Craddick — a restaurant industry veteran who also is the franchise owner of four Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants in the Dayton area — said his development agreement with Destin, Florida-based Another Broken Egg calls for him to open three more restaurants in the Dayton-Cincinnati area over the next three years.
He is looking for a second site in the Dayton area but has not signed a lease.
His Five Guys restaurant that is already open at Austin Landing is doing well, so the decision to locate the region’s first Another Broken Egg Cafe in the mixed-use development “was a slam-dunk,” Craddick said. He cited the demographics of the region and the high level of traffic that drives through the area on I-75 and Ohio 741.
The breakfast-brunch sector of the restaurant industry has gotten more crowded in recent months, with quick-service chains such as Subway and Taco Bell expanding their breakfast offerings. But Craddick said the sector is still on the rise, and there’s ample room for a high-quality alternative.
Unlike nearly every other breakfast-brunch chain, Another Broken Egg cafes have a full liquor license. The chain’s bars generally account for 3 percent to 8 percent of total sales, a spokeswoman for Another Broken Egg said.
Another Broken Egg was founded in 1996 in Old Mandeville, La., and operates about 36 restaurants in a dozen states.
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