New York City — Krispy Kreme Inc. has signed a franchise development agreement with Original Entrepreneurs LLC to open 33 Krispy Kreme shops across the New York metro area over the next five years. The shops will be developed in New York City and the surrounding region, including Long Island and New Jersey. The Original Entrepreneurs group, a long-time Krispy Kreme franchisee and experienced quick-service restaurant operator, currently operates 12 Krispy Kreme shops.
Florida — Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, an island-inspired restaurant concept, has signed a 52-unit development agreement with Southern Rock Restaurants. The deal marks the brand’s entry into Florida, with Southern Rock planning to develop the 52 restaurants across Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tampa and Orlando over the next six years, including 24 restaurants planned in the next three years.
Scottsdale, Ariz. — True Food Kitchen, a wellness-driven casual restaurant chain, has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. As part of its restructuring, the chain has closed 12 restaurants. Its remaining 34 locations, which span 14 states, remain in operation. According to the press release, True Food Kitchen will pursue a court-supervised sale and will identify a long-term partner with the resources and alignment to support the chain’s future. True Food Kitchen also shared that it would use the …
Spartanburg, S.C. — Daytime restaurant brand Eggs Up Grill has signed a franchise agreement across four different franchise groups to open 11 new restaurants. The 11 commitments will expand the brand across both new and existing markets, including Eggs Up Grill’s first entry into Kansas. Eggs Up Grill also opened three restaurants during the quarter in Bonaire, Georgia; Spears Creek, South Carolina; and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Eggs Up Grill operates more than 110 locations in the country, with over 90 additional units under development.
Dallas — TGI Fridays has signed a development agreement with Bliss Bites LLC to open five restaurants across New York State. The agreement marks the company’s first domestic development agreement in more than a decade. The Dallas-based restaurant chain plans to grow to 1,000 units and $2 billion in annual revenue by 2030. The company opened its first restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1965.
Englewood, Colo. — Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. has completed the sale of 108 company-owned units to multi-unit franchise operators for approximately $89.4 million in gross proceeds. The company announced the transactions in the second quarter of this year. Under the terms of each agreement, each of the multi-unit restaurant operators has begun operating restaurants in the following markets under the same Red Robin brand: • Kuber Oregon LLC and Kuber Washington LLC acquired 17 restaurants based in Oregon and Washington for $10 million. • Evergreen Dining LLC acquired 30 restaurants …
San Diego — QDOBA Mexican Eats has signed a new development agreement for 17 restaurants across San Diego County in California. The agreement is led by Hyperion Brands LLC, a San Diego based multi-unit operator. QDOBA and its franchise partners currently operate approximately 875 restaurants, with plans to double the brand’s footprint to approximately 2,000 restaurants and open 100 restaurants annually in the years ahead. The fast-casual brand has a presence in 46 U.S. states, as well as in Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan and South Korea.
St. Petersburg, Fla. — WOWorks has opened 23 new restaurants so far this year, with 15 additional locations currently in development. This brings WOWorks’ total footprint to nearly 240 restaurants nationwide and puts the company on pace for nearly 40 new stores by year’s end. WOWorks is the parent company of brands such as Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek, Barberitos and Zoup! Eatery. New restaurants have launched across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast — including Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia and Texas — …
Salina, Kan. — Mokas Coffee & Eatery has signed a nine-unit franchise development deal in the Kansas City area with Cornerstone Hospitality, led by veteran entrepreneurs Brice Turner and Jeff Bennett. The deal includes six units across Clay and Jackson counties in Missouri, along with three additional development units outside the metro area in Derby, Garden City and Manhattan, Kansas. Active site selection is underway with a projected opening in 2027. Mokas Coffee & Eatery, which is part of the JRI Hospitality Group, operates seven locations in Kansas and Arizona.
Houston — Shipley Do-Nuts has signed a franchise agreement with Hole Lotta Dough LLC to open 15 new units in Michigan. The agreement will bring Shipley Donuts to Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties across the Metro Detroit area, with the first location targeted to open late in the first quarter of 2027. The agreement also establishes plans to open three additional shops per year for the next four years, resulting in 15 new stores over a five-year development period. In addition, Shipley announced it will enter Ohio with a three-unit franchise …
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