Fast Casual: I Heart Mac & Cheese Opens 1st Franchise Unit

I ♥ Mac & Cheese has opened it’s first franchise location.

According to an article on fastcasual.com, the restaurant brand opened its new franchise location earlier this week in Yukon, Oklahoma. It is the first unit of a five-unit deal with Genevieve “Genny” Prieto, the brand’s first franchisee.

I ♥ Mac & Cheese was established in Fort Lauderdale in 2016. Since then, the brand has opened a number of additional corporate-owned locations, including units in Parkland, Pembroke Pines and Coral Springs. In 2018, the brand plans to open additional corporate-owned and franchisee-owned locations throughout South Florida, Long Island and New York.

“We are thrilled Genny has chosen to expand the I ♥ Mac & Cheese presence in Oklahoma City," said Stephen Giordanella, I ♥ Mac & Cheese’s CEO and chairman, in a company press release. "We know these new restaurants will satisfy a growing consumer demand in the local communities. Genny has solid business experience and has proven to be a successful franchisee with her time at Domino’s."

Read the full article at fastcasual.com.

Image courtesy of I ♥ Mac & Cheese’s instagram.