He and Poletta, who has a casual dining background with Darden and Bloomin' Brands, also operate locations of Orlando-based franchise Keke's Breakfast Café and as part of their growth strategy began looking at QSR and fast-casual concepts in multiple segments. After investigating almost 50 brands, they narrowed their search and took a road trip to Atlanta, hitting three concepts, one of which was Capriotti's, which has 125 locations across 28 states.