{"id":44252,"date":"2019-08-20T10:08:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44252"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:09:10","slug":"captain-ds-coming-to-lehigh-acres-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/08\/captain-ds-coming-to-lehigh-acres-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain D’s coming to Lehigh Acres in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast-casual seafood restaurant, announced today the opening of its newest franchised restaurant in\u00a0Belle Glade, marking the brand’s first location in the\u00a0South Florida\u00a0market and its 30th<\/sup>\u00a0in the state. Located at 964 S. Main St., the new Belle Glade Captain D’s is owned and operated by Harborside Holdings Corporation, which includes Josh,\u00a0Brandon and Eric Royal\u00a0along with\u00a0Jim Herring, CFO, and operations consultant,\u00a0Phil Puzzanchera. This restaurant marks the first of three Captain D’s the group plans to develop in the state, with additional locations slated to open in\u00a0Lehigh Acres\u00a0and\u00a0Riviera Beach\u00a0in\u00a0Southwest Florida by 2021.<\/strong><\/em> In addition to Captain D’s, the group also operates 10 Popeyes throughout\u00a0South Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have more\nthan four decades of multi-unit, multi-brand franchising experience, and over\nthe years, we have been keeping a close eye on Captain D’s impressive success\nand innovation efforts, and knew it was a standout brand with enormous\npotential. Having roots laid in South Florida for 90 years, we have a\ndeep understanding of the market and saw an opportunity to bring the brand here\nfor the first time,” said Josh Royal, Captain D’s franchisee and\npresident of Harborside Holdings Corporation. “We’re very excited to be a\npart of Captain D’s franchise family and bring this beloved brand to the Belle\nGlade community.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the heels of its opening\nin Belle Glade, Captain D’s is positioned to continue is explosive\nstatewide development, with two additional restaurants slated to open later\nthis year in Palatka and Union Park. In addition to its growth\nin South Florida, the brand is targeting Central Florida, including\nthe greater Tampa and Orlando regions, to open new\nlocations. To support its expansion efforts in the state, Captain D’s\nexecutives will be attending the 2019 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show\nin Orlando where they will meet with prospective multi-unit partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our surge in franchise development is a reflection of our existing franchisees growing with us and best-in-class operators interested in diversifying with a leading franchise concept, as we’ve seen demonstrated with the Harborside Holdings Corporation team,” said\u00a0Brad Reed, chief development officer of Captain D’s. “We have an exciting future ahead as we focus on expanding our\u00a0Florida\u00a0footprint and utilizing our unique positioning within the fast-casual segment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coupled with its\nongoing menu innovation, Captain D’s credits its new restaurant beach design\nwith contributing to the brand’s ongoing strong performance. To date, nearly\n80% of all restaurants have been reimaged to the brand’s new vibrant, coastal\ndesign. With these efforts, Captain D’s has remained true to what it does\nbest \u2014 serving high-quality seafood with warm hospitality at an affordable\nprice in a welcoming atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 530\nrestaurants in 22 states, Captain D’s is the<\/em> fast-casual\nseafood leader and number one seafood franchise in America ranked by average\nunit volume. The company is currently seeking multi-unit operators to join in\nthe brand’s rapid expansion. For more information about franchise\nopportunities, visit http:\/\/www.captaindsfranchising.com<\/a> or\ncall 800-314-4819.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast-casual seafood restaurant, announced today the opening of its newest franchised restaurant in\u00a0Belle Glade, marking the brand’s first location in the\u00a0South Florida\u00a0market and its 30th\u00a0in… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}