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Founded 2004, Palm Harbor, Florida, United States | ||
Little Greek is a chain of eating establishments that was founded by Sigrid Bratic in 2004. Bratic visited Florida in search of an opportunity to start her own business and discovered a small Greek restaurant for sale in Palm Harbor. On June 1, 2004, Bratic purchased the then-struggling business. At that time, Little Greek included one store. As of September 30, 2015, there were 23 Little Greek locations in 3 states - Arkansas (2), Florida (16) and Texas (5).
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History
The inaugural location was 320 East Lake Road in Palm Harbor and was renamed "Little Greek." Following Bratic's changes, the restaurant increased sales.
Partnership
Nick Vojnovic invested in the Little Greek concept in 2011, following twelve years as the president of Beef O'Brady's. Vojnovic helped Beef's expand from thirty locations to 270 stores across twenty-three states, before it was sold to private equity firm in 2010. Following the acquisition, Vojnovic pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Florida, earning his degree in May 2012.
Vojnovic reviewed more than one hundred concepts before learning of Little Greek and Bratic. Bratic's distinctive combination of tasty, healthy food in the emerging Greek-Mediterranean "fast casual" dining segment captured his interest, eventually leading to an investment.
On April 27, 2011, Bratic and Vojnovic signed a partnership agreement, with a goal of opening franchised Little Greek restaurants throughout the Tampa Bay area and across the US. In April 2012, Sigrid and Nick celebrated the one-year anniversary of their partnership and their success in opening five units in five months.
Little Greek Menu
Little Greek offers Greek inspired American food in a fast casual setting. The chain offers takeout and dine in options, and has a separate catering menu. Menu items include Greek Salad, Gyros, and several other options.