More Smashburgers Coming to Atlanta

Smashburger has announced new franchise deals to grow the company's East Coast presence, which will bring 20 new restaurants to key markets over the next seven years.

The new franchisees PCM Food Services LLC and Robison Peck Group LLC, bring restaurant and franchise experience to Smashburger's team.

The new franchise agreement with Robison Peck Group LLC, owned by Eric Robison and Charlie Peck, will bring 15 Smashburger restaurants to Atlanta and Savannah over the next seven years. Robison and Peck have been friends since college, and bring more than a decade of combined franchise ownership experience to Smashburger. The pair own 50 Verizon stores in four states. Prior to their partnership, Charlie oversaw operations of more than 20 Arby's restaurants.

Smashburgers are currently located in Alpharetta, Duluth, Kennesaw and Buckhead.

Smashburger has plans to open an additional 60-80 restaurants in 2016 including expansion across the globe and into new markets in the United States. The brand currently operates more than 360 restaurants across theUnited States, Kuwait, Canada, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

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