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This story was originally published April 6, 2021 in the South Bend Tribune.
A former Wendy’s restaurant building that recently closed and has been boarded up will soon have a new tenant.
Penguin Point, a Warsaw-based fast food chain that was established in 1950, will open a new restaurant soon along Lincoln Way West near Bendix Drive on South Bend’s west side.
Since being hired to work for the regional fast food chain last August, CEO Pat Hilton has set forth an aggressive plan to open more restaurants and has eyed South Bend as a viable destination from the get-go.
“South Bend was at the top of my list because the trade area is similar to where we are successful and the demographics are similar,” Hilton said. “And we believe we can have up to three locations in South Bend.”