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title: "Fast Casual: Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers hits Q1 growth spurt"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e445bbac-bf74-43e2-a7f4-f69448439a30
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-freddys-frozen-custard-steakburgers-hits-q1-growth-spurt-2706167
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2018-04-02T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:16.921Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/00d2dc5acc3f37ba1ad8c2b394360abf1812.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers hits Q1 growth spurt

**TL;DR:** Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers reported 17 new locations opening in Q1 and launched its 300th location. The brand expects to open 40 more locations across the nation and overseas in 2018.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-freddys-frozen-custard-steakburgers-hits-q1-growth-spurt-2706167).*

## Story

Freddy's Frozen Custard continues to experience rapid growth. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand has reported a total of 17 new openings in Q1 alone. March 13th also served as an important company milestone as the brand launched its 300th location.

"The growth we're seeing so far in 2018 is unbelievable. It's through leadership of our outstanding franchisees, commitment to quality products and exceptional service that we're able to continue expanding and make Freddy's accessible to more people across the country, said Randy Simon, co-founder and CEO.

In 2018, the brand expects to open 40 more locations across the nation in addition to locations overseas. Freddy's Frozen Custard signed a major franchise agreement to expand across the Middle East.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- FastCasual (publication)
- location growth (topic)
- Freddy's (company)
- Middle East (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-freddys-frozen-custard-steakburgers-hits-q1-growth-spurt-2706167). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e445bbac-bf74-43e2-a7f4-f69448439a30).