Fast-growing Southeast sushi chain to make debut in Tampa, Naples

The sound of sushi will soon hit the west coast of Florida. 

Rock N Roll Sushi, a brand founded in Mobile, Alabama, in 2010, recently signed a 35-location agreement with a group of entrepreneurs for markets across Central and Southwest Florida, in addition to some on the east coast of the state. The first locations are expected to debut in Tampa and Naples later this year, where a real estate search is underway, according to a statement.

The deal, an area representative agreement, is with an entity called Rock N Development, under owners Andrew and Terri Jessen, Craig and Dianne LeMieux and John and Katerina Weissfisch. Rock N Development’s ARA spreads from West Palm Beach to the Daytona Beach and Orlando areas, and across to Tampa, Fort Myers and Naples. The partners have a personal connection to each of the locales, the release states, having lived or worked in those areas in the past. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.