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title: "Wake Foot Walks into Knoxville"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b7a08ee5-f114-4af3-beb1-b1b55746007c
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/wake-foot-walks-into-knoxville
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Beauty & Wellness"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
published: 2018-06-13T09:40:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.651Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507679799987-c73779587ccf?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Wake Foot Walks into Knoxville

**TL;DR:** Wake Foot Sanctuary is opening a second location in Knoxville, TN, operated by Alpesh and Ami Patel in partnership with Kana Hotel Group. The spa originated in Asheville, North Carolina and has franchise interest in over 16 states.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2018-06-13. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/wake-foot-walks-into-knoxville).*

## Story

Wake Foot Sanctuary is to open a second location in Knoxville, TN. The spa with be operated by Alpesh and Ami Patel, in partnership with Kana Hotel Group. It will be located in the Embassy Suites project in downtown Knoxville, on Gay Street.

Melissa Long, Wake’s Foot CEO, said “The Patels bring with them a fire for customer service, an impressive track record of performance within their hotel portfolio, and a strong core staff that is also very excited for the opportunity. We are thrilled and have already been working with them on the design plans for this fabulous new location.”

Wake Foot Sanctuary originated in Asheville, North Carolina and it now has franchise interest in over 16 states with new locations to be announced this year.

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- master franchise (topic)
- Knoxville (location)
- Asheville (location)
- hotel partnership (topic)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/wake-foot-walks-into-knoxville). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b7a08ee5-f114-4af3-beb1-b1b55746007c).