American Franchise Capital
8140 Ward Pkwy, Ste 120, Kansas City, MO 64114
Approximately 25-30% of the American Franchise Capital restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.
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American Franchise Capital is a Kansas City, Missouri multi-brand casual and quick serve franchisee headquartered at 8140 Ward Pkwy, Suite 120. Formed around 2012 as a restaurant investment and operating platform, the company operates Applebee's through a major Midwest company-store acquisition from DineEquity and later built a parallel Taco Bell portfolio under related operating entities, pairing casual dining and quick serve brands in one franchise organization. Leadership has focused on multi-unit franchise ownership, remodel and day-to-day brand execution across Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and Taco Bell restaurants rather than developing proprietary concepts. American Franchise Capital operates under franchise agreements and does not own those consumer brands. From its Greenwich headquarters the franchisee supports multi-market restaurant operations. Restaurants are casual/family for Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and quick serve for Taco Bell. The concepts serve lunch and dinner with American grill, bar-food and Mexican-inspired menus aligned to each national brand. Typical units seat about 200 guests in roughly 4,000 square feet, reflecting full-service Applebee's dining rooms alongside smaller Taco Bell formats in the blended portfolio average.
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