The chain has more than 530 restaurants in 22 states. The Captain D’s was the site of the fatal shooting on June 14 of Eurl Kittles, 42, of Augusta.
"We're excited to reopen the doors of our Frankfort restaurant and serve the community here once again." As we continue to expand our footprint throughout Kentucky, we're grateful to have dedicated and experienced franchisees like them, who have provided us with a strong foundation to support this ongoing growth," Brad Reed, chief development officer of Captain D's, said in the release. "Marty and Earl have been with our brand for many years, and they continue to trust our vision and remain eager to adapt with our innovations. We would expect no less from the trusted brand considering that, between the two of us, we have been with Captain D's for over 70 years," Smith said in the release. "We could not feel more prepared to reopen our Frankfort location thanks to the team and are looking forward to our continued growth with the leading franchise concept."Ĭaptain D's, last year, achieved its highest average number of units signed since 2015, and has projected to open over the next several years in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan and Oklahoma. The brand has maintained that momentum in the first half of this year, signing agreements to develop more than 25 additional restaurants in key markets, including Florida and Louisiana. "Throughout our rebuilding process, the leadership at Captain D's assisted us every step of the way, providing invaluable support as we navigated everything from construction to retraining our staff. The duo now owns five Captain D's restaurants throughout the region. His business partner, Earl Smith, joined the brand in 1990, as a general manager after spending a decade with Pizza Hut. Tony Pritchett, an investigator for the state fire marshal's office, says Deckard and Muncy were Captain D's employees at the time of the fire, and the other two suspects were friends. Johnson, who serves as president, began his career with Captain D's in 1979, as a cook, eventually working his way up to franchisee.
Marty Johnson and Earl Smith of Nautical Restaurants Inc. Additional restaurants will open by year's end in Danville and Shelbyville. The reopening of the unit, 615 Versailles Road, marks the brand's 38th Kentucky location as it continues targeted growth throughout the state. Update, 5:30 p.m.: Firefighters have put out the fire at the Captain D’s on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, and the street is once again open to through traffic.ĬLARKSVILLE, TN ( CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Clarksville Fire Rescue responded to a fire at Captain D’s on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard Sunday at approximately 2:20 p.m., halting traffic in the area.Captain D's is reopening its franchised location in Frankfort, Kentucky, just five months after it was damaged in a fire in February 2018, according to a company press release. Later, smoke filled the building, they evacuated and called 911 /Wgq1C6XYlH Later, smoke filled the building, they evacuated and called 911.įire investigators were able to look at video footage from next door.įire in the mulch outside of Captain D's, employees thought they extinguished the fire. Employees thought they had extinguished the fire and went back to work. There was a fire in the mulch outside of Captain D’s. Monday:Fire investigators were able to look at video footage from a building next door, according to Clarksville Fire Rescue.
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