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title: "Journal-News: Here’s why a national burger chain wants to expand in Cincinnati market"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bed6a82e-1373-4a0d-8f42-51d0c38ac09d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/journal-news-heres-why-a-national-burger-chain-wants-to-expand-in-cincinnati-market-2165
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-08-03T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:38.051Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc5298.png
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# Journal-News: Here’s why a national burger chain wants to expand in Cincinnati market

**TL;DR:** MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes plans to expand in Ohio, including the Cincinnati market. The company has plans to open one restaurant per week for the rest of 2015.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/journal-news-heres-why-a-national-burger-chain-wants-to-expand-in-cincinnati-market-2165).*

## Story

MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes is rapidly expanding with their first location in the Ohio opening in July. They have big growth plans in the state and have zeroed in on several Cincinnati area communities as possible markets, including West Chester and Liberty Township.

“Locations in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Toledo are next. High on the list of communities where the development team is scouting locations is West Chester and Liberty townships,” Ardag Tachian, director of development for MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, told the Journal-News.

The family-centric better burger concept is competing with some big name brands, but with its fresh ingredients and customizable menu, they are keeping up with the competition.

“MOOYAH bakes fresh bread every day; offers turkey and bean-based veggie burger alternatives; and serves real ice cream shakes,” Tachian told the Journal-News.

MOOYAH is currently in 17 states and will be in 20 soon. The company has plans to open one restaurant per week for the rest of 2015.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- market growth (topic)
- ohio (location)
- cincinnati (location)
- Ardag Tachian (person)
- burger chain (topic)
- Westchester (location)
- Liberty Township (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/journal-news-heres-why-a-national-burger-chain-wants-to-expand-in-cincinnati-market-2165). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bed6a82e-1373-4a0d-8f42-51d0c38ac09d).