Just Like Its Menu Options, Saladworks Franchise Expansion Showed Endless Possibilities in 2020
Saladworks expanded into non-traditional retail presences such as grocery, universities, and ghost kitchens in 2020.
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Saladworks expanded into non-traditional retail presences such as grocery, universities, and ghost kitchens in 2020.

Phenix Salon Suites experiences significant growth in 2020, with over 30 new openings and 57 signed agreements.
MOD Pizza expands into the South with 30 locations to be developed by DBMC Restaurants in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Buff City Soap expands in Tennessee with 4 new store openings, aiming for over 95 locations in the region.
Access Garage Doors has expanded in the Southeast with a new location in South Nashville, Tennessee.
Located at 5100 Hixson Pike, the Hixson restaurant will celebrate its opening on Wednesday, December 9 by offering free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests.

Eggs Up Grill CEO Ricky Richardson discusses growing a restaurant during the age of COVID-19 on NPR.
Phenix Salon Suites has announced a 15-unit development deal with multi-brand business owner and Nashville resident, Doug Cox.

Tennessee's economic outlook is discussed, with the state ranked at No. 24 for recovery, and a poverty rate of 15.3%.

Phenix Salon Suites signs a 15-unit development deal with multi-business owner Doug Cox, expanding the brand's presence in Tennessee and Kentucky.
PrideStaff expanded its presence in Tennessee with a new staffing and employment agency in Knoxville, offering a full range of staffing and employment services.
Chicken Salad Chick opened its 16th restaurant in Tennessee, expanding its Memphis footprint with a new company-owned location in Wolfchase.
Fazoli’s, a fast-casual chain, signed six new franchisees to add 12 locations to its pipeline, marking a record-breaking number of franchise agreements.
Scooter's Coffee is growing again in Tennessee, with a new location opening to meet the demand for artisan espresso drinks and coffee.
Buff City Soap is opening its first Oxford Soap Makery in Mississippi, offering handmade soap and skincare products.
Huddle House has opened its 20th restaurant in Tennessee, offering homestyle comfort food and a welcoming atmosphere to the community.

The Davis Group, a multi-unit operator, will open 10 Slim Chickens restaurants in Tennessee markets of Jackson, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.
Buff City Soap accelerates its expansion into Central Kentucky, opening four new locations in Georgetown, Lexington, and Frankfort.
Walk-On’s opens its first Tennessee location in Knoxville on Sept. 29, offering a Taste of Louisiana to the city’s residents.
During the past six months, a period where other QSR concepts faced difficult times, Pollo Campero leaned on off-premise initiatives to offset dine-in restrictions.
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AtWork Group expands its national footprint with a new office in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

Slim Chickens inks 10-unit franchise agreement in Tennessee, with experienced multi-unit operator The Davis Group leading the expansion.

Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders announces new franchises in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia, with company-wide growth plans