Qdoba’s Steamboat Springs location has sold to a new franchise owner as part of a deal that includes 20 restaurants, including 16 across Colorado and four in Alaska.

An Oct. 16 statement announced the sale to Barry Dubin, founder and CEO of B Wild Investments LLC. The Colorado locations span the Western Slope, including Steamboat, Vail, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Grand Junction and Montrose.

The Steamboat Springs location, in Central Park Plaza (1755 Central Park Dr., Suite 116), was opened in October 2005 by a Colorado franchisee, Flavors West LLC. In addition to the West Slope locations, the deal also included all of Qdoba’s Colorado Springs restaurants, as well as four restaurants in Alaska near Anchorage. 

This milestone follows B Wild Investments’ recent 50-unit development agreement to bring new Qdoba restaurants to various cities throughout Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Alaska.

“Finalizing this deal marks a defining moment for me and my team,” Dubin said. “I’m very excited to join Qdoba given the strength and momentum of the brand as well as the very attractive opportunity to expand within existing and into new markets.”

“Our strategy is to grow our footprint via new unit development and acquisitions of existing units while also honoring the strong operational foundation built by the former franchise owner. We look forward to investing in all the communities we serve and continuing to elevate Qdoba as an industry leader,” added Dubin.

Dubin co-founded KBP Brands — which grew to more than 1,000 restaurant units nationwide — and currently serves as executive chairman of the largest Tide Laundromat franchisee in the country, US Laundry LLC.

With nearly 600 future restaurants in its development pipeline, Qdoba continues to target expansion across Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee. The brand currently operates in 45 states, with growth spanning both traditional restaurants and non-traditional venues including airports, universities and military bases.