Grupo Colón Gerena, franchise license holders for the Famous Dave’s restaurants in Puerto Rico, confirmed that the chain will disappear from the local market, and will be transformed into Olive Garden eateries. The transformation is the result of recent market assessments and studies, which revealed consumers’ desire for more Olive Garden on the island, said […]
BBQ restaurant Famous Dave’s recently awarded 10 grants to as many students of the IEN Business School in Santa Isabel, to mark the opening of its fourth location in Puerto Rico.
A year after making its local debut in Carolina, Famous Dave’s is opening its second BBQ restaurant in Bayamón today — a $2 million, 6,000 square-foot operation that will generate 275 jobs.
Puerto Rican sister companies Apple Caribe Inc. and Famous Caribe Inc., operators of the Applebee’s and Famous Dave’s chains, respectively, will create a total of 460 full-time jobs supported by the incentives provided through the Jobs Now Act passed by the current administration a year ago.
BBQ franchise Famous Dave’s, which opened its first restaurant in Puerto Rico earlier this year, announced Tuesday the start of a benefit campaign on behalf of the Children’s Hospital.
The authentic taste of down-home barbeque ribs and fixings will arrive to Puerto Rico in less than a week, when the first Famous Dave’s restaurant will officially open for business in Plaza Escorial in Carolina.
Wendco of Puerto Rico Inc., franchisee of the Wendy’s restaurant chain, is expanding its operations aggressively this year, with plans to invest $8.1 million to open six new locations and remodel three existing stores throughout the island.
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