Fast-Food Franchisee Has An Appetite For Expansion

Houston Chronicle:

San Antonio’s most recent immigrant success story didn’t start south of the border, but east of it. Actually, Middle East.

Atour Eyvazian of Sugar Land, who, with a partner, recently bought all of San Antonio’s 58 Jack in the Box restaurants, began with the chain as a janitor at a Los Angeles Jack in the Box 26 years ago after fleeing from Iran. He worked every job behind the counter, and now Eyvazian is the nation’s largest Jack in the Box franchisee.
Texas is a draw

Eyvazian, 45, bought the franchises from Jack in the Box, based in San Diego, in early October. He declined to say how much he and his partner paid for them, citing a confidentiality agreement.

But the average cost of a franchise is $622,000, according to a Houston Chronicle report, which might put the price around $36 million.

Eyvazian already co-owned 49 stores in Houston with his partner, Anil Yadav. He chose San Antonio next because he is drawn to the “friendliness of people” in Texas. Read more.

Photo: Tom Reel / San Antonio Express-News.

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