--- title: "VAAP Management Opening First of 5 Curry Up Now Locations in North Carolina" url: https://burnaze.com/article/ec8cba08-69ef-483b-a629-e5521abcf743 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/vaap_management_opening_first_of_5_curry_up_now_locations_in_north_carolina.html author: "Kerry Pipes" category: "Fast casual" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Fast casual" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2023-07-11T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-10-31T20:02:55.301Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/7734_plate.jpg --- # VAAP Management Opening First of 5 Curry Up Now Locations in North Carolina **TL;DR:** VAAP Management, a multi-unit franchisee of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins, is opening the first of five Curry Up Now locations in North Carolina. The first location will be in Durham, with a second location to follow in Chapel Hill by the end of the year. *By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-07-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/vaap_management_opening_first_of_5_curry_up_now_locations_in_north_carolina.html).* ## Story Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins multi-unit franchisee VAAP Management is bringing two Curry Up Now restaurants to the Durham and Chapel Hill markets. The Durham location will be the Indian fast-casual brand’s first in the state of North Carolina and is set to open later this summer. The Chapel Hill location should be open by the end of the year. “We’ve been excited about bringing the explosive Indian flavors that Curry Up Now is known for to the area, and now we have two prime locations to do exactly that,” said VAAP Management member and franchisee Pathik Patel. “This area is so diverse and so passionate about new flavors and concepts. We have no doubts that Curry Up Now is going to take North Carolina by storm.” The seasoned Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins operators are part of the family-owned VAAP Management team that is adding Curry Up Now to its portfolio of brands to take advantage of traffic at different times of the day. VAAP Management has an agreement to open five Curry Up Now locations in the area. - 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) - Dunkin' Brands (company) - location opening (topic) - north carolina (location) - Kerry Pipes (person) - multi-unit franchisee (topic) - Baskin-Robbins (company) - Curry Up Now (company) - Durham (location) - Chapel Hill (location) --- Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/vaap_management_opening_first_of_5_curry_up_now_locations_in_north_carolina.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ec8cba08-69ef-483b-a629-e5521abcf743).