VERO BEACH — In a city filled with retirees and tourists, known for its leisure lifestyle, more people go out to eat more often than in most places, and restaurant owners from the Northeast and Miami compete with local entrepreneurs to launch the next dining hot spot.

"Vero Beach is a restaurateur's dream because of the lifestyle here," says Billy Moss, principal at Commercial Real Estate LLC. "There is tremendous interest in Vero."

But first they have to find the spot.

Which is where Moss and newly founded Florida Restaurant Brokers come in.

"It is a new division of Commercial Real Estate that I am heading up," says Moss. "We founded it to bring more high-end national chains to Vero and to help homegrown restaurateurs succeed."

While Florida Restaurant Brokers just debuted, Moss, 65, has been overseeing the launch of new restaurants for decades as an owner, consultant and property broker.

The new division merely puts a frame around what he has been doing for years and brings more focus to Commercial Real Estate's eatery expertise.

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