Smalls Sliders® Dropping Four Cans in NW Florida

DESTIN, Fla.– Smalls Sliders, the breakout cheeseburger slider brand, has signed its latest and second multi-unit agreement with esteemed operating group, DPC Smalls Investments, spearheaded by Doug Cone. Continuing to bolster the brand’s footprint across the Panhandle, Cone inked a four-Can deal for the Destin and Panama City Beach areas with the first Can slated to drop in 2025. 

This deal comes off the heels of the group’s initial agreement with the brand in April detailing 12 total Cans across Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Cone, the Florida-based entrepreneur, brings an extensive background in business management and an impressive professional resume spanning decades in beverage distribution. With his latest deal for the Destin and Panama City Beach regions, Cone’s portfolio with the brand now sits at an impressive 16 Cans. 

"Smalls Sliders is a truly unique concept that is revolutionizing the QSR industry," said Cone. "Having been in the hospitality industry for decades, we knew Smalls Sliders was a special brand that we wanted to continue growing with. We are thrilled to expand our footprint with Smalls as it continues to achieve record-breaking growth and can't wait to bring its amazing Smaucy® experience to even more communities across Florida."

Through this latest development announcement, the ownership group plans to target real estate across Panama City, Panama City Beach, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, and Crestview. Smalls Sliders continues to bolster its footprint across the state and will soon open its first Can in Florida later this summer in Ocala. 

"We are incredibly excited to continue growing with Doug and his team, “said Don Crocker, Chief Development Officer of Smalls Sliders. “We’ve already seen great traction across Florida and are confident this ownership group will uphold our standards for excellence as we continue our growth across the state. Experienced groups, like DPC Smalls, help establish our solid foundation as we continue growing in new and existing markets, and ultimately explode into a national brand.”

Smalls Sliders opened its first signature ‘Smorange™’ colored Can in 2019. Since its inception, Smalls Sliders has disrupted the QSR industry with its stacked leadership team and robust development pipeline, furthering its rapid growth trajectory with more than 300 Cans open or under development. The brand continues to garner high-level industry recognition, with Nation’s Restaurant News featuring Smalls Sliders in its “Breakout Brands of 2023”, and QSR Magazineranking the brand in its annual QSR 50 Contenders list in 2023 and 2024. Other accolades include ranking on Entrepreneur magazine’s “Top New & Emerging Franchises” list in 2023 and 2024. 

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About Smalls Sliders
Smalls Sliders is one of the fastest-growing brands in the restaurant industry, specializing exclusively in fresh, cooked-to-order cheeseburger sliders that are small in size but big in taste. Equipped with a streamlined drive-thru, walk-up window and unique modular buildout, the Atlanta-based brand is headed towards nationwide growth with locations opening across the Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West Coast. These expansion plans are spearheaded by Smalls Sliders’ stacked leadership team, each bringing numerous decades of restaurant experience to the table. Smalls Sliders is the brainchild of restaurateur visionary Brandon Landry, led by industry veteran Maria Rivera, CEO, and is backed by 10 Point Capital and former NFL star Drew Brees, as investors. For more information on how Smalls Sliders is the biggest thing to happen to burgers since buns, visit www.smallssliders.com.