
Good News! - March 2017
A roundup of news on franchising, including unit growth and international expansion.
Captain D's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2016. 195 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Captain D's uses AI technology in its marketing department to enhance data analysis and improve the guest experience [[2026-10-26 CMO Roundtable with Jonathan Muhtar, Chief Marketing Officer of Captain D's (9e1584)]]. * Captain D's is expanding internationally, with interest from prospective franchise partners in Europe, including Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, and France [[2026-10-16 Captain D's Eyes Growth in Europe (931fb5)]]. * Captain D's is building momentum for international growth as interest from prospective franchise partners expands across Europe [[2026-10-16 Captain D’s Builds Momentum for International Growth as Franchise Interest Expands Across Europe (8569ec)]]. * Captain D's awarded a longtime guest, Sandra Elmore, a family cruise to Alaska as part of its Alaska Family Cruise Sweepstakes [[2026-10-15 Longtime Captain D's Guest Wins Cruise Trip to Alaska (133d8e)]]. * Captain D's launched Wild Caught Batter Dipped Fish from Alaska across the US, as part of its commitment to sourcing premium seafood [[2026-06-01 Captain D’s Launches Wild Caught Batter Dipped Fish from Alaska (35d1d4)]]. * Captain D's introduced a new menu item, Crispy Crunchy Shrimp, for a limited time during Lent [[2026-02-09 Captain D’s Brings the Crunch This Lent with New Crispy Crunchy Shrimp (055121)]]. * Captain D's opened a new location in Gainesville, Florida, marking the third location in the state for multi-unit franchisees Toks Achebe and Wanda Davis [[2026-01-26 Captain D's Franchisees Open 3rd Florida Location (97f271)]]. * Captain D's opened its first location in the Northeast in the Bronx, New York, with a new walk-up design [[2025-12-09 Captain D’s Lands in the Big Apple, Marking First Northeast Location for the Iconic Seafood Brand (8b6a2a)]] Filed under Restaurants / QSR.

A roundup of news on franchising, including unit growth and international expansion.

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