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title: "Krystal Breaks Ground in North Carolina With New Design"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f442606d-4ab7-44f0-89d9-04a6e8a4c065
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240314_krystal_breaks_ground_in_north_carolina_with_new_design.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2024-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:00:33.308Z
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# Krystal Breaks Ground in North Carolina With New Design

**TL;DR:** Krystal Restaurants LLC is expanding into North Carolina with a new design and location, projected to open in Summer 2024. The new location in Wilson, NC will feature the brand's new C-Store design, developed alongside Circle K.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-03-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240314_krystal_breaks_ground_in_north_carolina_with_new_design.html).*

## Story

Krystal Restaurants LLC announces an expansion into North Carolina. The new builds will boast a sleek and contemporary design and cater to consumers’ on-the-go dining desires. The location is projected to open in Summer 2024.

“We are proud to bring our standout business model and our innovative restaurant design to the state of North Carolina,” said Josh Kern, CEO of SPB Hospitality.

Wilson, NC will debut the brand’s new C-Store design, developed alongside Circle K. This layout is consistent with maximization of restaurant square footage, increased guest accessibility and a mutually beneficial operations flow between the restaurant and convenience store partners.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Krystal and bring the brand to Wilson,” said Josh Ware, Head of Restaurants for Circle K. “Our brands are aligned on strategic efforts to serve multiple dayparts, and we look forward to welcoming guests to experience the Krystal menu in an innovative space alongside the great products and offers available at Circle K.”

Krystal is dedicated to deploying its proven, efficient layout designs across both new and existing markets.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- partnership (topic)
- north carolina (location)
- Krystal (company)
- Circle K (company)
- SPB Hospitality (company)
- Josh Kern (person)
- new design (topic)
- Wilson, NC (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240314_krystal_breaks_ground_in_north_carolina_with_new_design.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f442606d-4ab7-44f0-89d9-04a6e8a4c065).