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January 09, 2008
Friendly's Restaurant Opens in Palm Springs, Florida- Contacts:
- Maura Tobias
- Director, Public Affairs & Communications
- Friendly's Restaurants
- (413) 731-4238
- Maura.tobias@friendlys.com
- Noah Lewinger
- Palm Springs Ice Cream, LLC
- 954-924-9924
New Restaurant Serves Delicious Burgers, Melts and Ice Cream Creations
WILBRAHAM, MA (January 9, 2008) - Friendly's Restaurants celebrates the opening of a new franchised restaurant in Palm Springs, Florida located at 1756 Congress Avenue. The restaurant opened on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. The hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.
The restaurant is owned by Palm Springs Ice Cream, LLC of Hollywood, Florida. Noah Lewinger, Owner, says, "This is our second Friendly's opening in the area. We invite everyone to come and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the day and share some great food and ice cream with family or friends. We have some great new items including, the new Sweet Ginger Teriyaki Chicken Strips Basket and Honey Chipotle Chicken Strips Basket. Guests can also top off their meal with a sundae from the mouth-watering ice cream menu, which includes the returning Peanut butter-pan Sundae.
The restaurant employs approximately 88 full and part-time people. Louis Santiago is the General Manager of the new restaurant.
James Sullivan, vice president, franchising and development, for Friendly's Restaurants said, "Noah is a great franchise partner. He really understands the Friendly's brand and it shows in the service and food he provides to each of the guests that come into the restaurant."
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation is a vertically integrated restaurant company serving signature sandwiches, entrees and ice cream desserts in a friendly, family environment in more than 505 company and franchised restaurants throughout the Northeast. The company also manufactures ice cream, which is distributed through more than 4,000 supermarkets and other retail locations. With a 72-year operating history, Friendly's enjoys strong brand recognition and is currently revitalizing its restaurants and introducing new products to grow its customer base. The website is www.friendlys.com
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