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Fast-casual Restaurant Company Hits Milestone With New Location In Florida
April 09, 2012 // Franchising.com // Jackson, MS - Newk’s Express Café, a fast-casual restaurant concept offering a variety of made-to-order choices, will open its 50th restaurant Monday, April 16 in Jacksonville, Fla. The restaurant—located at 9047-1 Southside Blvd.—is the company’s first in Jacksonville and third in Florida.
“We are ecstatic about opening our 50th restaurant only eight years after our first location opened in Mississippi,” said Chris Newcomb, co-founder, president and CEO of Newk’s Express Café. “We have many more restaurants in the pipeline and expect to open at least 15 more by the end of this year...
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Fast Casual Mover & Shaker Transitions From Paper and Point Solutions to a Comprehensive Platform
Charleston, SC (PRWEB) March 29, 2012 - PeopleMatter – provider of the only integrated talent management solution specifically built to serve hourly workforces – and Newk’s Express Café – one of Fast Casual’s 2011 Top 100 Movers and Shakers – today announced plans to use the PeopleMatter Platform to streamline their HR processes. Corporate-owned locations of Newk’s Express will implement PeopleMatter HIRE™ and PeopleMatter LEARN™ to manage all of their people, processes and paperwork online in one place.
“With our experience leading and growing Newk’s Express Cafe, we recognize that our employees are an investment and a key asset in each location,” stated Mike Gillespie, Director of Performance, Development and Culture with Newk’s Express Cafe...
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Fast-casual concept to debut in Arkansas
October 25, 2011 // Franchising.com // (Jackson, MS)---Newk's Express Café will open its 40th restaurant Monday, Oct. 31 at 1412 Higdon Ferry Road in Hot Springs, Ark. It will be the company’s first location in the state of Arkansas.
“We are incredibly excited to open our 40th restaurant and to open it in a brand new state is even better,” said Chris Newcomb, co-founder, president and CEO of Newk’s Express Café. “This is a great achievement for a young company like Newk’s and it is just the beginning of our growth. We have signed many new franchisees so far in 2011 and we expect to open 25 new restaurants next year including some in new markets like Virginia...
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October 10, 2011 // Franchising.com // (Jackson, MS)---Newk’s Express Café will introduce the Newk’s "Q" pizza Oct. 17. The pizza will be available in all restaurants for eight weeks. The Newk’s "Q" pizza is topped with Newk’s signature white barbecue sauce, chicken, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, ripe roma tomatoes, bacon and jalapeno.
"The Newk’s 'Q' Pizza is the perfect translation of our signature Newk’s 'Q' sandwich into a California style pizza," said Chris Newcomb, co-founder, president and CEO of Newk’s. "The Q sandwich has been a favorite among customers for years. For a limited time, customers craving our signature white barbecue sauce on the 'Q' sandwich will also be able to enjoy it on a pizza...
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JACKSON, Miss., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newk's Express Cafe has started 2011 with a bang, awarding 24 new franchise locations in the first quarter. Four separate groups have committed to opening restaurants in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Fla., Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La., Michigan, Virginia and Atlanta, Ga.
Newk's has partnered with Franchise Dynamics, one of the country's leading full-service franchise sales outsourcing firms. The partnership led to seven development agreements totaling 36 restaurants in 2010. With deals for 24 locations signed in the first quarter of 2011, Newk's is on track to exceed its goals for 2011.
Created by the founders of McAlister's Deli (Don Newcomb, Chris Newcomb and Debra Bryson) – who pioneered the fast-casual restaurant concept – Newk's Express Cafe provides an express casual dining experience and features a variety of made-to-order choices...
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Long-Term Expansion Strategies Bring New Talent to the Table June 17, 2010 // Franchising.com // (Jackson, MS) --- With Newk's Express Café aggressively expanding to new territories across the U.S., its corporate team is growing with it. As part of its strategy, Newk's has spent the last 18 months hiring new leadership talent that will help spearhead its growth. Three of its recent key hires include: Vice President of Company Operations Steve Caulk, Director of Training Kathy Harris, and Vice President of Franchise Operation Stephen J. Hinkis.
Focusing on the fast-casual freshness of tossed salads, oven-baked sandwiches, California-style pizzas, made-from-scratch soups and homemade cakes, Newk's Express Café has grown to more than 28 locations in seven primarily southeastern states since opening its first store in Oxford, Miss...
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Fast-casual Restaurant Concept to Debut in Atlanta, Athens Markets by spring 2011 June 17, 2010 // Franchising.com // (Jackson, MS) --- Two franchise groups have announced they are bringing the fresh flavor of Newk's Express Café to the even fresher markets of Atlanta and Athens, Ga. John's Creek, Ga.-based GBDL Holdings, LLC and Atlanta, Ga.'s Many Glacier Holdings, LLC will be the first franchise companies to introduce the fast-casual restaurant concept to the state of Georgia. Both businesses are slated to open their first Newk's restaurants by spring 2011.
Created by the founders of McAlister's Deli – who pioneered the fast-casual restaurant concept – Newk's Express Café provides an express casual dining experience and features a variety of made-to-order choices including fresh-tossed salads, oven-baked sandwiches, California-style pizzas, made-from-scratch soups and homemade cakes baked by Newk's Bakery Company...
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Newk's Express Café is an express casual dining experience in a refreshing and stylish atmosphere with an emphasis on freshness and flavor.
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