Two major chain restaurants are opening in SC. Here’s what to know
A new Whataburger in Pendleton and a new Pizza Hut in Lexington are both set to open in the next few days. The openings add to each chain’s growing presence across the state.
FULL STORIES: New Whataburger restaurant in this SC city sets an opening date. Here’s when Lexington opening date set for new location of famed pizza chain. Here’s when
Here are key takeaways:
• Whataburger will open at 50 Westinghouse Road in Pendleton at 9 a.m. March 12. The first 100 customers through the dining room or drive-thru get a free honey butter chicken biscuit or breakfast taquito plus a swag bag.
• Whataburger now has 19 restaurants across South Carolina, including five in the Midlands, after expanding its footprint in the state over the last two years. Pizza Hut has more than 6,700 U.S. locations, per data website ScrapeHero.
• Pizza Hut will also debut a new location March 17 at 364 Longs Pond Road in Lexington, just south of the Longs Pond Road exit along Interstate 20.
• The Lexington Pizza Hut, operated by franchisee Sea Huts Corp., will be among the first locations to showcase the chain’s new hand-tossed crust. Sea Huts Corp. runs nearly 30 Pizza Hut locations across South Carolina.
• About 13,600 cars per day travel that stretch of Longs Pond Road, and roughly 51,000 cars per day travel nearby Interstate 20, according to state Department of Transportation data.
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