Arby's to open 197 restaurants in '08

Arby's to open 197 restaurants in '08
Tags: Food & Beverage, Franchising & Growth, Operations Management
March 4, 2008

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., an Atlanta-based unit of Triarc Cos., has surpassed its restaurant development goals for 2007 and will open nearly 200 new stores in 2008, the company announced.

Arby's Restaurant Group opened 148 Arby's restaurants in 2007 and has gained commitments to open another 197 in the United States and Canada. The group owns an operates more than 1,100 Arby's restaurants and has a long-range goal of 5,000 restaurants in North America.

The Arby's restaurant system has more than 3,600 restaurants around the world. Arby's Restaurant Group is the owner and operator of more than 1,100 of those restaurants in the United States.