The Cousins Maine Lobster firm has launched a meals truck in Hyattsville, Maryland.
The truck is positioned at Streetcare 82 Brewing Firm, in line with a press launch.
It’s the second of six model vans that may launch within the Washington, D.C/Maryland/Virgina market.
The meals truck is led by franchisees and brothers Yunus and Thameem Shahul and is a part of a multi-unit franchise meals truck deal for the DMV area. Yunus Shahul joined the Cousins Maine Lobster franchise in September 2018 along with his first meals truck in Connecticut.
Over the previous 5 years the brothers have labored collectively to increase their franchise footprint to 5 markets that span from Connecticut to Virginia. The Shahul brothers launched their first DMV-area meals truck in Virginia in March 2023.
“We’re dedicated to investing within the DMV with the aim of constructing the identical sturdy buyer base that we’ve got in our established markets,” Yunus mentioned within the launch. “Our model has skilled nice development and a robust buyer following on the East Coast and we all know we are able to proceed to attach with customers within the DMV.”
“Our development has been measured and strategic,” Jim Tselikis, Cousins Maine Lobster co-founder, mentioned within the launch. “Not solely have the Shahul brothers grown with Cousins Maine Lobster, however Cousins Maine Lobster has grown with them. We really consider that our energy is in our franchisees and we’re thrilled to develop within the DMV with Yunus and Thameem on the helm.”
Maryland marks the 54th unit for the Cousins Maine Lobster franchise system, which additionally contains seven brick and mortar shops. The corporate is franchising throughout the U.S. and is at the moment looking for precedence candidates for the Midwest. They’re additionally evaluating new actual property to increase their brick-and-mortar footprint.