Operator To Open 50 Fuzzy's Taco Shops In Southeast

By: Kerry Pipes | 4,220 Reads | 3 Shares

%3Cp%3ERichard+Maddox+has+just+signed+a+deal+to+open+50+Fuzzy%26rsquo%3Bs+Taco+Shop+locations+in+southern+states%2C+including+new+markets+in+Alabama%2C+North%26nbsp%3BCarolina%2C%26nbsp%3Band+Tennessee%2C+and+additional+locations+in+Florida%2C+Georgia%2C+and+South+Carolina.+Maddox+is+a+Slim+Chickens+operator+and+former+Sonic+franchisee.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EMaddox+thinks+Fuzzy%26rsquo%3Bs+unique+flavor+and+quality+food+will+be+a+hit+in+the+new+Southeast+markets+where+he+plans+to+open+stores.+%26ldquo%3BI+was+looking+to+add+a+Mexican+restaurant+brand+to+my+portfolio%2C+and+the+most+important+element+was+to+find+delicious+food+that+would+keep+people+coming+back+time+and+time+again%2C%26rdquo%3B+he+said.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EIt+was+also+important+for+Maddox+to+team+up+with+a+brand+that+had+an+emphasis+on+strategic+growth.+%26ldquo%3BThe+Fuzzy%26rsquo%3Bs+Taco+Shop+corporate+team%26rsquo%3Bs+growth+goals+for+the+brand+very+much+align+with+what+I+have+planned%2C+so+the+timing+made+perfect+sense%2C%26rdquo%3B+said+Maddox.+%26ldquo%3BTheir+ability+to+keep+the+brand+fresh+and+relevant+is+also+impressive+to+me+and+is+what+I+believe+will+make+the+brand+so+successful+as+we+expand+into+new+markets.%26rdquo%3B%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EHis+first+two+Fuzzy%26rsquo%3Bs+Taco+Shop+locations+are+set+to+open+in+the+first+half+of+2022+in+Auburn%2C+Alabama%2C+and+Albany%2C+Georgia.+He+has+plans+to+open+as+many+as+four+more+restaurants+by+the+end+of+the+year.+His+restaurants+will+mark+the+first+time+a+Fuzzy%26rsquo%3Bs+has+been+built+with+a+drive-thru.%3C%2Fp%3E

Published: February 2nd, 2022