Real estate is harder and harder to find these days. According to a recent article in Franchise Times, franchise brands like Beef 'O' Brady's and The Brass Tap—both of which are concepts under Tampa-based FSC Franchise Co.—are leveraging good relationships with developers to gain entry into retail centers in emerging markets in order to get a leg up on the competition. 

“It is great to have a developer that really understands us, our concept and our ability,” Peter Petrosian, chief development officer at Tampa-based FSC Franchise Co. told Franchise Times.

Petrosian and his team work with WP Glimcher Inc. and have opened several restaurants and bars in shopping centers they develop. 

“When we are out looking for retailers and restaurants and service uses for our projects, we are looking for concepts that are not only good for our projects, but we are looking for people we can trust,” Paul Ajdaharian, Executive VP of Community/Lifestyle Centers for WP Glimcher, told FT.

The Brass Tap is opening a location in the Waterford Lakes Town Center being developed by WP Glimcher this fall. 

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Real estate is harder and harder to find these days. According to a recent article in Franchise Times, franchise brands like Beef 'O' Brady's and The Brass Tap—both of which are concepts under Tampa-based FSC Franchise Co.—are leveraging good relationships with developers to gain entry into retail centers in emerging markets in order to get a leg up on the competition. 

“It is great to have a developer that really understands us, our concept and our ability,” Peter Petrosian, chief development officer at Tampa-based FSC Franchise Co. told Franchise Times.

Petrosian and his team work with WP Glimcher Inc. and have opened several restaurants and bars in shopping centers they develop. 

“When we are out looking for retailers and restaurants and service uses for our projects, we are looking for concepts that are not only good for our projects, but we are looking for people we can trust,” Paul Ajdaharian, Executive VP of Community/Lifestyle Centers for WP Glimcher, told FT.

The Brass Tap is opening a location in the Waterford Lakes Town Center being developed by WP Glimcher this fall. 

To read the full article, click here.

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Brian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications. He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.

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