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title: "Orlando Business Journal: Texas-Based “Better Burger” Chain Plans to Open More Central Florida Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fd410ce7-5488-44e6-9992-fc9d472af753
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/orlando-business-journal-texas-based-better-burger-chain-plans-to-open-more-central-florida-locations-2716719
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-09-21T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:15:37.555Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4d1d8d42d7d0120543c9890695dc85405365.jpg
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# Orlando Business Journal: Texas-Based “Better Burger” Chain Plans to Open More Central Florida Locations

**TL;DR:** MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes plans to open 20 more locations in the Orlando area. The brand has nearly 90 locations across 20 states and is in negotiations with new franchise groups in the Orlando area.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-09-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/orlando-business-journal-texas-based-better-burger-chain-plans-to-open-more-central-florida-locations-2716719).*

## Story

In a recent interview with Ryan Lynch from the Orlando Business Journal, MOOYAH Burgers Fries & Shakes Vice President of Operations and Development Mike Sebazco shared the brand’s plans to bring 20 more locations to the Orlando area, opening one to three locations each year.

MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes is a fast-casual “better-burger” concept that was founded in 2007. The brand now has nearly 90 locations expanding across 20 different states. With the planned expansion to Orlando, Sebazco told the Orlando Business Journal that “Each new restaurant will be about 2,100 square feet and have roughly 20 employees, depending on location.”

MOOYAH is in negotiations with new franchise groups in the Orlando area, with hopes to open three new locations by the end of 2022.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- location growth (topic)
- Orlando (location)
- Mike Sebazco (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/orlando-business-journal-texas-based-better-burger-chain-plans-to-open-more-central-florida-locations-2716719). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fd410ce7-5488-44e6-9992-fc9d472af753).