North Carolina, Texas fast-food chains target region for major growth

Whataburger and Bojangles see the region as primed for growth with long-time diners living nearby and plenty of new ones to win over.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 8:00 a.m. November 22, 2025
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Bojangles employees prepare to deliver menu samples to those who attended a pre-opening day party at the chain's new Pinellas Park restaurant Nov. 3.
Bojangles employees prepare to deliver menu samples to those who attended a pre-opening day party at the chain's new Pinellas Park restaurant Nov. 3.
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A pair of popular out of state fast food chains planning big moves in the Tampa Bay market — and across the region — are setting up shop in Pinellas County as they begin a takeover focused, in part, on transplants looking for a taste of home.

Both brands made an official introduction to locals over several days in early November.

 

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