Comfort food chain Metro Diner meets challenges with continued growth

In 2018, Metro Diner closed two diners and opened 26, for a net total of 24 new locations.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:00 a.m. December 28, 2018
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Mark Wemple. Hugh Connerty Jr., co-chairman of Metro Diner, says the chain plans to open 22 more locations in 2019. Â Â
Mark Wemple. Hugh Connerty Jr., co-chairman of Metro Diner, says the chain plans to open 22 more locations in 2019. Â Â
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Metro Diner buys eggs by the tractor trailer load.

Since eggs reached an all-time high price, that presented some challenges for the Tampa-based restaurant chain this year, says Metro Diner Co-chairman Hugh Connerty Jr.

 

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