TAMPA, Fla. — TCH Restaurant Group Inc. will take its Five Guys Burgers and Fries franchise from its current count of five stores in Tampa, Fla., to a total of 86 stores in Tampa, Houston and Columbus, Ohio, over the next several years.
The new franchisee parent company was formed when Bob Gries, through Gries Investment Fund, purchased a 40-percent ownership stake from Tampa franchisee Bob Dorfman, who is now chairman, president and CEO of TCH Restaurant Group.
Dorfman, a former Marriott executive, opened his first Tampa Five Guys in 2006 and will be opening the sixth June 21, 2008.
TCH will open an additional 10 Five Guys in Florida's Hillsborough County, as well as 50 in Houston and 20 in Columbus. Several stores are planned to open in Houston and Columbus by the end of 2008.
