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Newk’s franchisee plans 10 new units

June 2, 2014

Todd Jackson, who owns three Alabama Newk’s Eater locations, has plans to open 10 more units across Alabama and Texas throughout the next five years.

According to a news release, Jackson plans to expand his Birmingham, Alabama-area business by two additional restaurants this year while simultaneously growing the brand in Austin and Houston, Texas. He recently partnered with investors who own one restaurant in each of the Texas cities, and together they will open three additional restaurants in Houston and five additional restaurants in Austin. By 2019, Jackson will own and operate a total of 15 Newk's, making him the largest franchisee of the 69-restaurant chain.

“Todd and his team saw the potential of our brand early on and skillfully built some of the company’s top-performing restaurants,” said Alan Wright, Newk’s vice president of marketing and franchise operations. “Together with seasoned, multiunit franchisees like Todd and the growth capital Newk’s has just received from Sentinel Capital Partners, we are entering a phase of rapid expansion both in our Southeast base and contiguous states.”

Jackson, his wife Sonya and team of partners developed their first Newk’s location in downtown Birmingham in 2007. He co-owns that location, along with two additional Birmingham stores with partners Tom Crowson, Jackson’s father-in-law Dennis Hey and brother-in-law Chris Hey. The team is set to open two stores in the Birmingham suburbs in 2014; both locations should open by the end of the year, the release said.