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Calexico signs NYC franchise deal

August 9, 2013

Calexico, the NYC-based concept that was named Best Mexican in New York City by Zagat, has signed its third multi-unit franchise deal of 2013. The new deal is a 10-unit deal for Long Island and Queens, neighboring the brand's home market of Manhattan, according to a press release.

Calexico currently operates two brick-and-mortar stores in Brooklyn, three NYC-area carts, a unit in the state-of-the-art Barclays Center, and a new franchised store open on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It also has multi-unit development deals signed for Manhattan and Philadelphia and a third company store opening soon in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn.

The Long Island/Queens franchisees for the area are three entrepreneurial brothers, whose backgrounds range from the financial industry to the retail industry, and two of the franchisees have previously owned a business.

Calexico is working with Fransmart, a franchise development company behind the growth of several brands, including Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Qdoba Mexican Grill, to expand the brand's footprint across the U.S.

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