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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Sleep Outfitters to Fill Kent Road KFC Vacancy

Sleep Outfitters is asking to add onto the former KFC building.

City Council will vote tonight to allow Sleep Outfitters to move into and expand on the former KFC building on Kent Road, according to Planning Director Rob Kurtz. Sleep Outfitters is a mattress gallery. A settlement between KFC Corp. and a franchise owner in the area shut the fast food restaurants down in April 2012.  Kurtz said Sleep Outfitters wants to add a 1,200-square foot addition so the building would be 3,900 square feet total. Proprietors have agreed to re-paint the outside, repair the bridge walls and install awings.  The only other change will be the elimination of six parking spaces, Kurtz said. "In 2010, KFC sued Rao’s Hospitality, Gita Rao and Ganesh Rao Ponneri, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract. KFC …

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Debbie S.

12:07 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

KFC Ordered to Close by the End of May, What Should Replace the Business?

According to a settlement, the fried chicken restaurant must close by midnight May 31, 2012.

A settlement between KFC Corp. and a franchise owner in the area is shutting the fast food restaurants down.  "In 2010, KFC sued Rao’s Hospitality, Gita Rao and Ganesh Rao Ponneri, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract. KFC said the franchise failed to pay about $175,000 in royalties and advertising fees," according to an Akron Beacon Journal story. In March, Rao's Hospitality and KFC Corp. received a settlement in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the restaurants were ordered to close by May 31, 2012 at midnight.  Calls to the KFC on Kent Road, that was newly remodeled, were not answered.  Read more on Ohio.com.  Mayor Sara Drew said she was not aware of a closing date for the Stow location. The Cuyahoga Falls KFC already closed …

jiim may

7:40 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012

Open a vegetarian restaurant.   more ›

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