Quick-casual restaurant idea Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers introduced at this time the signing of a Grasp Franchise and Improvement Settlement in Canada to start rising Freddy’s footprint throughout 9 of Canada’s provinces excluding Quebec, marking the model’s entry into the nation.
Led by veteran franchisees Jim Werschler and Gregg Most of North 49 Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, the deal is a part of the model’s newest efforts to strategically broaden throughout goal markets all through North America as new operators be a part of its engaging franchise mannequin.
The Grasp Franchise and Improvement Settlement will see the group each develop on their very own and provoke grasp franchising exercise in Canada with an preliminary settlement to develop no less than 20 Freddy’s eating places. Because the begin of the 12 months, Freddy’s has added 140 items to the pipeline in each new and current markets and is poised to proceed the momentum properly into 2023.
“Gregg and Jim are well-known and extremely revered franchisees, particularly inside Canada, and we’re thrilled to proceed our partnership with them as they introduce Freddy’s to their residence nation,” stated Andrew Thengvall, Chief Improvement Officer at Freddy’s. “We work onerous to repeatedly enhance upon our franchise enterprise mannequin to adapt to the ever-changing quick informal panorama, and this milestone is a testomony to these ongoing efforts as we additional propel our progress mission on a world scale. We’re proud to accomplice with such skilled operators and may’t wait to see what the long run holds for them as they create Freddy’s scrumptious choices to the residents of Canada.”
With backgrounds in giant scale growth for a number of quick-service restaurant manufacturers, Gregg and Jim have labored collectively for over 16 years as franchise companions with a lot success in North America and Canada alike. The group joined the Freddy’s franchise community earlier this 12 months to assist the model enter into the Dakotas with a retailer in Fargo, North Dakota, and has plans to construct three further places in North Dakota markets, together with Grand Forks, Minot, and Bismarck. Gregg and Jim have a historical past of worldwide growth for a number of manufacturers in Canada.
“We have been first launched to Freddy’s by a fellow franchisee and after studying extra in regards to the idea and the franchise alternative, we instantly knew we needed to be concerned with the model, as we have been totally impressed by its notable AUVs and robust management crew. Jim and I’ve been long-time enterprise companions in rising our franchise portfolio and after seeing the success of our North Dakota location, we felt it made sense to proceed our partnership and introduce Freddy’s to Canada,” stated Gregg Most, Franchise Proprietor of North 49 Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. “We’re excited to convey this iconic, forward-looking model to our nation for the primary time, whereas concurrently bringing different franchisees on board to broaden Freddy’s Canadian footprint.”
Franchise alternatives are actually out there in Canada and stay in areas throughout the U.S., together with the Northeast, Higher Midwest, California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington and enormous metro areas comparable to Pittsburgh and plenty of of its surrounding markets.
