But two national chains at least, never heard that news and are scouring the four-county weed fields here, looking for suitable construction sites with suitable price tags.

Nashville, TN-based Captain D's, with six operating units in Orlando, wants to beef up market share with an envisioned convoy of 45 franchised-owned restaurants throughout Central Florida over the next five years.

Fired Up Inc. of Austin, TN and Al dente of Tampa, FL plan to jointly develop 25 Johnny Carino's Country Italian Restaurants in Florida over the next nine years. Al dente operates 20 Applebee's restaurants in the Tampa area, 80 miles west of Downtown Orlando.

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