For Immediate Release Contact: Debra Hazel Debra Hazel Communications 212-618-5247 [email protected] Maple Street Biscuit Company Opens Today at Butler Plaza GAINESVILLE, FLA (April 14, 2016) - The iconic Butler Plaza gets a little more Southern comfort today as Maple Street Biscuit Company opens its doors at 3904 SW Archer Road. The restaurant will be the company's first in Gainesville and eighth overall. Voted by Food & Wine magazine as one of the Best New Biscuit Spots in the country, Maple Street Biscuit Company offers Southern sandwiches and sides with a modern twist. The company also has been listed on USA Today's "10 Best" list for best restaurants, voted in the top 100 restaurants in the nation by Urbanspoon, and cited as a "Guilty Pleasure" by Food Network in 2015. The Gainesville location will serve breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 2 pm. Mondays through Saturdays. It will be closed on Sunday. "We're delighted to welcome Maple Street Biscuit Company to Butler Plaza," says Deborah Butler, President of center developer Butler Enterprises. "Their reputation for quality and dedication to building a community by providing warm, welcoming customer service is the perfect match for our center, which has been the retail core of Gainesville for generations. We're all looking forward to picking up breakfast and lunch!" The 3,500-square-foot restaurant will be located in front the Target section of Butler Plaza, next to Kirkland's. Now a part of the well-known "Restaurant Row at Butler?" of more than 25 different places for a snack or meal, Maple Street Biscuit Company joins other full- and quick- service restaurants at Butler Plaza including Ale House, Arby's, Bonefish Grill, Chili's, Chuys, Firehouse Subs, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Pollo Tropical, Starbucks, Sushi Matsuri, Taco Bell, Texas Roadhouse, TGI Fridays, Tijuana Flats, Yogurtology and Zoe's Kitchen. "Coming to Gainesville is another opportunity for us to live out our mission of 'helping people, serving others and being a part of the community,'" says Chris Sears, owner of Maple Street Biscuit Company. "We were asked by Troy Gibson and Mike Pearson, a former Gator, to come to Gainesville. The two best friends reached out to us and asked if they could be a part of bringing Maple Street to Gainesville. And today that dream becomes a reality." Over its 40-year history, the 1 million-square-foot Butler Plaza, and the entire Butler development have become legends in Gainesville and throughout North Central Florida. The largest retail center in North Central Florida is in a massive expansion mode, with the 750,000- square-foot destination-oriented Butler North now 90 percent leased and opening throughout 2016, and Butler Town Center, beginning construction this year for a 2018 opening. The 267- acre Butler development will be a 2 million-square-foot retail powerhouse serving the 13 counties of North Central Florida. For leasing information about Butler North and all of Butler Plaza, contact Tad Templeton, Director of Leasing at (352) 372-3581. For more information about Butler Plaza, visit www.butlerplaza.com. #### ABOUT MAPLE STREET BISCUIT COMPANY Maple Street Biscuit Company was started by Scott Moore and Gus Evans in Jacksonville, Florida. They opened their doors on November 8, 2012 to a community with open arms and hungry tummies. There lies a heartbeat behind Maple Street before it ever opened its doors, and it wasn't out to just make a profit. It was out to make a difference and be apart of the community. Maple Street also operates on some key core values: Consistent Southern Comfort Food with a Modern Twist Immaculately clean store Gracious Service With those core values, we craft good food from great products.www.maplestreetbiscuits.com ABOUT BUTLER PLAZA Owned, developed and managed by locally based Butler Enterprises, the 267-acre Butler development is located in Gainesville, North Central Florida's economic and commercial hub. Consisting of iconic Butler Plaza, with one mile of frontage along Archer Road, the 750,000- square-foot Butler North with rolling openings throughout 2016, and Butler Town Center, breaking ground this spring, the Butler development is bordered by I-75 to the west and 34th Street to the east, and enjoys unique 360-degree access for the consumer. Special features include Restaurant Row at Butler Plaza?, with over 25 dining options, and The Shoppes at Butler. Upon completion in 2018, the Butler development will house nearly 2 million square feet of retail, providing an enhanced shopping experience and merchandise selection currently not available in a single location in north central Florida. www.butlerplaza.com ### .