Zero's Subs Franchise News

Quick Service Franchisor to Open Nine Stores on the West Coast by the End of the First Quarter

GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHC/Zero's Subs continues to buck the declining economy by opening four new restaurants in California by the end of the first quarter, with a fifth under contract. Furthermore, the franchisor will continue aggressive West Coast expansion in 2009, with five locations in the works.

With more than 40 years in the quick-serve restaurant industry, AHC/Zero's Subs is rapidly expanding stores across California, including Olancha, which opened last month, and Coronado Island, which opens in mid-December. Restaurants in Montebello and Anaheim will follow in January. Zero's Subs franchise agreements, including several multi-unit sales, have been signed for locations in Koreatown, Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Vermont/Silverlake, and Pasadena/Glendale...

MicroStore(TM) Can Reduce Costs and Increase Traffic, Profits Glendale, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHC/Zero's Subs continues to buck the declining economy with their unique "MicroStore™" concept, opening four new stores in California by the end of the first quarter, with a fifth under contract. Furthermore, the West Coast franchisor will continue aggressive expansion in 2009, with five more locations in the works.

AHC/Zero's Subs is excited to announce that their newest location will open inside an existing liquor store on Coronado Island in mid-December. This location, a "MicroStore," will be the second Zero's Subs of its kind. The first Zero's Subs "MicroStore" opened last fall in a gas station convenience store on Route 395 in Olancha, a heavily-traveled road between Mammoth Lakes and Death Valley, CA...

Zero's Subs Not "One Size Fits All" Says Director

GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The recent sale of the company's sixth new Western region franchise in as many months, gives new meaning to AHC/Zeros Subs' (Area Representative/Territory Owner for Zero's Subs Franchises in California, Arizona and Florida) "aggressive expansion plans" with new Zero's Subs restaurants set to open in Yuma, AZ; Olancha, CA; and the Layfeyette Park and Silverlake districts of Los Angeles – in the 4th quarter of 2008.

AHC/Zero's Subs has experienced rapid growth in 2008 due in part to what Managing Director Elizabeth Fitzpatrick calls their distinctive "Flexible Franchise" approach. "Zero's Subs is open to novel ideas about where and how we sell our sandwiches," she says...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA--(Marketwire - May 9, 2008) - American Kiosk Corporation (PINKSHEETS: AKIS) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Zero's Mr. Submarine, Inc. (www.zeros.com), and their franchisee, Shinda Bharij, opened a new Zero's Subs location in the WOCO Express Truck Stop at 35242 General Mahone Blvd., Ivor, VA on May 6, 2008.

Martin Palacios, President and CEO of Zero's Subs, states: "We're very pleased to have Shinda as a new franchisee and look forward to a great business relationship with him."

Zero's Mr. Submarine, Inc. is a franchisor of quick service restaurants featuring "Hot Oven-Baked" sandwiches, pizza, wings, salads and wraps. Zero's has been in business since 1967, starting in Virginia Beach, VA...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA--(Marketwire - April 22, 2008) - American Kiosk Corporation (PINKSHEETS: AKIS) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Zero's Mr. Submarine, Inc. (www.zeros.com), and their franchisees, Moncef Abbou, Mehdi Marzouk, and Nicole Duncan of MAD Food, Inc., opened a new Zero's Subs location at 5805 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA on April 16, 2008.

The new Zero's Subs restaurant is located inside a Shell Service Station/Convenience Store in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Guests can dine in, take out, or place an order to go.

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Director of AHC, the Territory owner of the Zero's Subs Franchise, states, "We're very fortunate to partner with such great franchisees that will help drive the company's growth and success...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2007) - American Kiosk Corporation (PINKSHEETS: AKIS) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Zeros Mr. Submarine Inc., and their franchisee, Gordon Burns, opened a new Zero's Subs location at 1010 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA, near Norfolk State University, on October 4, 2007. This is Zero's seventh franchise in Norfolk.

Martin Palacios, President of American Kiosk Corporation and Zero's Mr. Submarine, Inc., states, "We are very pleased that Gordon decided to become a Zero's franchisee and we look forward to working with him to make this new franchise successful."

Zero's Mr. Submarine, Inc. is a franchisor of quick service restaurants featuring "Hot Oven-Baked" sandwiches and Pizza...