Restaurants

Being involved in the hospitality industry for 25 years we at Impact developed a passion for owning, developing and operating great restaurant brands. The Impact Restaurant Division was launched as result in 2001. We don't fit the mold of a typical restaurant company - we are not interested in being the biggest or the richest - just being the best. Our focus will be on owning the industry’s great franchise concepts as well as developing our own concepts.

In 2001 Impact developed and launched its first restaurant concept in Tampa, Florida - MJ Barleyhoppers International Alehouse Grill. It was an instant success. A second location opened in March 2005 in Brandon, Florida. In February 2002 M.J. Barleyhoppers was awarded the ‘Retail Store of the Year’ by Chain Store Age magazine for it’s unique design and concept. In May 2002 M.J. Barleyhoppers was also featured in the Nations Restaurant News magazine. Impact plans to develop 3-4 additional MJ Barleyhoppers in the Tampa / St. Petersburg area.

In May 2002 Impact also signed a Master License Agreement with Firehouse Restaurant Group in Jacksonville, Florida to develop and operate 17 Firehouse Subs in the Tampa Bay area The first unit opened in September 2002 and today the company has 5-units opened with agreements in place for 2 additional units to be developed over the next 12 months. Founded in 1994, Firehouse Subs was featured as one of Nation’s Restaurant News 50 ‘Regional’ Powerhouse chains in 2002 and is growing at a fast pace with average unit sales higher than that reported by Subway, Blimpie and Quiznos.