The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille was recently ranked in Restaurant and Institutions Top 400 Restaurant Chains for 2009.
Over the past 45 years, Restaurant and Institutions, one of the premier publications covering the restaurant industry, has ranked the Top 400 Restaurant Chains based on sales from the previous year. The Greene Turtle, an iconic Maryland-based brand and an area tradition since opening in Ocean City in 1976, currently has 22 total locations in Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. The chain broke into the “Top 400” ranking for the first time this year, coming in at #362.
The Greene Turtle is also one of the fastest-growing casual restaurant chains in the Mid-Atlantic region. Since 2005, the chain has added 14 new restaurants, including units at BWI and the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. By the end of 2009, there will be at least 25 total stores, with locations in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
“We have carefully built The Greene Turtle brand here in our home state of Maryland over the past few years,” says President / CEO Mike Sanford, “and now we’re picking up speed. We plan to expand throughout the East, branching out to the Carolinas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey in addition to opening more locations in the states we already occupy.”
The company plans to continue on an aggressive but careful growth course,” says Sanford.
“We are seeking franchise candidates with proven restaurant management experience and the ability to fund, develop and operate three to five restaurants,” he says.
For more information on franchise opportunities with The Greene Turtle, please contact Tom Finn at (410) 956-1200, tfinn@thegreeneturtle.com or check out the franchise section at www.thegreeneturtle.com.
