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WGT Concepts, whose first Oklahoma City shop became one of the sub chain's top performers, signed an eight-unit deal reaching into Tulsa in 2027.
WGT Concepts earned its next eight Cheba Hut shops with its first one. The toasted-sub chain signed an eight-unit area development agreement with WGT Concepts, led by Rose Taylor and Steven VanCauwenbergh, whose first Oklahoma City shop became one of the brand's top-performing restaurants, the company said Nov. 6.
The pair opened shops in Edmond on Aug. 31 and Norman on Nov. 5 and plan to enter Tulsa in 2027. The release did not say whether those openings count toward the eight.
It is a familiar sequence this fall: prove one unit, then commit to a territory, as Heal Wellness's Texas operator did at far larger scale and Aurify Kingstar did for Tropical Smoothie in New York.
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