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Hurricane Florence touched down in North Carolina&rsquo;s Outer Banks Thursday morning. The Category 4 storm is expected to have devastating effects as it travels north-west through the Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia.&nbsp;

Hundreds of businesses are likely to face substantial damages, and franchise brands with large footprints across the South East are facing the greatest potential for losses. <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/restaurant-companies-at-greatest-risk-as-hurricane-florence-bears-down-2018-09-11?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-bojangles-and-zoes-kitchen-face-dramatic-losses-as-hurricane-florence-touches-down-2707843" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">According to an article in MarketWatch</a>, Bojangles&rsquo;, Zoe&rsquo;s Kitchen, and Carrols Restaurant Group, the largest Burger King franchisee, are among the restaurant brands that may be most affected by the hurricane.

Bojangles&rsquo; may be the most exposed restaurant brand, with more than half of its stores located in the Carolinas. 23 percent of Carrols&rsquo; Burger King locations are in the hurricane&rsquo;s path, and 12 percent of Zoe&rsquo;s Kitchen stores are in North and South Carolina.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Shake Shack, Wingstop and Denny&rsquo;s are also facing losses.

Read the <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/restaurant-companies-at-greatest-risk-as-hurricane-florence-bears-down-2018-09-11?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-bojangles-and-zoes-kitchen-face-dramatic-losses-as-hurricane-florence-touches-down-2707843" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full article at MarketWatch.com</a>.

Burger King, Bojangles’ and Zoe’s Kitchen Face Dramatic Losses as Hurricane Florence Touches Down

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