Sound Familiar ?

[pauld315]

The owner of this Wahlbugers in Raleigh NC, Greg Pranzo, doing business as Carolina Burger Company is the same guy that owned Guy Fieri's here in The Villages. The location in Raleigh was forced to close after being open 7 months. I wonder if he stopped paying his rent and employees at Guy Fieri's as well before it was closed here?

Bounced paychecks, poor-quality food: Raleigh Wahlburgers workers speak out about sudden shutdown | abc11.com (https://abc11.com/business/raleigh-wahlburgers-workers-speak-out-about-sudden-shutdown/4984112/)

[graciegirl]

The owner of this Wahlbugers in Raleigh NC, Greg Pranzo, doing business as Carolina Burger Company is the same guy that owned Guy Fieri's here in The Villages. The location in Raleigh was forced to close after being open 7 months. I wonder if he stopped paying his rent and employees at Guy Fieri's as well before it was closed here?

Bounced paychecks, poor-quality food: Raleigh Wahlburgers workers speak out about sudden shutdown | abc11.com (https://abc11.com/business/raleigh-wahlburgers-workers-speak-out-about-sudden-shutdown/4984112/)

I found a link to a business called " YellowTank". They sure do tank.

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The owner of this Wahlbugers in Raleigh NC, Greg Pranzo, doing business as Carolina Burger Company is the same guy that owned Guy Fieri's here in The Villages. The location in Raleigh was forced to close after being open 7 months. I wonder if he stopped paying his rent and employees at Guy Fieri's as well before it was closed here?

Bounced paychecks, poor-quality food: Raleigh Wahlburgers workers speak out about sudden shutdown | abc11.com (https://abc11.com/business/raleigh-wahlburgers-workers-speak-out-about-sudden-shutdown/4984112/)

Yup, another "Pranzo Scheme". :eek:

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[pauld315]

Same guy again, this time the Wahlburger's he owned in Myrtle Beach.

Wahlburgers corporate office to purchase Broadway at the Beach location from independent contractor (http://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/01/14/wahlburgers-corporate-office-purchase-broadway-beach-location-independent-contractor/)

[bagboy]

Same guy again, this time the Wahlburger's he owned in Myrtle Beach.

Wahlburgers corporate office to purchase Broadway at the Beach location from independent contractor (http://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/01/14/wahlburgers-corporate-office-purchase-broadway-beach-location-independent-contractor/)

As you linked, Wahlbergers corporate office just announced they will purchase the Myrtle Beach franchise from Pranzo. It remains to be seen if they will make the dozens of bounced paychecks good. I would think more than one someone in the developers commercial division has some explaining to do regarding the Pranzo/Fieri lease.

[John_W]

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[pauld315]

Having moved here from the Raleigh NC area, I have been following the story about Wahlburgers closing there and the employees who were stuck with no pay etc. The Wahlburger brothers have stepped in and said that no employee will get stuck and they will take care of it. If they follow through and the employees get what is coming to them, that is certainly not something you see everyday from a franchisor and I would have to give them kudos. Time will tell.