Berwyn, Illinois-based Italian beef institution Buona announced Tuesday it would open restaurants outside of the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana under a new franchise program.
The family-owned company plans to open 100 franchised stores over the next five years in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Arizona and elsewhere in the Midwest, according to a news release.
“Our family has been in business since 1981. And we’ve been working really, really hard as a family and in our extended family to build a playbook that is really built for growth,” said Joe Buonavolanto III, the company’s vice president of franchise operations.
