Shipley Donuts has six multiunit development agreements underway in the third quarter, together amounting to 30 locations across five states, according to the company.
The Houston-founded chain signed a development agreement in Ohio in the second quarter of 2026 and followed it in July with a franchise deal covering 15 locations in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties in Metro Detroit. The first restaurant under that agreement is expected to open in late in the first quarter of 2027.
In Indiana, a partner has signed for three locations in Indianapolis. The quarter's remaining agreements will bring restaurants to:
- Atlanta;
- Rockwall and El Paso, Texas;
- the Dallas-Fort Worth area;
- Indian River and St. Lucie counties in Florida.
Chief executive ties growth to the founding format
Flynn Dekker, chief executive of Shipley Donuts, said the chain started in Houston in 1936 and, as it marks its 90th birthday, is growing from a Texas brand into a national one while continuing what he described as the work that made it well known: handcrafted fresh donuts, kolaches and coffee made every day. With the brand arriving in new communities in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and elsewhere, he said the company's job is to deliver the same fresh-made experience that generations have favored in Texas.
The third-quarter slate extends the brand beyond the Ohio agreement signed earlier in 2026, adding markets in the Midwest alongside additional sites in Texas, Georgia and Florida.