Looks Like Whataburger Is Finally Headed Back to Tennessee | Eater Nashville

"After having many breakfast taquito and spicy ketchup-slathered cheeseburger dreams shattered back in 2017 when job postings online proved false, it seems Nashville is on the radar again for the Texas-based burger chain. According to the Nashville Business Journal, James Turcotte, the Senior VP of Real Estate for the brand, confirmed that Whataburger is definitely expanding into the Southeast, with eyes set on Tennessee specifically, and that the company will once again start franchising stores — something the burger chain has not done since the early 2000s. Harmon Dobson opened the first Whataburger in 1950 in Corpus Christi, and it has grown to over 800 locations across Texas and nearby states, with most locations open 24 hours a day, seven days a week." - Delia Jo Ramsey