Cousins Maine Lobster (CML) is ready to additional its presence within the southern states of Florida and Georgia. The corporate just lately signed an settlement with entrepreneurs Damon Cole and Mandy Ottesen to launch a brand new meals truck in Gainesville and Savannah.
This meals truck, which is because of debut in July 2025, would be the second CML-owned by the duo. Their first meals truck was launched in Jacksonville, Florida, in November 2024. The brand new truck will serve premium lobster rolls and different Maine favorites, persevering with the corporate’s repute for high-quality, genuine meals.
Ottesen and Cole’s ardour for high-quality meals and community-focused enterprise has pushed their involvement with CML. Cole, a former marine engineer, was impressed by his father’s work on the East Coast and has a specific ardour for genuine Maine lobster. Ottesen, an entrepreneur with 15 years of expertise working a profitable lice elimination franchise, brings her sharp enterprise acumen and dedication to native service to the enterprise.
Cousins Maine Lobster is without doubt one of the fastest-growing seafood ideas within the U.S. and goals to open 30 items this yr, with plans to turn out to be a 100-unit model by the tip of 2025. In 2024, the corporate executed greater than 30 growth agreements with franchisees and pursued company-led enlargement in Kansas Metropolis and Louisville. The typical CML franchisee owns six items, drives a meals truck AUV of $1.3 million, and has been launching further items based mostly on multi-year progress plans.
