Fat Brands announces continued growth in 2023 with new store openings

FAT announces its continued growth in 2023 of new store openings and development agreements. Through December 31, 2023, the global franchising company opened 125 new stores and added a total of over 200 stores to its now 1,200-unit development pipeline. The Company projects to open 150 units in 2024. “Coming off of a record 2022, we were proud to continue to build upon our organic development pipeline of restaurants that have been purchased by franchisees to be opened at a future date, which add to our already robust development pipeline,” said Taylor Wiederhorn, Chief Development Officer at FAT Brands. “Approximately half of our franchisees are multi-unit operators hungry for new opportunities, as showcased by development deals signed this year. These deals will bring many of our brands to new territories, including Fazoli’s, Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookies to Puerto Rico, Hot Dog on a Stick, Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery to Iraq, and even more restaurants to existing strongholds like Texas, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East, including Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, Round Table Pizza, Pretzelmaker, and co-branded concepts such as Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express, Fatburger and Round Table Pizza and Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery.”