Hunt Midwest Will Add Ranch to North Oak Village Pizza Ranch to open four restaurants in the City area

KANSAS CITY, Mo – August 7, 2012 – Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development, Inc., in partnership with The R.H. Johnson Company, announces that Pizza Ranch, Inc. purchased 1.47 acres of land in the North Oak Village Shopping Center, located at North Oak and Vivion Roads in Kansas City, North.

Pizza Ranch will build a 5,960 SF free-standing restaurant on the site, which is located on the southwest corner of North Oak Village. The new location is scheduled to open in December. April Long of NAI Capital Realty represented Pizza Ranch and Chuck Zoog of The R.H. Johnson Company represented the seller.

Pizza Ranch plans to open four restaurants in the Kansas City area in the next year. Most are franchise operations but the Kansas City area stores will be corporate stores. The restaurant will join Wendy’s, Arby’s, and Panda Express restaurants along with PETCO, Office Depot, and Lowe’s at North Oak Village.

About Pizza Ranch Founded in Hull, , in 1981 by Adrie Groeneweg, Pizza Ranch is a prominent regional restaurant chain that offers a wide selection of pizza, salad, chicken with hot mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, potato wedges and desserts in a unique buffet-style environment. The brand’s great tasting food is also available through carry- out and delivery service. Currently, the company boasts more than 160 locations throughout nine states in the Midwest and is executing an aggressive growth plan to expand its presence in key U.S. markets. In 2012, Pizza Ranch was included in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Franchise 500” list.

About Hunt Midwest Enterprises Hunt Midwest Enterprises, Inc. is a Kansas City, -based company comprised of two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development, Inc., developer of over 6,000 acres of commercial, retail, industrial and residential property, and owner/developer of SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex; and Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc., 50% owner of the region’s largest supplier of crushed limestone, Hunt Martin Materials, L.L.C.

Hunt Midwest, a privately held company, is owned by the Lamar Hunt family. The Hunt family business is a diverse portfolio of entities involved in real estate, sports/media, energy/resources, private equity, and investments. Marquee entities include the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt Midwest, Chicago Bulls, United Center, FC Dallas Stadium, FC Dallas Soccer Club, Team Columbus Soccer and Crew Soccer Stadium.

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