashville has led to us gaining loyal fans across the city."

The first new Taziki’s coming to Tennessee will be the Nolensville location, slated to open its doors in April. In preparation for this grand opening, the Nolensville team is currently hiring team members in multiple positions, offering a flexible job that employees can get excited about, with a team they’ll enjoy and work they can be proud of doing.

“I'm honored to open our own Taziki's in this great neighborhood,” said Nolensville Operating Partner Jose Cantu. “My family and I have grown to love this area over the past six years through our involvement in the Nolensville Farmers Market, and we’ve very excited to partner with a brand that prioritizes locally-sourced produce and American family farmers.”

As more Taziki’s continue to open across Tennessee, the brand is looking to hire over 150 team members in all roles at its additional and existing locations.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Tennessee (location)
- restaurant growth (topic)
- Nashville (location)
- Taziki's Mediterranean Café (company)
- Dan Simpson (person)
- nashville market (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220301_tazikis_mediterranean_caf_drives_expansion_across_nashville.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/908708cc-095c-402a-827c-f5e231e9df41).