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title: "Good News! – September 2019"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d1013efc-431a-4fdc-9c02-e862c738e15a
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__september_2019.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
published: 2019-09-16T07:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:56.816Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4833_plate.jpg
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# Good News! – September 2019

**TL;DR:** Capriotti's signed deals for 48 units and Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes will add 9 locations in Orlando. Kona Grill was sold to One Group Hospitality for about $25 million.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-09-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__september_2019.html).*

## Story

It’s hard keeping up with all of today’s franchise news. That’s why we provide this monthly digest of selected news items on unit growth, investment and financial developments, international expansion, people, and milestones. Here’s your chance to follow the leaders, every third Tuesday of the month!

So if you’re not doing it already, send us your good news here! NEW UNITS/GROWTH/EXPANSION Capriotti’s Signs Deals for 48 Units in First Half of 2019 Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes To Add 9 Locations in Orlando Meineke Signs Deal for 10 Locations in the Charlotte, NC Area Quaker Steak & Lube To Open First Philadelphia Area Restaurant Baskin-Robbins Signs 10-Unit Deal for Upstate New York FINANCIAL, M&A, PRIVATE EQUITY Kona Grill Sold to One Group Hospitality for About $25 Million Biz2Credit Study Says Loans to Restaurants Are Doing Well INCENTIVES Maaco Offers New Incentives Through Year-End for New and Current Owners REGULATION, LEGISLATION, LABOR GDPR: New Compliancy Rules Issued by IAB Europe California’s CCPA Is Coming January 1; 56% of Business Are Unprepared Dept. of Labor Readying New Rules on Overtime, Tip Pooling, 80/20 Rule Website Accessibility Lawsuits: A Possible Ray of Light for Franchisors?

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- private equity (topic)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- MOOYAH (company)
- Baskin-Robbins (company)
- regulation (topic)
- Maaco (company)
- Capriotti's (company)
- Meineke (company)
- financial developments (topic)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__september_2019.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d1013efc-431a-4fdc-9c02-e862c738e15a).