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Dairy Queen franchisee Tony Basile plans to open 24 new locations in Central Florida, expanding the brand's 'Chill and Grill' store format. The new restaurants will cost about $2.5 million each to build.
Restaurants like Checkers & Rally’s, Culver's and Dairy Queen are expanding into Central Florida. Dairy Queen is looking at up to 30 new locations as it expands its "Chill and Grill" store format.
Franchisee Tony Basile hopes to open four to five new DQ Grill & Chill restaurants each year for the next six years. The new restaurants cost about $2.5 million each to build, with the first opening in Oviedo, Winter Garden and Clermont.
"It's quick to order but it's a family experience and Orlando is such a family town," Basile said. "These restaurants have very nice dining rooms and big-screen televisions on the walls. It doesn't look like a fast-food restaurant."
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on May 20, 2016. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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