Dawg House Grill to Expand Through Franchising

Francorp Helps Restaurant Franchise

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Auburn graduates Dennis Lofton and his son Mike (photo from Savannah Now) established on May 15, 2006 the Dawg House Grill, a restaurant for University of Georgia students. Now through the help of Francorp they are franchising.

The father son team have been launching and operating fast casual restaurants for over ten years. They launched Sawyer's eateries in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 2006 they announced they were franchising operations at the University of Tennessee college football stadium and basketball area. And there was a Mexican restaurant, Felipe's. Then came Dawg House in 2006.

FranCorp's press release discusses the new franchisers Savannah, Georgia passion.  Dennis and Mike Lofton's state, "“Being huge (University of Georgia) Bulldog fans we could not imagine a better way to spend our time and efforts than to dedicate that passion into our theme and hence the Dawg House Grill was born.”

The release continues, "Adorned with vast collections of UGA memorabilia and photos dating back to the early 1930’s, Dawg House Grill completes its ambiance of community and tradition." The restaurant serves burgers, sandwiches, pizza and an array of appetizers.

There is no mention if the firm plans to expand outside of Savanah. If they do, would the restaurant change its name or adopt local college themes. A phone number is left for readers to call Dawg House Grill to find out more about their franchise efforts.

The University of Georgia is not the only bulldogs in the country with a Dawg House Grill. So is Louisianna Tech. Their campus also has a fast-casual restaurant called The Dawg House Sports Grill, established in 1998 by another family team: Bert, Vicki, Danielle and Chip Davis.