Eyas is what modern franchisee scale looks like: an investment platform, not a family operator, buying the largest franchise group in a regional brand and immediately committing to 40+ new units in a market (Ohio) where the brand has no history. For anyone selling development sites in Cincinnati or Columbus, this is a single phone call that represents dozens of transactions.
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| Date | Type | Detail | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Franchisee portfolio | BOJ of WNC (120 Bojangles units, six states) Bojangles' largest franchise group. Acquisition took Eyas Capital past 350 total franchise units; commitment to grow Cincinnati and Columbus past 40 locations.1 | — |
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What it means for the Chicken Wars: Jeff Rigsby went from six Asheville restaurants in 2001 to the brand's largest franchisee, then sold to an investment platform that immediately committed to 40+ new units in Ohio. Bojangles' unit count did not move. Ownership of 120 restaurants did. That is exactly the transaction that brand-level data will never show you.
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