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Mexican-food chain to expand in Chicago area
“We thought we had more interest from our franchisee base (in Chicago), but we didn’t,” Mr. Beisler said. “But we’re pleased with our existing
stores.”Qdoba plans to focus on opening corporate-owned restaurants from the northern border of Cook County down to Indiana. One franchisee has purchased the right to develop Qdobas in Lake County. The company is counting on its established stores in the Indianapolis, Milwaukee and St. Louis areas to boost brand recognition in Chicago.
After seven years of same-store sales growth, Mr. Beisler said now is the time for Qdoba to aggressively expand into markets such as Chicago, Manhattan, Seattle and Minneapolis. The company currently has 375 stores in 40 states.
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Qdoba — a made-up word that Mr. Beisler said resonated with him — serves burritos, salads, soups, nachos and tacos.
“There’s nothing really Mexican about cilantro lime rice, poblano pesto or tortilla soup,” he said. “We’re modern, nouveau Mexican.”
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A Qdoba near me just closed in a Regional after only having been open for a year and a half.
I actually ate at one of these restaurants on my way to Texas and I thought the food was great. Too bad they do not have these in the south area in Florida.
LJ
LJ wrote on July 30, 2007 @ 10:18 am: