HOUSTON, Dec. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuddruckers,
an iconic, Texas-born fast casual
brand, debuted its second Panama
location with franchisee Isthmus Food Service, S. A. earlier this
week. The 4,500-square-foot restaurant with seating for 126
is ideally situated at Panama City's Street Mall shopping center on
Via Israel in the San
Francisco/Punta Pacifica area. It joins Panama City's
popular Metromall site, which opened in late 2014. The
partnership plan with Isthmus Food Service, S. A. calls for the
development of up to eight more Fuddruckers restaurants. Six
are targeted for Panama, while the
remaining two will be located in Aruba.
According to Peter Tropoli, Chief
Operating Officer, "We're excited to be expanding in Panama with our partners at Isthmus Food
Service, S. A., who have revealed another prime location for our
always fresh and never frozen 100% USDA premium-cut beef."
Fuddruckers' hallmarks include delicious, hand breaded onion
rings and sought after, sesame-topped buns that are baked from
scratch on-site throughout the day to achieve the perfect
combination of crisp crust and melt-in-your-mouth texture.
While the new sites in Aruba
and Panama will share Fuddruckers'
signature look, legendary Build Your Own produce bar and many menu
items with restaurants in the U.S., some dishes, ingredients and
preparations will be introduced in each locale that reinforce a
sense of place. In Panama City, highlighted specialties
include corvine, a prized saltwater fish.
About Luby's, Inc.
Luby's, Inc. (NYSE: LUB) operates
restaurants under the brands Luby's Cafeteria, Fuddruckers and
Cheeseburger in Paradise and provides food service management
through its Luby's Culinary Services division. The
company-operated restaurants include 94 Luby's Cafeterias, 76
Fuddruckers restaurants, eight Cheeseburger in Paradise full
service restaurants and bars and one Bob
Luby's Seafood Grill. Its Luby's Cafeterias are
located primarily in Texas. In addition to the
company-operated Fuddruckers locations, Luby's is the franchisor
for 111 Fuddruckers franchise locations across the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico, Panama, Italy, Poland, Chile, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
Luby's Culinary Services provides food service management to 23
sites consisting of healthcare, higher education and corporate
dining locations.
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