A former NFL player, who has found success as a restaurant franchisee in uptown Charlotte despite the pandemic, is making plans to open his second location. Justin Griffith will open his next Famous Toastery in the Farmington mixed-use development in Harrisburg, just northeast of Charlotte. The Charlotte-based restaurant chain has 27 locations in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, Famous Toastery CEO Robert Maynard said. The new spot will have a large outdoor patio space, which he can’t have in uptown Charlotte, and a focus on takeout. And, after he shared on social media that the Famous Toastery was a Black-owned business, his weekend sales spiked by 50%.

Source: New York Times January 19, 2022 21:04 UTC