FAMECO SPEARHEADS ROLL OUT OF SONIC DRIVE-IN
RESTAURANTS IN NORTHEASTERN PA.

          PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.—Sonic Drive-In is targeting Luzerne, Monroe and Lackawanna Counties in northeastern Pennsylvania for expansion of its well-known burger franchise chain according to Brandon Famous, CEO and founder of Fameco Real Estate.

     Fameco’s Rick Schuch and Jed Masloff will head the tenant representation team in finding 1 acre parcels or pads in power centers as well as sites on other high traffic and dense retail corridors. Fameco is Sonic Drive In’s exclusive tenant representative in the three outer markets.

     According to Famous, Sonic is the largest chain of drive-in restaurants in America, with more than 3,000 units nationwide recognizable for their friendly and efficient “carhops.” Named No. 1 franchise in the burger category in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list in 2006, Sonic made Forbes’ “200 Best Small Companies List” that same year.

        Based in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Fameco is the Delaware Valley's foremost real estate firm in the retail sector.  Fameco Real Estate specializes in retailer representation, owner representation, investment sales and management services in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and beyond.

       The firm is the exclusive representative for more than 100 shopping centers and retail properties totaling 17 million square feet in the tri-state area, manages 10 million s.f. of retail space and exclusively represents more than 75 retailers expanding in the Delaware Valley.   Fameco's Investment Sales Team has completed transactions in excess of $1 billion.

        Fameco is the ChainLinks member shareholder in the Delaware Valley. ChainLinks is the nation's largest retail-only real estate provider with 62 regional brokerage firms in the U.S. and Canada.

April 4, 2008