2008 Woodie Awards
Food industry slims down
Holly Perry
Issue date: 1/23/07 Section: Campus News
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Kentucky Fried Chicken closed its doors permanently, and Subway was forced to close indefinitely.
KFC was shut down after not meeting the franchise's standards, according to Karami Hagan, the city's Community Development Director.
"The people that owned the franchise in Martin…would not update the store. It is in their franchise agreement that they must make these changes, and the franchise has very strict guidelines. The owners didn't want to do that. Therefore, they [Kentucky Fried Chicken] stripped them of their franchise."
There are no plans for anything to occupy the building as of right now, Hagan said.
On Jan. 9, Sue C. Everett of Dresden was parking in front of Subway when she accidentally applied pressure to the accelerator instead of the brake. Everett struck the building on the western side, causing more than $400 worth of damages to the restaurant. Everett was not injured in the wreck.
Subway will be closed until further notice.
As for other restaurants coming to Martin, Hagan said that was a matter she was looking into.
"One of the biggest issues with bringing in restaurants is that they are franchises, and that makes it extremely expensive. Nobody wants to do that here. We're trying, and we've had a lot of interest. No plans as of right now, though," said Hagan.
Students living in Martin are hoping for restaurant growth in the area.
Jackie Ervin, a freshman Pre-Veterinarian major, said, "I think there's a shortage of restaurants in Martin. We need something like a T.G.I. Friday's or Red Lobster. Or with people up late studying, we could use a 24-hour place. That would be so great."
"We need more restaurants to appeal to college-age students. You know, a place that would give people something to eat and do at the same time," said Brad Davis, a senior Business Management major.
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Amy Hampson
posted 1/24/07 @ 1:15 PM CST
I agree with a previous comment. We do need more places to eat that aren't fast food as well as places to do things. A restaurant with a pool hall and arcade would be awesome. (Continued…)
Lexa Jenkins
posted 1/30/07 @ 3:48 PM CST
I agree that we do need more entertainment, but how is that possible with the budget of a college student. I do not know about the next person; but I do not have the money for Red Lobster. (Continued…)
Bill
posted 2/02/07 @ 7:31 PM CST
The Boling Center has pretty good food. The company I work for rented a space for our Christmas party, I was impressed. And from what I can tell from just walking thru the building in search of the large room where our party was held at, all I saw were a bunch of computers not being used and this was in the middle of the day. (Continued…)
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