Meritage (MHGU.PK) Banks on Restaurants, Bahamas
Not content to just enjoy the growth and profits from its Wendy's and O'Charley's restaurant franchises, Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGU: PK) is now also looking to develop luxury hospitality projects in the Bahamas as well.Even though the Bahamian Island named Eleuthera seems like a mouthful, the company is aiming to acquire and develop the property, primarily along the oceanfront. "Our opportunity is centered on the thesis that Eleuthera, a pristine Bahamian out-island, is in the early stages of a development cycle," CEO Robert Schermer said in a recent press release. "We believe that Eleuthera is in its development infancy, similar…