MRM Franchise Feed: Boston’s Plans Major Expansion, the TaCoat and Plave Koch Turns 10

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Boston’s  Restaurant Plans for Major Metropolitan Area ExpansionBoston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar signed a franchise deal that will bring eight Boston’s restaurants to areas across Mexico by 2020. The new locations will join the 13 existing Boston’s in Mexico, and will be owned by seasoned hospitality group Desarrollos Juventud, which brings more than 10 years of experience in hospitality, restaurants and franchising to Boston’s.  The group is targeting areas of Torreón, Saltillo, Tijuana, Mexicali, Hermosillo, León, San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes for restaurant development.

The new Mexico locations will offer its guests the same contemporary, sit-down family dining atmosphere with a separate sports bar as the brand does in the U.S…