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Newk's enters Arkansas market

October 27, 2011

Newk's Express Café will open its 40th restaurant Oct. 31 at 1412 Higdon Ferry Road in Hot Springs, Ark.

"We are incredibly excited to open our 40th restaurant and to open it in a brand new state is even better," said Chris Newcomb, co-founder, president and CEO of Newk's Express Café. "This is a great achievement for a young company like Newk's and it is just the beginning of our growth. We have signed many new franchisees so far in 2011, and we expect to open 25 new restaurants next year including some in new markets like Virginia."

Since opening its first location in Oxford, Miss., in 2004, Newk's Express Cafés have expanded its presence across the U.S. southeast. There are currently restaurants in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. About 30 of the restaurants are franchise owned and operated. Six franchised locations were opened in 2009 and five new restaurants opened in 2010. The Hot Springs location marks the first Newk's in Arkansas.

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