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title: "Dog Haus Drives Expansion Through Operators’ Deals"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c543a577-b672-4fed-9fbc-029c8ec86ea8
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210902_dog_haus_drives_expansion_through_operators_deals.html
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:26:00.522Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Dog Haus Drives Expansion Through Operators’ Deals

**TL;DR:** Dog Haus announces expansion through area development agreements with four current franchisees to grow their portfolio in existing markets. The five deals will result in a total of eight new locations, all expected to open in 2022.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-09-02. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210902_dog_haus_drives_expansion_through_operators_deals.html).*

## Story

Dog Haus announced today that the company is preparing for expansion as four current franchisees - Manish Patel, Andi and Damon Ott, Nathan Johnson, and Faizan Khan - have signed area development agreements to grow their portfolio with the brand in their existing markets - Los Angeles, Phoenix, Bay Area and Washington DC, respectively.

Additionally, Frank Zeolla, who currently operates a Dog Haus location in Austin, signed on to introduce the gourmet hot dog, sausage and burger concept to College Station, Texas. The five deals will result in a total of eight new locations, all of which are expected to open in 2022.

“These deals are a direct testament to Dog Haus’ success,” said Dog Haus Partner Quasim Riaz. “These operators’ restaurants have gained loyal fans that can’t get enough of our gourmet hot dogs, sausages, burgers and one-of-a-kind creations, so they want to expand Dog Haus’ presence in new and existing markets.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise agreements (topic)
- austin (location)
- Phoenix (location)
- Los Angeles (location)
- Washington, D.C. (location)
- Dog Haus (company)
- area development (topic)
- Bay Area (location)
- Quasim Riaz (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210902_dog_haus_drives_expansion_through_operators_deals.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c543a577-b672-4fed-9fbc-029c8ec86ea8).