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Fazolis plans seven new restaurants in St. Louis market

August 3, 2010

Fazoli's is planning a major expansion in the St. Louis-area that includes up to seven new restaurants. The announcement comes as Fazoli's this week completes extreme makeovers of its current St. Louis restaurants and finishes introducing a new service style.

Fazoli’s owns nine restaurants in the area, including one that recently opened in Edwardsville, Ill. As part of its investment in the St. Louis market, Fazoli’s will finish remodeling all of its older restaurants this week, and has just completed the introduction of an all-new service style in St. Louis. The chain locally employs more than 250 associates.

“St. Louis has always been a very strong Fazoli’s town, and consumers have responded very favorably to recent changes we tested there,” said Carl Howard, Fazoli's president and CEO. “That makes the St. Louis area a great choice for expansion.”

In January, St. Louis-area diners became the first in the nation to experience Fazoli’s all new design – its first in more than 15 years – when the chain opened in Edwardsville, Ill. The new, contemporary design provides guests with a more inviting and fun atmosphere. It differs dramatically from the traditional Italian look created when the chain was first developed more than 20 years ago.

Fazoli’s also re-introduced dining room breadstick service in Edwardsville. As of this week, dine-in guests in all area Fazoli’s will enjoy a new level of service that is rare among quick service restaurants including:

Meals delivered to tables
Styrofoam plates, paper cups and plastic utensils have been replaced by real plates, silverware and glassware
Unlimited breadsticks delivered tableside

“The traditional American family meal is becoming an endangered species,” Howard said. “Fazoli’s goal is to help families return to ‘real food’ that they can afford and enjoy together, whether in one of our restaurants or at home.”