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Top 100: Shane's Rib Shack No. 78

June 5, 2011

78. Shane’s Rib Shack

Atlanta / No. of units: 64

Having been purchased by Petrus Brands in January 2009, Atlanta-based Shane’s Rib Shack promptly opened a location in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and followed with new franchise agreements totaling more than 50 units, including 25 new stores in Alabama and 20 new stores in central Florida. Shane’s began 2011 poised for rapid growth, looking to take its gluten-free barbecue deeper into Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. Growth plans also include expansion with multiunit operators in major designated market areas east of the Mississippi.