Franchising
I Heart Mac & Cheese entering 10 states in 2022
January 17, 2022
Florida-based I Heart Mac & Cheese signed 47 franchise agreements in 2021 and will open over 75 stores in 2022, entering Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
"Navigating the pandemic has been challenging for the restaurant industry. During the start of the pandemic we knew we had to rethink the way we did things to continue to expand," CEO and Chairman Stephen Giordanella said in a company press release. "We set a deep focus on providing our franchise family with the right tools for success. Last year we invested in a corporate training facility that includes a full-service training restaurant, a test kitchen, a new website, expanding our in-house marketing and training teams, redoing our website, adding a mobile app and store redesigns."
The company has over 20 locations.
