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title: "Charlotte Business Journal: Texas Taco Concept Eyes Additional Locations in Charlotte Market"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a9e8b1fe-daac-4ba8-8668-a7d30612e8c1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/charlotte-business-journal-texas-taco-concept-eyes-additional-locations-in-charlotte-market-2711730
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2019-11-27T20:15:33.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:15.223Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/976840698132a936d330948c1000b2a22841.jpg
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# Charlotte Business Journal: Texas Taco Concept Eyes Additional Locations in Charlotte Market

**TL;DR:** Fuzzy's Taco Shop has opened three locations in Charlotte and plans to double that number over the next few years. Franchisee Merrick McKinnie has signed a deal for six Charlotte Fuzzy's locations and 12 across the state.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-11-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/charlotte-business-journal-texas-taco-concept-eyes-additional-locations-in-charlotte-market-2711730).*

## Story

**According to the Charlotte Business Journal,** **Fuzzy’s Taco Shop** **has opened three locations over the last year in Matthews, Rea Farms and Berewick with intentions to double that number over the next few years. Franchisee Merrick McKinnie has signed a deal for six Charlotte** **Fuzzy's** **locations and 12 across the state.**

**“We jumped out pretty quickly,” McKinnie told the Charlotte Business Journal. “We do want to get our footing after opening three so quickly, but we’re also looking across Charlotte to find some locations.”**

**McKinnie is not worried about acquiring customers due to the built-in following the fast-casual Mexican chain has.**

**“As we have evolved as a franchisor over the past 15 years, we have started to attract multi-unit, multi-brand franchisees, and McKinnie is a great, shining example of that,” said Michael Mabry, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Chief Development Officer. “He sits on our franchise advisory council and we value his experience in seeing other brands grow and his willingness to share his knowledge of the franchise business.”**

**After moving into the surrounding Charlotte suburbs, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is seeking franchisees to extend the footprint across North Carolina.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop (company)
- Michael Mabry (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/charlotte-business-journal-texas-taco-concept-eyes-additional-locations-in-charlotte-market-2711730). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a9e8b1fe-daac-4ba8-8668-a7d30612e8c1).