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Area Development Agreements: Recent Franchise Expansion and Development

• Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries - Multi-unit IHOP franchisee Kal Farah has signed an agreement to develop Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries in Michigan. Boardwalk also reached a deal with Brian and Barbara Rodak to develop the concept in New Jersey.

• Seattle's Best Coffee - Opened its first kiosk in New York City. SeattleNY, LLC opened a kiosk in the recently renovated Manhattan Mall. 

• 1-800-GOT-MOLD? - A franchise that uses dogs to detect mold, has awarded a two-state master franchise to the business consulting firm Nelson-Childers. The company will support 22 territories in North and South Carolina. 

• Jamba Juice - Continued its refranchising efforts. The California-based company sold 25 restaurants in Washington to franchisee Prudence Swann of PB Swann, LLC. Swann will develop two more stores in the Seattle area. Jamba also sold 13 restaurants in Santa Cruz, Temecula and Chico/Redding to various franchisees. And it sold seven restaurants in Las Vegas to multi-concept owner Fine Concepts, which agreed to develop eight more units in the market. 

• Wendy's/Arby's -  Signed a major restaurant development agreement with Wenrus Restaurant Group Limited to develop 180 dual-branded Wendy's and Arby's restaurants in the Russian Federation. In addition, Wendy's/Arby's signed a long-term development agreement with a franchise led by industry veteran Dane Darbasie, who will open 24 Wendy's in 10 years in Trinidad and Tobago and eight other markets. 

• Nature's Table Café - Dhvani Vyas has signed a franchise deal to open the first Nature's Table Café in the Washington DC market. Vyas is a Subway franchisee who also owns his own concept, Aromi d' Italia Café. 

• Saladworks - Pennsylvania-based salad chain Saladworks has reached a deal with Baldev and Unmesh Patel to develop three locations in Wake County, North Carolina. The first unit should open next year. 

• Tasti D-Lite - Inked three development agreements to open 65 locations in various markets. Francisco Gomez-Palacio plans to open 25 units in Dallas and Tarrant Counties over the next 10 years. Aliza Elazar-Higuchi will open 15 units in Clark and Nye counties in Nevada. And Ben Pascal will open 25 units in Maryland, Washington D.C. and Delaware.

• Buffalo Wild Wings/Smashburger - PhaseNext Hospitality, a multi-concept developer that specializes in non-traditional locations, announced that it is opening Buffalo Wild Wings and Smashburger at the Fort Bliss military installation in El Paso, Texas. The company previously announced plans to open 12Corner Bakery Cafes over the next 5 years in various locations. 

• Red Mango - The fast-growing yogurt retailer, announced a three-store deal in Louisiana with Mark Graffagnini. The first store is slated to open in the fall.