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title: "Krystal begins franchising in Puerto Rico"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cc9fb6e8-c562-4ca8-969f-93c53e1215f0
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/krystal-begins-franchising-in-puerto-rico
author: "Raghav Patel"
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2022-03-28T10:34:25.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:11:22.509Z
image: https://cdn.global-franchise.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/shutterstock_1877702143-1.jpg
---

# Krystal begins franchising in Puerto Rico

**TL;DR:** Krystal has announced its first internationally owned franchise location in Puerto Rico, which is scheduled to open this summer. The brand has partnered with entrepreneur Justin Tirri, who heads up Caribbean Cattle LLC, to maintain and grow the brand's footprint in Puerto Rico.

*By Raghav Patel, originally published in Global Franchise on 2022-03-28. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/krystal-begins-franchising-in-puerto-rico).*

## Story

Krystal has announced its first internationally owned franchise location in Puerto Rico. The new location is scheduled to open this summer, will be located at The Outlet 66 Mall in Canovanas. The brand went with entrepreneur Justin Tirri, who heads up Caribbean Cattle LLC. As the franchise operator in Puerto Rico, Tirri is expected to maintain and grow the brand’s footprint.

The Puerto Rico locations will feature Krystal’s new design and service format.

“Our teams have been hard at work to keep us on track for our aggressive expansion plans. It’s incredibly exciting to see their efforts come to fruition, especially in our first international endeavors,” said Thomas Stager, president for Krystal Restaurants LLC.

“We are proud to bring our unique flavors and highly craveable menu offerings to individuals outside of the U.S. and to welcome new partners, such as Caribbean Cattle LLC., to our organization. We are looking forward to growing with them and building our presence in new markets.”

The new locations will feature the brand’s iconic square burgers and other products that has made it famous.

Tirri is already the owner and operator of a major indoor outlet shopping and family entertainment center in Puerto Rico and the proprietor of several restaurants.

“We wanted to bring a different concept to Puerto Rico, we found in Krystal a unique product for the whole family to enjoy. We are very happy to add Krystal to our business portfolio and we know that the potential for locations in Puerto Rico is infinite. Our team led by Daniel Santiago, Luis Albino and other industry experts will be responsible for having one of the best franchises in the chain,” said Tirri.

The brand plans to open in more than seven different locations in the coming year.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- franchising (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- location opening (topic)
- Raghav Patel (person)
- qsr (topic)
- Puerto Rico (location)
- Krystal (company)

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Originally reported by Raghav Patel, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/krystal-begins-franchising-in-puerto-rico). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cc9fb6e8-c562-4ca8-969f-93c53e1215f0).