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Kisses From Italy expands deal with Wyndham hotels

July 18, 2016

Kisses from Italy, a U.S. based fast-casual restaurant chain, announced the opening of its fourth restaurant in the Wyndham Royal Vista - Pompano Beach.

"We place great value in our relationship with the Wyndham Group for our corporate-owned stores and we have definitely received some serious inquiries concerning franchising and are driving the business into this next phase," said Kisses from Italy co-founder, President and Co-CEO Michael Di Turi, in a release.  "We have recently retained the legal services of renowned franchise lawyer, Harold L. Kestenbaum, along with iFranchise Group, a premier consulting expert in the franchising industry."

All three current Kisses from Italy units are located in Wyndham hotels, according to the release.

"We are cautiously optimistic about what the future holds for Kisses from Italy," said Kisses from Italy co-founder, CIO and co-CEO Claudio Ferri. "So far our results have exceeded our expectations. We are exploring the possibility of going public and have had positive responses from the experts that we have spoken with on that idea. … Undoubtedly, we feel that at this moment we are carving out our own space in the south Florida fast-casual restaurant sector."