Carolina Restaurant Group
8040 Arrowridge Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273-5604
Approximately 85-90% of the Carolina Restaurant Group restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.
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Carolina Restaurant Group is a Charlotte, North Carolina quick serve Wendy's franchisee headquartered at 8040 Arrowridge Blvd. Formed on April 1, 1993 around an initial Carolinas Wendy's portfolio, the company grew under longtime leadership that includes president Quint Graham, a Wendy's International veteran who started as a crew member and later worked closely with founder Dave Thomas before guiding this franchise organization from Charlotte. Through decades of remodel, development and operating discipline the group became one of the brand's larger Southeastern franchise partners while keeping day-to-day focus on restaurant teams and guest experience. Wendy's is the concept. Carolina Restaurant Group operates under franchise agreements and does not own the Wendy's consumer brand. From its Charlotte headquarters the franchisee maintains a Carolinas and Southeast footprint across neighboring markets rather than a single-metro cluster. Restaurants are quick serve and serve lunch and dinner with burger-led American menus of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, fries and Frosty desserts aligned to the national brand. Typical units seat about 90 guests in roughly 2,000 square feet, reflecting classic Wendy's dine-in and drive-thru boxes with compact dining rooms.
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