Cousins Maine Lobster, a meals truck idea based in 2014 by cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, is bringing six meals vans over the following 18 months to Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., due to a cope with current franchisee Yunus Shahul. Cousins started franchising in 2014, and the deal marks its first multi-unit franchise sale, in accordance with an organization press launch.
Yunus Shahul, who owns 5 vans, joined the Cousins Maine Lobster household when he launched his first meals truck practically 5 years in the past in Connecticut. Six months later, he added a second truck devoted to New York Metropolis. For growth into the DMV market, Shahul will accomplice along with his brother, Thameem Shahul. The brothers have labored collectively for the final 4 years as Yunus grew his operations in New York and southern New England.
“We’ve got been very profitable in New York,” Yunus Shahul mentioned in an organization press launch. “We noticed the success of our friends in Philadelphia and New Jersey. We’re assured we’ll discover the identical success within the DMV,” defined. “We’re dedicated to investing on this market with the objective of constructing the identical robust buyer base that we now have in our established markets.
Cousins operates 50 vans in 20 markets.
“Our development has been measured and strategic,” Tselikis mentioned within the launch. “Not solely has Yunus grown with Cousins Maine Lobster, however Cousins Maine Lobster has grown with Yunus. We actually consider that our power is in our franchisees and we’re thrilled to maneuver into Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. with the Shahul brothers on the helm.”
