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Phoenix — Atlanta-based cheeseburger concept Smalls Sliders has signed a franchise agreement to develop 15 new units — dubbed Cans — in Phoenix. Entrepreneurs Talha and Rehman Ahmed, alongside their three business partners, will own and operate the restaurants.
The group now maintains a portfolio of 20 Cans, with the first of their locations expected to open in Tucson, Arizona, later this year. In addition to development agreements in Arizona, the group is also debuting Cans in Las Vegas; El Paso, Texas; and Midland/Odessa, Texas.
Founded in 2019, Smalls Sliders currently has 375 Cans open or under development and is active across 30 states.