Apple Gold Group Continues Strategic Growth with Acquisition of 12 Louisville Applebee's Restaurants
The Apple Gold Group, franchisee of Applebee's restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Georgia, is proud to announce the acquisition of 12 additional Applebee's restaurants in the Louisville, Kentucky market.
- Indianapolis, IN (1888PressRelease) July 19, 2013 - The restaurants, purchased from South Carolina based Whit-Mart, Inc., cover the surrounding Louisville market and parts of southern Indiana. With this acquisition, the Apple Gold Group, which is the second largest franchisee of Applebee's, now operates 131 restaurants in seven states across the United States.
"The strength of the Apple Gold Group lies in our employees' dedication and the outreach we provide to the communities we serve. Nationally, you hear so many great things about Louisville and its people, so for us, this was a tremendous opportunity to expand our footprint into a great city and surrounding community," said Michael Olander, CEO of the Apple Gold Group. "These locations and their employees will be a great addition to our company and we are looking forward to getting involved locally."
This marks the second acquisition the Apple Gold Group has made from Charleston, S.C. based Whit-Mart, Inc.
In 2011, the company acquired 13 restaurants from Whit-Mart in and around the South Carolina coast, as it began to enter the South Carolina market. Currently, the Apple Gold Group operates 40 restaurants across the state of South Carolina.
The Apple Gold Group strives to be a leader in the casual dining industry and takes pride in being a company devoted to its communities, guests and employees. Their commitment to community has resulted in numerous awards and recognitions, including the highest honor an Applebee's Franchisee can earn, the 2010 Neighbor of the Year Award by Applebee's Services, Inc.
As part of the company's community outreach efforts, the Apple Gold Group has developed many successful fundraising programs, including campaigns for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Apple Gold Group's flagship Flapjack Fundraiser program, launched in 2009, has proven to be the most successful grassroots fundraising initiative in the franchisee's history and was a critical component in helping it raise over $1,200,000 for local charities in 2012.
About Apple Gold Group
The Apple Gold Group, one of the original five Applebee's Franchisees, was founded in 1984 and opened its first Neighborhood Grill and Bar in North Carolina in 1985. Since then, the company has expanded its territory to include Oklahoma, Arkansas and most recently South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana, and currently operates 131 restaurants in those seven states. The Apple Gold Group strives to be a recognized leader in both the casual dining industry and in local charitable fundraising. For more information on the Apple Gold Group, please visit www.AGGrestaurants.com
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