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Fast Casual Seafood Leader Expanding North American Presence with Experienced Multi-Brand Entrepreneurs Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast casual seafood restaurant, announced today the signing of its first-ever franchise development agreement in Canada. Ontario-based entrepreneurs Ali Saeed and Mudassir Choudri will bring five Captain D’s restaurants to the Greater Toronto Metropolitan Area over the next … Read more

New Franchisees Bring More Conversion Opportunities to Fast Casual Seafood Leader Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast casual seafood restaurant, announced today the signing of two franchise development agreements in New Jersey and Georgia. Both agreements are with experienced business leaders who are new to Captain D’s and came to the brand with conversion opportunities … Read more

Source: Franchise Times Despite a plethora of cuisines to choose from in New York City, new Captain D’s franchisees felt something was still missing. “There are so many options for food, you can get about anything here,” said Kelly Moughal. “But we noticed what the area was lacking was a well-priced, good seafood option.” That … Read more

Source: Restaurant Development + Design Magazine Finding restaurant spaces can be difficult, especially given increasing interest rates and the rising real estate market. It can often be less expensive, and faster, to convert a space to hold a restaurant than to opt for ground-up construction. Captain D’s has converted most types of buildings, from a Starbucks … Read more

The operator will soon have every prototype in the seafood chain’s portfolio, plus the first C-store location in company history. Source: QSR Magazine Anil Dossani’s family was not surprised when in his 20s, he began franchising with Steak & Shake. They inspired him to do so.  He was raised by parents who immigrated to the … Read more

Source: Restaurant Development + Design Magazine The seafood stalwart is expanding its urban opportunities via a new 960-square-foot prototype. A few years ago Captain D’s found itself in a developing conundrum. The chain, says Vice President of Real Estate Phil Russo, has always done well in urban markets, with a particular strength in densely populated … Read more

Article Source: QSR Magazine Business partners Irfan Ibrahim and Salman Iqbal of Checkout Food Stores own the new Captain D’s in Katy, Texas, along with Uzair Ibrahim, development president and Furqan Ibrahim, director of operations. Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast casual seafood restaurant, announced the opening of its newest franchised location in Katy, Texas. Conveniently … Read more

Soaring costs are having a major impact on development.  Source: QSR Magazine A major real-estate industry slogan since the early 20th century has been “location, location, location.” But these days, it easily could be recast as “inflation, inflation, inflation.” Location certainly remains key to most types of real estate, including for quick-service restaurant operators making … Read more

Fast Casual Seafood Leader Converts Former Dunkin’ Location; Expands in Atlanta Area with June 7th Marietta Opening Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast casual seafood restaurant, announced today the conversion of a former Dunkin’ to its newest franchised location in Marietta, Georgia, at 725 Cobb Parkway North. This is the fourth Atlanta-area Captain D’s for … Read more