--- title: "Partners Expanding with Little Caesars in New York" url: https://burnaze.com/article/d786e377-150e-4c6c-8726-8f7e3e561e0e source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/partners_expanding_with_little_caesars_in_new_york.html author: "Kerry Pipes" category: "Pizza" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Pizza" published: 2023-03-08T10:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-10-31T20:11:20.352Z image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop --- # Partners Expanding with Little Caesars in New York **TL;DR:** Suhel Ahmed and Saurabh Desai have signed a 10-unit development agreement with Little Caesars to open locations in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. The partners have experience operating multi-unit franchises with brands like Dunkin' and Dave's Hot Chicken. *By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-03-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/partners_expanding_with_little_caesars_in_new_york.html).* ## Story Suhel Ahmed and Saurabh Desai have carved out a successful multi-unit franchise operation with brands like Dunkin’ and Dave’s Hot Chicken. Now the partners are adding Little Caesars to their portfolio with a 10-unit development agreement with the pizza chain. They will open the restaurants in the Upper Manhattan and Bronx areas of New York by 2026, with the first location opening scheduled for later this year. “We know how to own and operate a multi-unit franchise business, and we know what brands work in New York City,” said Ahmed. “We chose to franchise with Little Caesars because it has decades of experience as a global pizza chain and because of its recognized value, quality, and convenience that revolutionized the pizza industry.” Ahmed and Desai are New York City natives who have more than four decades of combined restaurant experience. They know the industry well and own and operate more than 35 Dunkin’ locations and several Dave’s Hot Chicken locations, a brand they inked a 20-unit development agreement with in early 2022. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - new york (location) - Dunkin' Brands (company) - Kerry Pipes (person) - Little Caesar's (company) - Dave's Hot Chicken (company) - multi-unit franchise (topic) - development agreement (topic) --- Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/partners_expanding_with_little_caesars_in_new_york.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d786e377-150e-4c6c-8726-8f7e3e561e0e).