BRIDGETON, Mo. — A quick-service burger chain known for its cheeseburger sliders and unusual construction process will start the buildout this week for its first store in the St. Louis area and Missouri.
Each Smalls Sliders store is developed using a prefabricated 750-square-foot modular building, or “Can,” as the company calls it.
The local franchisee of Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders will do a ceremonial "Can drop" Thursday at 9 a.m. at the store's site, 12433 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton. The Can drop is the equivalent of a groundbreaking, a spokesperson said.
The Bridgeton restaurant's opening date later this year hasn't been set, according to the spokesperson. However, the opening is targeted for December, according to a Design and Review Board report at an August meeting of the Bridgeton City Council.
The Bridgeton property is owned by Dart Associates of Bridgeton LLC, whose registered agent Gary Wesolowski, CEO of Clayton-based real estate company Land Dynamics, according to county and state records.
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