Iconic do-nut brand inks 14 deals for 61 new
units and delivers another quarter of positive same-store sales
HOUSTON, May 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Shipley Do-Nuts, one of the nation's oldest and
largest do-nut brands, continued its trend of positive same-store
sales and bolstered its rapid growth trajectory with an expanded
development team, 14 signed deals for 61 new locations throughout
Texas and six shops opened so far
in 2024.
Shipley's development team, headed by Senior Vice President of
Franchise Development Keith
Sizemore, has expanded with two key employees. Vice
President of Sales Jonathan Massey
joined Shipley in March after serving as director of franchise
development at Wingstop and, prior to that, at Pizza Hut. Also
joining the team is new Director of Franchise Recruitment
Fred Frey, who came to Shipley from
his franchise development manager role at HTeaO.
The team takes a full-service approach to franchise development,
providing franchisees with cost-saving guidance on everything from
real estate to design and construction, as well as shortening the
timeframe from signing to opening.
"Our goal is to be substantially faster than the industry
standard 12-month timeline from signing to cash registers ringing,"
said Sizemore. "We have a robust development pipeline, and we want
to help our franchisees get their shops open faster so they can
quickly realize the power and potential of our growing brand."
So far this year, Shipley has opened six shops in Texas and Oklahoma. As the brand expands its national
footprint, new locations in Colorado, Florida, Maryland and North
Carolina are on track to open in 2024.
"Our growth at Shipley is being driven by existing franchisees
who are taking the opportunity to open additional units and system
newcomers who want to bring Shipley to new markets," said Shipley
Do-Nuts CEO Flynn Dekker. "Keith and
his experienced team are hitting the ground running to meet our
aggressive growth goals."
In Q3 2023, for the first time in Shipley's 88-year history, the
company opened territories for development in the Midwest,
including Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio. Shipley is also actively recruiting
franchisees in Florida and
throughout the Southeast. For more information,
visit ownashipleydonuts.com.
ABOUT SHIPLEY DO-NUTS
Founded in 1936, Houston-based
Shipley Do-Nuts is one of the nation's oldest and largest
do-nut brands, with more than 350 company-owned and franchised
restaurants across 12 states, serving up its famous do-nuts, coffee
and kolaches to generations of guests. Shipley is ranked No. 131
on Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500® 2023
list and No. 1 in its category, and it debuted at No. 209 on the
2023 Franchise Times Top 400. For franchising information, visit
ownashipleydonuts.com. Follow Shipley on Instagram and
Facebook @ShipleyDonuts.
Media Contact:
Ashley Lennington, SPM
Communications
Ashleyl@spmcommunications.com
214-379-7000
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