GPS Hospitality Purchases 14 Burger King Restaurants in Home State of Georgia
Largest Franchisee in Georgia with 70 Restaurants
ATLANTA – (October 27, 2015) – On the heels of celebrating their third anniversary, BURGER KING® franchisee GPS Hospitality today announces the purchase of 14 BURGER KING® restaurants in their home state of Georgia.
These new locations include North Georgia cities of Gainesville, Buford and the Athens area. During the past two months, GPS has purchased 24 total BURGER KING® restaurants in the Peach State.
“What better way to celebrate our third anniversary than to continue our company’s growth right here in our home state,” said Tom Garrett, CEO. “This is a testament to the focused team we have in place, and we look forward to growing that team as we expand.”
In the past three years, GPS has exponentially grown from their original 42 restaurants in Atlanta to 221 restaurants across nine states. The company will have remodeled 29 restaurants in the state by the end of this year and plans to open their second new location in December.
GPS Hospitality was recently recognized by the Atlanta chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG) as one of the fastest growing Georgia companies in 2014. Last month, they completed a successful multi-state job fair hiring more than 700 new team members.
By focusing on its goal-focused, talent-oriented approach to franchise management, GPS Hospitality sustains rapid growth by attracting and retaining the top talent in the QSR food industry.
To learn more about GPS Hospitality and career opportunities, please visit the company’s website at www.gpshospitality.com or follow them on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About GPS Hospitality
Founded in 2012, GPS Hospitality is a BURGER KING® franchisee, operating 221 restaurants in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. GPS Hospitality seeks to become our guests’ favorite QSR destination by implementing our brand values of being Goal Focused, People Oriented and Service Obsessed. For more information, please visit www.gpshospitality.com.
About Burger King Worldwide
Founded in 1954, BURGER KING® (NYSE: BKW) is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The original HOME OF THE WHOPPER®, the BURGER KING® system operates in approximately 14,000 locations serving more than 11 million guests daily in 98 countries and territories worldwide. Approximately 100 percent of BURGER KING® restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. To learn more about Burger King Worldwide, please visit the company’s website at www.bk.com or follow BK on Facebook and Twitter.
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