B.GOOD Expands Beyond U.S. East Coast With Franchise Development Agreement For 10 Restaurants In Houston, Texas
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B.GOOD Expands Beyond U.S. East Coast With Franchise Development Agreement For 10 Restaurants In Houston, Texas

Agreement Also Represents Largest Franchise Deal In The Fast Casual Brand’s 13-year History

January 10, 2018 // Franchising.com // Boston - B.GOOD, a fast casual restaurant with a locally sourced, wholesome menu, has signed a franchise development agreement to open 10 restaurants in the Houston, Texas, area, marking the brand’s first U.S. push beyond the East Coast.

Under the agreement, LGNS Healthy Foods, LLC is expected to open its first B.GOOD restaurant in Houston in the second quarter of 2018.The first location is set to open in Springwoods Village in north Houston. The development agreement also calls for nine more restaurant openings over the next several years in the Houston area, making it the largest franchise deal since B.GOOD launched in 2004.

B.GOOD currently has 65 restaurants opened in 11 states on the East Coast, as well as in Canada, Germany and Switzerland. B.GOOD expects to have more than 80 restaurants - both corporate-owned and franchised - by the end of 2018, including several in new U.S. markets like Texas. B.GOOD features a broad menu with kale and grain bowls, seasonal salads, all-natural burgers, smoothies, sides and kids’ meals.

“We look forward to working with the LGNS Healthy Foods, LLC team to bring B.GOOD and our ‘Food With Roots’ values, menu and community focus to Texas,” said Anthony Ackil, CEO and co-founder of B.GOOD. “While we continue to expand and invest in our corporate restaurants, we are also accelerating our growth by partnering with like-minded franchisees who believe in our brand’s wholesome food, sourcing from local independent farmers, and our commitment to local communities.”

LGNS Healthy Foods, LLC is an experienced multi-unit operator of a large hamburger chain in Mexico, and B.GOOD represents the franchising company’s first restaurants in the U.S.

“The better-for-you fast casual segment is growing and attracting consumers who want healthier options that are good for their families and good for their community,” said Juan Lecanda, CEO of LGNS Healthy Foods, LLC. “We see tremendous potential for the B.GOOD brand in the Houston area, where we’ll get the best ingredients from local farmers and serve healthy, delicious and fresh menu items that are appealing to a broad range of customers.”

B.GOOD continues to seek franchisees and multi-unit operators for existing and new markets. According to Ackil, B.GOOD plans to expand in the coming years to key U.S. markets including Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Denver, as well as across Texas and Florida.

About B.GOOD

B.GOOD is a fast-casual restaurant that’s all about “Food With Roots” - hand-picked ingredients from local, independent farmers, employees treated like family, and a unique connection to the communities the brand calls home. B.GOOD serves healthy, delicious, sustainably-sourced, and hand-prepared fresh food in-house, with a menu including all-natural burgers, kale and grain bowls, seasonal salads, sides of veggies and oven-finished fries, smoothies, and kids’ meals. With the belief that food can positively transform communities, B.GOOD sources as much as possible from localfarmers and is genuinely committed to social and environmental impact. Blackboards at every B.GOOD feature its local partners who grow and raise the ingredients being served, and each restaurant regularly supports a local charitable partner. After opening its first restaurant in Boston in 2004, B.GOOD currently operates about 65 locations in the United States, Canada, Germany and Switzerland and expects to have more than 80 locations by the end of 2018. For information and locations, visit: www.bgood.com. For franchising information, visit: http://bgood.com/franchise-opportunities/

Contacts:

Andy Zhou
Franchise Relations
B.GOOD Franchise Development Leader
857-352-8649
azhou@bgood.com

Samantha Harris
Media Relations
Linhart PR on behalf of B.GOOD
303-951-2571
sharris@linhartpr.com

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