The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille Franchise News

New Arlington Restaurant Kicks Off Year of Unprecedented Growth for the MidAtlantic Region’s Popular Sports Bar & Grille and Marks Second Northern Virginia Site for Franchisee Sattar Shaik
January 09, 2012 // Franchising.com // ARLINGTON, Va. - With the debut here today of a new restaurant in the equally new Virginia Tech Research Center, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille reached 30 open units, a key milestone in its mission to expand to 150 eastern U.S. restaurants, and made a quick start of a year in which it expects to undergo the most significant growth ever in its 35+-year history.
The newly constructed, 7,200-square-foot restaurant sits on the ground floor of the seven-story, 144,000-square-foot Virginia Tech Research Center, which houses a number of Virginia Tech research centers and institutes, laboratories, offices and a conference center to accommodate symposia and other events for the science and technology communities...

A Tradition Launched in 2006 at the Casual Dining/Sports Bar Chain’s Salisbury, Md. Restaurant, Tip Donations To Help Purchase Gifts for Needy Children Spreads To More Locations This Year
December 02, 2011 // Franchising.com // EDGEWATER, Md. – Inspired by their fellow employees in Salisbury, Md., staffs at eight other Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille restaurants throughout Maryland, Delaware and Virginia have announced that this holiday season, they, too, will participate in the casual dining restaurant/sports bar chain’s “Tips for Tots” program, donating all tips they earn on December 7 to purchase toys for local “Toys for Tots” programs and help bring the joys of the season to underprivileged children...

Locations in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Will Donate 10 Percent of November 15 Revenue to Organization That Supports Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
EDGEWATER, Md. (November 3, 2011) - The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille announced today that on November 15 it will conduct a fundraising effort in support of The Little Things for Cancer (http://tlt4c.org/) at 15 of its restaurants throughout Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Based in Columbia, Md., The Little Things for Cancer (TLT4C) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients affected by all forms of cancer, offering support based on the particular needs of each family. In addition to striving to reduce stress and anxiety for the person affected by cancer, the organization also funds services to give a patient’s caregivers a much-needed break...

Four-Unit Deal Will Bring Three More Sites To Delaware and Introduce Maryland's Famed Sports Bar & Grille To Keystone State's Chester County April 05, 2011 // Franchising.com // EDGEWATER, Md. – The Greene Turtle announced today that it has completed a four-unit franchise deal that will add three locations in Delaware and put the popular sports bar and grille on the map for the first time in Pennsylvania, in Chester County.

Pusan Investments LLC, a newly formed company, plans to open the first of four Greene Turtle franchises by early 2012 in Delaware, and will then develop two more sites there and one in Pennsylvania by the end of 2014.

The Greene Turtle first entered Delaware in 2008 with a company-operated location in Lewes...

Fast-Growing Casual Dining/Sports Bar Chain Jumps To #339 And Sets Sights On Even Greater Expansion In The Coming Year January 13, 2011 // Franchising.com // EDGEWATER, Md. – The Greene Turtle added yet another feather in its cap as 2010 drew to a close, climbing more than 125 spots up Entrepreneur's prestigious Franchise 500 list to #339.

As reported in Entrepreneur's January 2011 issue, the casual dining/sports bar chain, which made its first appearance on the list last January at #465, also received top placement among all sports bar franchises. The acknowledgments cap off a year filled with franchising milestones at The Greene Turtle, including securing a five-unit deal for Fairfax County, Va., introducing franchises to both Virginia and Delaware, and signing agreements for the chain's first franchise sites in Pennsylvania and two East Coast airports...

Team of Successful Restaurant, Financial and Marketing Entrepreneurs Prepares To Take A Big Bite Out of Northern Virginia Casual Dining/Sports Bar Business October 05, 2010 // Franchising.com // EDGEWATER, Md. – The Greene Turtle Franchising Corp. announced today that it has finalized an agreement to bring five of its sports bar and grille locations to Fairfax County, Va. A newly formed franchisee group, GT Fairfax, LLC, signed the agreement on September 2 and is expected to open its first location late next year, with all units scheduled to open by the end of 2014. While specific locations have not yet been identified, the group will seek properties along the U.S. 1 corridor, branching out to the north and west to the Reston/Herndon, Tysons Corner, Chantilly/Centreville and Fairfax areas...

New Sites Mark Move of Franchise Program into Delaware, Continued Franchise Growth in Virginia and Equally Strong Investment Interest from New and Existing Franchisees June 29, 2010 // Franchising.com // EDGEWATER, Md. – The Greene Turtle's franchise program witnessed unprecedented growth in the past month, adding three new locations and extending into Delaware and the southern region of Virginia. Franchisee Leho Poldmae got the ball rolling June 9 by opening a restaurant in Owings Mills, Md. Less than a week later, on June 14, franchisees Bill and Bob Frankis opened Delaware's first franchised Greene Turtle in Rehoboth Beach, followed by the debut of franchisees Kristen and Miguel Pagano's first location in Chesapeake, Va., on June 23...

Will Serve Three-Year Term with Fellow Restaurant, Hospitality and Foodservice Executives October 13, 2009 // Franchising.com // EDGEWATER, Md. – Robert J. Barry Jr., Chief Operating Officer of The Greene Turtle, is one of five new members named to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM). The appointment was effective July 27.

As a board member, Barry joins an elite group of about two dozen Maryland-based restaurant and foodservice executives in helping to plan, implement and support efforts by the association, which boasts more than 2,000 members statewide. Meeting quarterly with fellow Board members and convening monthly in person or by teleconference with individual committees to which he is assigned, he will be involved in establishing, approving, supporting and defending the Association's policies and positions, advising and assisting its officers in carrying out their assigned duties, and promoting the industry and the advancement of the Association...

Husband/Wife Team To Open First of Two Locations in First Quarter of 2010; Chain Continues Search for Franchisees and Targets 25 Units Throughout the State EDGEWATER, Md. – A husband-and-wife team who signed a two-unit franchise agreement casual dining/sports bar chain The Greene Turtle in April has secured its first property in southeastern Virginia and is now making preparations in anticipation of a first quarter of 2010 opening.

Franchisees Kristen and Miguel Pagano signed a lease for a 7,200-square-foot space in Chesapeake, Va.'s Greenbrier Mall on September 16, and are currently training at The Greene Turtle's headquarters here before permanently relocating to the Chesapeake area to operate their restaurant. Kristen Pagano is a Maryland native who grew up visiting The Greene Turtle and worked as a server, bartender and certified trainer for Outback in the past...

March 27, 2009 // Franchising.com // Edgewater, MD: The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille recently announced that they had won Restaurant Association of Maryland's prestigious McCormick Cornerstone Award for 2009.

According to the Restaurant Association of Maryland's website, the Cornerstone Award recognizes a foodservice business that is living proof that the restaurant industry is the 'cornerstone' of the nation's economy, jobs, careers and community support and that the foodservice industry does more than offer jobs, it creates life-long, fulfilling and profitable careers, supports various organizations such as non-profit and keeps the economy thriving."

The award was presented earlier this week to The Greene Turtle at this year's Restaurant Association of Maryland Stars of the Industry Gala on March 23, 2009 at Martin's West in Baltimore...