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http://www.journalstar.com/news/busines ... 738074.txt
Simmonds Restaurant Management Inc. is selling 72 franchised Burger King locations in Nebraska and Iowa to the company.
So I wonder if it was that pending 2% restaurant tax that caused them to exit this segment...

Or was it Cutchall that was raising heck about that?

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No it was SRM I know, maybe Cutchall too. F em, the food sucks |expletive| anyways.
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I saw that in the OWH yesterday, however for some reason I thought it was old news?

I could be thinking about something else...
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"The Burger King Corporation came my way about two months ago and made us an attractive offer," Simmonds said.
Simmonds Restaurant Management also owns six Jimmy John's sandwich shops, with plans to have 15 locations within a year or so, and eight Taco John's.
http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208&u_sid=10360577
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Re: Simmonds selling BKs

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Simmond's has been selling, yet still operating, some of it's stores to a company called GE Capital Franchise.

From the DC Assessor..

http://douglasne.mapping-online.com/Dou ... cel+Search

As many BKs as Simmonds lists on its webpage, http://www.bkmidwest.com  
they do not have many listings on the Assessors page when searching for Simmonds.  

It seems like in most cases, Simmonds is the operator of the store, and someone else (even BK Corp) is the owner of the building/land.


Big E wrote:http://www.journalstar.com/news/busines ... 738074.txt
Simmonds Restaurant Management Inc. is selling 72 franchised Burger King locations in Nebraska and Iowa to the company.
So I wonder if it was that pending 2% restaurant tax that caused them to exit this segment...

Or was it Cutchall that was raising heck about that?

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I noticed that they have completely gutted 2 Burger Kings here in Omaha.  First changes of the new ownership?

-On 114th and Dodge they have completely ripped off the roof and the front of the building.  The drive through is closed however lobby is still open.

-On 90th and Maple they have also ripped off the front and roof, however this one the lobby is closed and only the drive through is open.
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Time will tell.  

When Bob Edwards sold back his McDonald's franchise in 2002 back to the corporatiion the renovaions of many of the stores began.   Some were even closed right away --  63rd & Center and South 24th Street.
Brad wrote:I noticed that they have completely gutted 2 Burger Kings here in Omaha.  First changes of the new ownership?

-On 114th and Dodge they have completely ripped off the roof and the front of the building.  The drive through is closed however lobby is still open.

-On 90th and Maple they have also ripped off the front and roof, however this one the lobby is closed and only the drive through is open.
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I drove past the 144Th and West Dodge location today, they are positively going to the modern BK look.
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Looks like the new BK's have large flat panel TV's in them.
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The BK at 50somethin and Center (across from HyVee) is getting remodeled too.
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I hate to admit this - but - I stopped in a BK on my recent trip to a regional convention meeting is Gering and somewhere in between I purchased a Mcsandwich and saw a sign that said - no cameras or videos... WT F ?
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Coyote wrote:I hate to admit this - but - I stopped in a BK on my recent trip to a regional convention meeting is Gering and somewhere in between I purchased a Mcsandwich and saw a sign that said - no cameras or videos... WT F ?

Well it looks like the problem is you were trying to get a Mc**** and BK,  Need to go to McD to get them!
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Coyote wrote:I hate to admit this - but - I stopped in a BK on my recent trip to a regional convention meeting is Gering and somewhere in between I purchased a Mcsandwich and saw a sign that said - no cameras or videos... WT F ?
Were you drunk or something?
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51 local Burger Kings under new ownership

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120817/M ... -ownership
Emily Nohr WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Heartland Food Corp., the second-largest Burger King franchise in the world, has acquired 51 Burger King locations in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area from Burger King Corporate.
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How far from the direct Omaha metro do you have to go to get 51 BK stores?  I know it seems like they are everwhere but 51 seems higher than I would have guessed for the Om CB metro.

Brad wrote:51 local Burger Kings under new ownership

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120817/M ... -ownership
Emily Nohr WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Heartland Food Corp., the second-largest Burger King franchise in the world, has acquired 51 Burger King locations in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area from Burger King Corporate.
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nebugeater wrote:How far from the direct Omaha metro do you have to go to get 51 BK stores?
Omaha and Lincoln pretty much covers it (although I don't know if that's necessarily these 51 stores).

Pretty easy to check on Google Maps, actually.
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Big E wrote:
nebugeater wrote:How far from the direct Omaha metro do you have to go to get 51 BK stores?
Omaha and Lincoln pretty much covers it (although I don't know if that's necessarily these 51 stores).

Pretty easy to check on Google Maps, actually.
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But easier to have you check Big E     :;):


I didn't even read the link so I was just going off the headline stating Omaha CB.  If you throw in Lincoln the 51 gets more believable.
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Although customers shouldn't expect to see any changes right away, the terms of the acquisition include exterior and interior remodeling projects. Those projects will happen sometime in the next four years, Ondrula said.
That will be nice. Some of the current stores are looking dated and gross.
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