(WAYLAND, MI) – Hot ‘n Now greeted its first customers at its new Wayland area restaurant today after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The drive-thru restaurant is located at 1146 129th Avenue, directly behind Noonday Market and across the street from Gun Lake Casino Resort.
The restaurant will be open from 10:30 am to 10 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and 10:30 am to 1 am on Friday and Saturday.
Customers will recognize some menu items while also discovering some new options. The full menu can be found on the Hot ‘n Now website, www.hot-n-now.com.
“It’s so fun to see the smiles as customers drive through,” said Monica King, CEO of GLI. “Many are making the drive to relive fond memories, and we can’t wait to see more.”
Based in Grand Rapids, GLI is an economic development corporation wholly owned by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe. GLI manages a private, non-gaming portfolio of equity and debt investments in real estate and operating companies.
GLI and Alpena business owner and developer Jeff Konczak co-owns the restaurant, operating under the name HNN Holdings, LLC.
“I’ve driven under those red roofs many times in the past, but today’s experience was unlike any other,” said Jeff Konczak, Owner of B Cubed Manufacturing. “The team worked hard to get to this point, so it’s great that we can all be here today and experience the fruits of our labor.”
Konczak, a longtime business owner and developer in Northeast Michigan, owns B Cubed Manufacturing. B Cubed makes modular drive-thru buildings, most notably for Biggby Coffee’s B Cubed drive-thru concept.
HNN Holdings hopes to begin construction of its Alpena location soon. The company has not announced plans for future locations but is actively exploring opportunities.
The company is currently hiring staff. Learn more about job opportunities at https://www.hot-n-now.com/
