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Huey Magoo's joins the hundo club

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January 15, 2020

Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders started the new year off by signing its 100th franchise agreement. After celebrating the grand opening of three  restaurants company-wide last month, including the first stores in Georgia and South Florida, the Central Florida-based chicken brand continues expansion throughout the Southeast with more restaurants set to open in Florida in Gainesville, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park and Seminole, President and CEO Andy Howard said in a company press release.  

"It's incredibly exciting to reach our milestone 100th franchise sold with the addition of our wonderful new franchisees Ravi and the Lightsey's, he said. "We concluded an amazing year with 13 stores open company-wide and our comp store sales +16.2%. Six of the stores opened in 2019 alone, including our first restaurants in Georgia and South Florida, plus our first stores with a drive-thru.  As we look ahead and forecast at least 10 more Huey Magoo's restaurants to open in 2020, I can proudly say the best is yet to come for this truly phenomenal brand."

Franchisee Ravi Basnet will operate three restaurants in Alachua County, with concentration on Gainesville, Florida. The first location targeted near the University of Florida is slated to open in late August/early September 2020.  Basnet brings eight years in management of Taco Bell to Huey Magoo's growing team of franchisees.

Franchisees and entrepreneurs Collie and Dametris Lightsey will open four restaurants in the St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park and Seminole regions of Florida. The first location is slated to open in October 2020.  

Huey Magoo's was founded in 2004 by Matt Armstrong and Thad Hudgens.