The new locations will include five corporate-owned diners and nine franchise-owned diners.

The most recent of those openings took place in Burleson, Texas, on Dec. 13.

Some of the 14 upcoming locations this year will be built from the ground up.

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In other cases, existing buildings will be converted into Black Bear Diners.

The new restaurants will “incorporate recent design enhancements to better accommodate off-premise dining,” the company said.

Black Bear isn’t the only restaurant chain with ambitious expansion plans right now.

Black Bear Diner exterior

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