Eatery chain Newk’s plans 200 new stores by 2018, Southern expansion

Jackson, Miss. – Newk’s Eatery is planning franchise growth in new markets stretching across the South. Expansion will occur in markets including Savannah, Georgia and Orlando, Florida, to Lubbock and Midland-Odessa, Texas, with Washington, D.C, Richmond and Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Oklahoma City in between.



The chain is actively seeking multi-unit franchise partners to bolster its growth plan that calls for more than 200 units by 2018, including 30 in 2015. Newk’s already has announced three new franchise partners so far this year that will bring new stores to Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida; Columbia, South Carolina; and New Braunfels/San Antonio, Texas.