Another fast food option will be heading to Towamencin Township, following approval from the board of supervisors on Wednesday night.
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, based out of Wichita, Kansas, will soon be opening a new location along Forty Foot Road, next to Chick-fil-A and Wawa.
"The developer is proposing to construct a 3,013-square-foot Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers restaurant, with a drive-through window, on Forty Foot Road," said supervisors Chairman Chuck Wilson, according to a report by Dan Sokil at The Reporter. "The site currently includes Wawa and Chick-fil-A, and the proposed drive through requires conditional use approval by the board of supervisors."
The conditional use request asked that supervisors approve a dual drive-through, with a third bypass or “escape” lane to bypass the menu board. The drive-through would accommodate or “stack” 12 cars.
“The drive-through is not too dissimilar to what Chick-fil-A does with dual queueing lanes and multiple order boards,” said project engineer C.J. Bock, at a January hearing. “We are able to accommodate six cars, four in advance of the menu board, for a total of 12 cars in combined lanes leading up to the pick-up window.”
According to The Reporter, the board voted to direct staff to prepare a conditional use approval following the presentation in late January.
"The order indicates that the conditional use is granted, to permit the construction and operation of the restaurant with the drive-through," said Towamencin Township Solicitor Jack Dooley, according to The Reporter. "Further, the conditional use is granted, subject to the development and use of the property in accordance with the testimony and exhibits presented at the hearing."
According to QSR Magazine, in 2017, Freddy’s signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with investor Matt Melvin, who is opening eight restaurants in Montgomery County. Currently, Freddy’s has three locations in Pennsylvania in Broomall, West Chester and Exton.
Freddy’s Steakburgers operates more than 300 franchise locations in 32 states. There are no locations in the Tri-State Area or Maryland, except for Pennsylvania, and no franchises exist in the New England region, New York state and the Pacific Northwest. Freddy’s recently signed a master franchise agreement with a Dubai investor to bring the fast food chain to the Middle East, including United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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