Zaxby’s plans to open 18 Utah locations in the next five years under the management of a Nevada-based group. Zaxby’s, which has more than 575 restaurants in 13 mostly southern states, is expanding its brand westward. It will do so in Utah in partnership with MJM 5G, which says it has operated 30 Five Guys Burgers and Fries franchises in California and Nevada under co-founders Mike Cummings and brothers Jeff and Ryan Howes. Read The Salt Lake Tribune story here.