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BurgerFi on a roll with expansion deals

June 2, 2017

BurgerFi has signed development deals with three multi-unit franchisee groups. The deals mark BurgerFi's further expansion in the Southeast and Northwest, according to a company press release.

BurgerFi inked deals include:

• BullaFi, which will build three restaurants in the Raleigh, North Carolina area.
• QSR by RAM, which will open two restaurants in Alabama and Georgia.
• And H&F Investors, which will develop a total of four restaurants in Oregon and Washington.

"BurgerFi partners with experienced, multi-unit franchisees who possess both the focused commitment and infrastructure capability to successfully operate our fast casual concept," CEO Corey Winograd said in a company press release. "These franchisees reflect our strategic initiative to surround ourselves with successful business operators who understand the restaurant industry. Our current pace of new development deals echoes the enthusiasm of consumers coast to coast for the BurgerFi brand."

BurgerFi has 97 stores, 19 of which opened last year, with another eight new stores added since the beginning of the year. The chain is set to open 12 more stores through 2017, bringing the total to 109 by year's end, Winograd said.

BurgerFi will open its 100th restaurant at its first non-traditional location at the Fort Lauderdale International Airport this summer.