McDonald’s Corp., longtime Tampa Bay franchisee agree to buyout

Caspers Co. bought its first McDonald’s franchise in 1958. The firm also owns and operates restaurants in Jacksonville that are part of the deal.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 12:50 p.m. July 12, 2022
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Thanks to Caspers Co., McDonald's has had a strong presence in the Tampa Bay region since 1958. (Photo by Brett Jordan via Unsplash)
Thanks to Caspers Co., McDonald's has had a strong presence in the Tampa Bay region since 1958. (Photo by Brett Jordan via Unsplash)
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Oct. 1 will mark the end of an era for McDonald’s Corp. in the Tampa Bay region and Florida. That’s when Caspers Co., one of the fast-food restaurant chain’s most prominent and longest-serving franchisees, will officially sell all its eateries back to the Chicago-based franchisor.

News of the deal broke on Monday and Caspers Co. confirmed it in a statement emailed to the Business Observer.

Caspers Co.'s first McDonald's restaurant in Tampa was remodeled in 1999 and continues to operate today. President John F. Kennedy paid it a visit in 1963. (Courtesy photo)
Caspers Co.'s first McDonald's restaurant in Tampa was remodeled in 1999 and continues to operate today. President John F. Kennedy paid it a visit in 1963. (Courtesy photo)

 

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