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TCH Restaurant Group, Inc. will take its Five Guys Burgers and Fries from its current count of five stores in Tampa to a total of 86 stores in Tampa, Houston and Columbus, Ohio over the next several years.

The new franchisee parent company was formed when Bob Gries, through Gries Investment Fund, purchased a 40 percent ownership stake from Tampa franchisee Bob Dorfman, who is now chairman, president and CEO of TCH Restaurant Group.

‘Five Guys has been recognized as one of the fastest growing food franchises in the country,’ says Dorfman. ‘It’s extremely difficult to get franchises, much less the rights to 86 stores in three major markets, so we’re pleased to be taking the lead in these markets.’ Dorfman, a former Marriott executive who has invested in and consulted with a number of restaurant chains, opened his first Tampa Five Guys in 2006 and will be opening the sixth on June 21, 2008.

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