Newk’s Express Cafe has started 2011 with a bang, awarding 24 new franchise locations in the first quarter. Four separate groups have committed to opening restaurants in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Fla., Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La., Michigan, Virginia and Atlanta, Ga.
Newk’s has partnered with Franchise Dynamics, one of the country’s leading full-service franchise sales outsourcing firms. The partnership led to seven development agreements totaling 36 restaurants in 2010. With deals for 24 locations signed in the first quarter of 2011, Newk’s is on track to exceed its goals for 2011.