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Chicken Salad Chick, Fazoli's, Juice it Up, Zoup, Pie Five announce openings

May 4, 2017

Although overall restaurant sales have stalled over the past year, many brands are still experiencing growth. Below are just a few companies that have announced openings this week.

Chicken Salad Chick

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Louisiana with a location opening May 16 in Shreveport at 6537 Youree Dr., and another opening the following day in Mandeville, which is in the New Orleans market. Located at 3803 Highway 22, the NOLA unit is under the direction of franchisees, Jake Alleman, Cody Gielen and John Gielen of Cojak Restaurant Group, according to a press release.

Brother and sister Ray Pynes and Lacy Pynes Galligan own the Shreveport unit.

"As Louisiana natives, we're excited to bring Chicken Salad Chick's great food, hospitable service and amazing story to the Shreveport market," said Ray Pynes, in the release. "We've had our eye on a few different restaurant concepts but after visiting the Lafayette location, we instantly knew that Chicken Salad Chick was the type of brand we wanted to be a part of. The local community in Shreveport is attracted to unique concepts and Chicken Salad Chick fits that description perfectly. We're confident the brand will resonate with local consumers and hope to open an additional location in the future."

Zoup

Norwood, Ohio, is home to its first Zoup this week. The new restaurant, at 4426 Montgomery Road, Ste. A, near the campus of Xavier University, is number 26 to open in the state.

"I'm excited to open our community-based restaurant and to start serving up our award-winning recipes,” said franchisee Patrick Harder, in a press release. "We're looking forward to serving the people of Norwood and becoming an integral part of this wonderful community.”

With more than 100 restaurants in 19 states/provinces, Zoup is targeting Ohio as part of an overall expansion strategy, according to the release.

Fazoli's

Fazoli's is opening this month in Maysville, Kentucky, marking the state's 34th unit. Located at 416 Market Square, the restaurant will celebrate its grand opening with the Maysville-Mason County Chamber of Commerce at a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m., on May 15 and will open to the public the following day, according to a press release.

"When we opened in Morehead three years ago, the local community really embraced our fresh, high-quality menu offerings and friendly, casual atmosphere," said Franchisee Dan Markwell, in the release. "There is a need for quick, affordable Italian food that tastes great, and we are thrilled to be bringing that to the Maysville area and continuing our successful business venture with this brand."

Juice is Up

Juice is Up has signed an agreement to expand into California's Inland Empire in Rialto, California with Juice It Up Rialto, owned by the husband-and-wife team, John Davis and Sylvia Quirino. 

"With over 15 years of experience as multi-unit franchisees, we're thrilled to begin our newest business venture with our first Juice It Up location opening in Rialto this summer," said Juice It Up Rialto Owner and Operator John Davis said in a press release. "We're confident in our decision to partner with Juice It Up as the company's mission aligns perfectly with our values and our passion for healthy living. We're excited to expand our investment portfolio and grow the brand's presence in our hometown, as well as provide new job opportunities for members in our community."

Pie Five

Pie Five Pizza Co. is opening its second Baltimore-Washington International airport unit Friday, according to a  press release

"Pie Five has already proven to be a great fit for BWI airport," said Altaf Isani, president of Creative Food Group, which owns the unit and has been operating restaurants in airports since 2004 and at BWI since 2012. 

Pie Five's state-of-the-art Turbo Chef oven doesn't require a hood, allowing it to be used in a variety of non-traditional locations such as airports. The oven's heat, airflow and belt speed can also be adjusted to produce the perfect pizza, cheesy Breadstix or a freshly baked turtle brownie, said Pie Five CEO Scott Crane.

"Our new Pie Five is located in the highest traffic concourse in BWI, which will really give us the opportunity to highlight our speed-of-service while handcrafting custom artisan pizzas," said Crane in the release. "This is the second of many airport locations to come for Pie Five and we’re excited to bring the future of pizza to another BWI location."

This is the eighth Pie Five Pizza location in the Baltimore area.