MIAMI, Feb. 12, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- GRILLiT, Inc. (the "Company" or "GRILLiT") (OTC:
GRLT) today announced that it wrapped up its exhibition at the
Franchise Expo South show at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, which ran February
5-7.
GRILLiT's Ghazi Hajj and Bill
Roberts held meetings with a number of the attendees, a
majority of which were pre-qualified franchise buyers, with
prospects coming from Texas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Mississippi,
Alabama, and Puerto Rico.
GRILLiT CEO, Ghazi Hajj, said, "We are excited with the results
of our first successful show in Houston. Our fresh, fast
casual, Caribbean fusion brand was
unique at the Expo, and we were able to get our message out to many
excellent prospects. A group from San Antonio committed to come and visit our
location in Miami with the
objective of establishing new GRILLiT franchise locations in
Texas. In addition, we visited prospective locations with
potential franchisees in the surrounding Houston area in cities such as Katy and The
Woodlands."
Over 11,000 people attended the Franchise Expo South show.
Nearly 2 in 3 (65%) attendees had $50,000 or more to invest, and more than 2 in 5
(45%) had $100,000 or more to
invest. Nearly 2 in 3 (64%) attendees had previously owned a
business. There were 211 exhibitors at the event.
About GRILLiT
GRILLiT (GRLT) is a growing Latin-Caribbean fusion restaurant
concept that marries fast casual to nutritious and healthy food.
The company opened its first location in Miami in 2011 and specializes in chef-inspired
custom crafted rice bowls, pasta and wraps as well as salads.
GRILLiT utilizes domestic growers and delivers healthy cuisine
using only fresh proteins, such as never-frozen chicken and
grass-fed organic steak. Restaurants offer an inviting and
comfortable atmosphere with an open kitchen and contemporary,
industrial design. For more information, visit
www.grillitinc.com or www.handtbrands.com.
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical
facts, including statements regarding GRILLiT's beliefs,
expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be
"forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1996. Such statements consist of any
statement other than a recitation of historical fact and can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plan", "may", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate" or
"continue" or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or
comparable terminology. The reader is cautioned that all
forward-looking statements are speculative, and there are certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results
to differ from those referred to in such forward-looking
statements. This disclosure highlights some of the important risks
regarding our business. Specifically, the reader should not place
undue reliance on statements regarding our retained consultants to
increase franchise sales in their targeted franchise markets.
Additionally, there are number of other risk factors relating to
our business more fully explained identified by us in our filings
with the OTC Markets, which are available through
http://www.otcmarkets.com.
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