Carolina Newswire:
Billy Sewell, president and CEO of Platinum Corral, a multi-unit franchise operator of Golden Corral Grill/Buffet Restaurants, has announced the purchase of a 3.8-acre site located at 7701 N. Tryon St. in Charlotte, N.C. The site, which adjoins a newly planned WalMart, will be the location for a 450-seat Golden Corral Buffet and Grill scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2009.
The new restaurant will offer traditional Golden Corral stations and buffets including the bakery, salad bar and meats, as well as new features such as a full-service bread station with six new types of bread, a self-service beverage station where guests can choose bottle or fountain beverages upon entry, and action-themed cooking where foods are prepared in view of the guest. This Charlotte location will also offer a full-service breakfast buffet on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 11 a.m.
Sewell started Platinum Corral in 1996 with the purchase of two Golden Corral restaurants. He now owns 22 restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, employing more than 1,500 people, with combined annual sales topping $70 million.
