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Petainer Manufacturing USA, Inc., a global design and manufacturing firm, will expand to a new location at 315 Joe Frank Porter Drive in Mt. Pleasant.

Gov. Bill Lee, along with Department of Economic and Community Development (TNEDC) Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Petainer officials made the announcement Wednesday.

"What happens in rural Tennessee matters to all Tennesseans, and I thank Petainer for choosing to invest in the Volunteer State," Lee said. "Petainer's commitment to creating new jobs for the highly skilled workers in Mt. Pleasant and Maury County will have a significant impact by expanding opportunity for families in the region.”

According to a press release, Petainer will invest $10 million through the expansion, creating 35 new jobs at the Cherry Glen Industrial Park, a Select Tennessee Certified Site in Maury County. Upon completion, the project will more than double Petainer’s headcount statewide.

“Team Maury is excited to announce Petainer’s expansion in Maury County. Increasing the footprint of existing industry is one of our economic development goals," Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt said. "This expansion in Cherry Glen Industrial Park with the potential of becoming Petainer’s North American headquarters is a good step in that direction.”

With over 35 years of experience in designing and manufacturing cost-efficient products, Petainer offers a wide range of lightweight, sustainable PET packaging solutions to help companies in the Americas, Europe and Asia grow their business and reduce their carbon footprint.

“Our investment in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, underscores Petainer’s commitment to supporting sustainable growth in the Americas," Chris McEwan, President of Petainer Americas, said. "This strategic location allows us to better serve our customers, expand our portfolio and continue delivering innovative, eco-friendly packaging solutions that reduce environmental impact while driving economic development in the region.”

Since 2020, TNECD has supported 15 economic development projects in Maury County, resulting in more than 3,700 job commitments and nearly $5 billion in capital investment.

“Petainer could have chosen any one of its global locations to expand; however, this company chose Tennessee, which is a testament to the state’s skilled workforce, strong business climate and the overall quality of life experienced here," McWorther said. "I thank this company for its continued commitment to the Volunteer State and look forward to seeing the growth that follows today’s announcement.”

Jay Powell is a reporter at The Daily Herald.

Wilson County-based franchisee Sam Patel has had his hands in Pleasant View's business since 2005 and he will soon add even more new business to the area.

Patel owns the Subway sandwich shop location on Hwy 41 A, a soon to open Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings at 216 Ren Mar Dr. – where Guthrie Paint LLC used to be – and Prime Time Liquors on Hwy 41 A, which opened just a few months ago.

He's also working to add an ice cream shop to his growing list of businesses, he said.

“That community has been so good to me,” Patel said.

“You see the whole Middle Tennessee area getting diverse … people are moving here, it’s a great place to raise a family, you’re close to downtown Nashville, close to Clarksville … it’s a great community and great people. Cheatham County’s a great community to live, work and eat … I’m a big fan of it.”

The Subway sandwich shop site on Hwy 41A features a drive thru and adjoining tenant space Patel currently leases out to Great Clips, a national hair salon chain.

Each of the buildings are within a few hundred feet of one another.

Patel and his wife, Pinal, worked as a husband-and-wife team to open Primetime Liquors, he said.

Pinal, another business owner in the family, opened Maharani Collections in Mt. Juliet earlier this year. She and her husband's efforts in Wilson County have been happening alongside those in Pleasant View, with several businesses opening or in the stages of preparing to open in both locations this past year.

Together, the couple has remodeled several businesses and their home in recent years after sustaining significant storm damage from a tornado in 2020.

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But the Pleasant View Subway location is not the first in the area for Patel.

Before designing and building a standalone location for the new restaurant on Hwy 41 A, he previously ran a Subway location not too far down the road in a retail development that includes a Dollar General Market on Ren Mar Drive.

In a full circle moment, that former Subway location has become the site for the area’s first Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings, seated between the DG Market and Sidelines Grill restaurant.

“I decided to do a Hangry Joe’s there, so I’m going back in the same spot where Subway used to be at … it worked out perfect,” he said. “This will be the first hot chicken establishment in Pleasant View, so I think it’s going to be a pretty big hit.”

He decided to become a franchisee of the Nashville-style hot chicken chain after trying one of its well-known dishes, the Chicken Sando.

“After I ate the sandwich, I went around to different shops, tried a lot of food out and I’m like, ‘hey, I love this food’,” he said.

He started with one location in Lebanon and has built it in tandem with his second location in Pleasant View.

Both locations are set to open on Nov. 11.

When will Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings open?

Looking to get your hands on Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings?

Hangry Joe's Pleasant View Hot Chicken & Wings is set to open at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at 216 Ren Mar Dr. in Pleasant View.

"Hangry Joe's Pleasant View, TN is officially flapping its wings wide open! Get ready to dive into the ultimate hot chicken sensation and satisfy your cravings like never before," Hangry Joe's Pleasant View Hot Chicken & Wings said on Facebook.

The Pleasant View site be the second location to open in Tennessee. An existing location, at 3119 Medical Center Pkwy in Murfreesboro, is open 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday and 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

But there won't be two locations for long.

The Lebanon location is also set to open on Nov. 11, albeit a little later in the day. It has a 1 p.m. scheduled opening at 1431 West Main St in Lebanon.

"Epic" prizes will be handed out to the first 100 chicken enthusiasts in line at each grand opening.

Hangry Joe's has nearly two dozen other locations in several states, including Alabama, Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

Featuring a signature Nashville-style chicken sandwich and signature sauce, the franchise blends tradition with trend on its menu with chicken dishes like the Chicken Sando, Chicken Fingers and Korean Chicken Nuggets found on the Hangry Joe's website.

Spice levels range from no seasoning to ‘Angry Hot,’ which requires customers to sign a waiver before eating.

For the most up-to-date information on the grand openings, visit facebook.com/hangryjoespleasantview and facebook.com/hangryjoeslebanon.

Baskin-Robbins & Domino’s Pizza & Sam’s Greek Cafe, oh my!

After the recent grand opening of Prime Time Liquors and the impending grand opening of Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings, Patel is already working towards opening another restaurant in Pleasant View.

This time, the focus will be ice cream.

Baskin-Robbins fans will soon be able to grab a cup or cone of their favorite sweet treat closer to home.

A 5-tenant, roughly 6,712-square-foot building is expected to open in the spring of 2025 and feature a lineup of new and first-time businesses in Pleasant View. Current signees are Domino’s Pizza, Sam’s Greek Cafe, Baskin-Robbins and The UPS Store.

Dubbed Ren Mar Center II, the strip mall – located on Ren Mar Drive next to the Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken and behind the H. G. Hill grocery store off SR 49 E – will cost an estimated $1.7 million, Debbie Keenan of The Keenan Group, Inc. said.

Baskin-Robbins and Domino’s Pizza will serve as the bookend tenants and each have their own drive thrus.

“The (Baskin-Robbins) floor plan is already designed as well, so we should have drawings here hopefully in about a month,” Patel said.

Lease agreements have been signed by each of the tenants, Keenan noted, though the 5th and final tenant space has yet to be finalized.

While a building permit has been approved, it has not been issued, meaning changes could still be submitted, according to the Town of Pleasant View Buildings and Codes Department.

“If there’s any changes, they would be minute. Not in tenants, but maybe in their requirements,” Keenan said. “We’ve already excavated, and this next week, they’re going to start putting the building up.”

The pre-manufactured metal building is expected to go up quickly, she said.

And more restaurants may be on the horizon.

An additional acre was reserved by The Keenan Group next to the strip mall site for future development, Keenan said.

“If this goes well, we could put up another strip the same size right next to it … we would love to have more of an upscale sit-down restaurant on that property,” she said.

Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@gannett.com.