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Abuelo's Continues Rapid Expansion

Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy, a restaurant chain owned by Lubbock, Texas-based Food Concepts International, will continue to expand its presence throughout the Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the United States. Abuelo's opened its first Virginia location in Roanoke this week, and is scheduled

to open its first Florida restaurant in Lakeland in early 2007. Deals also are in place for 2007 openings in Canton, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Brookfield, Wis.; and Chesapeake, Va., with a number of other real estate locations currently in negotiation. Abuelo's has expanded into new markets in 2006 with restaurants in Warrensville Heights, Ohio; Traders Point/Indianapolis and Merrillville, Ind.; Middleton, Wis.; Lexington, Ky.; Knoxville, Tenn.; College Station, Texas; and Roanoke, Va. Abuelo's restaurants are designed after classical Mexican themes with features such as sky-painted ceilings, imported stonework and statues, and hand-painted murals depicting the history of Mexico.

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