Available Territories and Growth Markets

Pent-up demand and unprecedented brand affinity fuel aggressive domestic expansion

After years of building our footprint internationally, our new company leadership is poised to strategically grow Tony Roma’s franchise worldwide. Our exciting Tony Roma’s restaurant design is a refreshing new look that is ushering in a new generation of faithful Tony Roma’s fans.

With  locations in more than 20 countries, Tony Roma’s offers significant room for growth domestically. Our restaurant has the potential to thrive in major metropolitan areas, shopping malls, secondary markets.  Ideal locations have high foot traffic and areas with a population of about 120,000 people.

The U.S. market is wide open. “The opportunity is phenomenal with plenty of untapped territories. We have a lot of opportunity in terms of geographical span of control in the U.S.,” says Interim Chief Executive Officer & General Counsel (Outside) Mohaimina Haque.

Our vision and leadership are setting us up to expand, with particular emphasis on domestic growth. The markets identified range from massive metropolitan areas such as Atlanta & Houston, through the medium-sized markets such as Asheville, North Carolina, to smaller cities like Sebring, Florida, and Kalispell, Montana.

Tony Roma’s competes in a thriving upscale restaurant market that still shows significant space to expand. We’re uniquely positioned to take advantage of current dining trends in smaller cities like Hot Springs, Arkansas, where our smaller footprint gives us a tremendous amount of competitive edge over larger restaurant operations.

Locations that boast a large daytime population with lunchtime business traffic do well. We are also looking for sites with above-average affluence, lifestyle, and business activities in close proximity and high traffic count for customers on foot and in vehicles. Choice locations have good visibility to street traffic, as well as ample parking. Entertainment-focused locations that work well in popular tourist spots and bustling suburban areas also make ideal locations for a Tony Roma’s. Our upscale casual dining restaurant concept works where other polished casual concepts work.

Tony Roma’s franchise works in a variety of location types, and our newer restaurants focus on in-line or end cap structures. You can purchase land and build your location from the ground up, you can lease property, you can purchase an existing building for conversion or you can build out an in-line or end cap restaurant. Our corporate team works closely with you during the site selection process to ensure the location meets our guidelines.

In the US, we are currently offering franchises in all states except:

• California
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• New York
• North Dakota
• Rhode Island
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin