/PRNewswire/ Fajita Pete s, the "fresh off the grill" fajita catering and delivery concept, continues its fast-growing momentum with a major new franchisee.
Larimer County reported 22 new outbreaks this week down from 25 the last week and all but one had five or fewer cases. The overall number of active cases dropped as well, to 109.
Outbreaks newly reported this week included five assisted living and nursing facilities, three middle schools, two car dealerships, a domestic violence shelter and one elementary school.
This week’s largest outbreak was at City Park Church, 1725 W. Mulberry St. in Fort Collins. The church reported seven cases two staff and five attendees to the county. The outbreak was reported to the state on May 11.
Calls to the church seeking comment were not returned.
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Thanks to an agreement with a trio of Texas entrepreneurs, Houston-based Fajita Pete s will open 10 locations in Dallas northern suburbs later this year.
David Howell, Richard Howell and Pat Wheels Smith, who own G&S Business, have experience with fast casual brands, including as a franchisee of Georgia-based Zaxby s. David Howell has served as an executive leader of Austin s Hat Creek Burger Company, and Richard Howell is a former board member of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, according to a company press release.
G&S Business decided to partner with Fajita Pete s after Smith picked up an order of fajitas for dinner during a family visit to Dallas. When he returned to Austin, he told David and Richard Howell about the concept and was emphatic about finding a way to franchise with Fajita Pete s.
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Larimer County saw 25 new outbreaks of COVID-19 this week, and all but two had four or fewer cases, following off one of the most active months since the November surge.
April had 95 outbreaks, according to the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. November had the most outbreaks in the past six months with 104.
The health department considers an outbreak to be two or more cases within a 14-day period.
Larimer County has also seen a slight increase in outbreaks at residential living facilities, primarily among unvaccinated health care workers, said Kori Wilford, spokesperson for county health department.
The outbreaks have been extremely small in terms of case counts, two to four, Wilford said. When residents are infected, the severity of illness is dramatically different from pre-vaccination outbreaks.