Earlier this year, Hot Head opened a new restaurant at 1120 E. Stroop Road just west of Marshall Road in Kettering that Wiley said is a prototype for future Hot Head restaurants. The Kettering location has a drive-through lane, only the second in the chain to offer that service.
Wiley said last year that he is working to develop Hot Head, which opened its first store in Kettering in 2007, into a national chain. And the chain’s fast-paced growth backs up the national recognition that Hot Head has earned in the past two years: In December 2011, it was named among the “Ones to Watch” by QSR Magazine, which monitors the “quick-service restaurant” category. And for two consecutive years in 2011 and 2012, the chain made FastCasual.com’s list of “Top 100 Movers & Shakers,” which recognizes restaurant chains that reflect the fast-casual segment’s growth.
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