Shipley Do-Nuts Accelerates Growth With New Tampa Bay Stores

TAMPA, FL — Shipley Do-Nuts, a leading doughnut restaurant franchisor and manufacturer of specialty food products, continues its rapid growth phase with two new franchise agreements to open 20 new locations in Tampa and West Texas.

The brand has inked a multi-unit development deal that will bring Shipley Do-Nuts to the Tampa Bay area. New Shipley franchisee Jared Burnett, who also has a minority stake in the Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux locations in Texas and Florida, will open three Shipley Do-Nuts shops in the area, beginning in the second quarter of 2022.

"I was looking to diversify my portfolio with a concept near one of my top-producing Walk On's locations, and Shipley has so much to offer in terms of brand recognition, corporate support and, frankly, a dynamite product," said Burnett. "With an incredible new leadership team in place, the brand is primed and ready to take off to new heights, and I want to be an integral part of this legacy brand's future."

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Shipley has now signed agreements to open more than 70 new locations throughout Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Colorado and across the entire Southeast over the next five years, increasing the brand's store count by more than 55 percent.

"We are actively recruiting additional franchisees in new and existing markets," said Shipley Do-Nuts Vice President of Franchise Sales Luke B. Mandola Jr. "We look forward to growing our footprint with experienced multi-unit operators like Jared. Click here.

Founded in 1936, Houston-based Shipley Do-Nuts has more than 300 restaurants across nine states.

The eateries offer glazed, filled, cake and iced doughnuts along with kolaches stuffed with cheese, ham, sausage and pulled pork.