Texas business owner Mike Barnett bought his favorite hometown restaurant in 2018, with the intent to franchise. He did just that this month and plans to take the recently rebranded County Road Burger Company across the state.
Mike Barnett lived in several states across America, from New York to Idaho, and in his travels, he tried many types of burgers.
None ever matched the quality of a restaurant in his home town of Denton, Texas. So, not long after moving back to the city just north of Dallas, the entrepreneur purchased the Denton Independent Hamburger Company, with the intention of franchising.
Nearly seven years after buying the restaurant, Barnett’s intention became a reality following a relocation and a rebrand. The business, now called County Road Burger Company, was founded in 1977; Barnett acquired it in 2018…