CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Urban Food Group will unveil two new concepts in Charlotte later this year.
That Raleigh-based restaurant group — a venture by husband-and-wife team Kevin and Stacey Jennings — has snagged second-generation restaurant space in SouthPark and south Charlotte.
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They will expand their portfolio with two new brands: Bar Marcel and a still-to-be-named venture. The Jennings expect to invest $1.2 million into those concepts.
“We feel like there are markets and concepts to be opened,” says Kevin. “We feel great about where we are going to be.”
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Urban Food Group currently operates five upscale-casual restaurants in Charlotte, Raleigh and Denver. Vivace, the Jennings’ first Charlotte concept, opened here in 2009.
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