![]() ![]() As a Georgia native, Chad grew up eating at mom-and-pop restaurants where his love for scratch-made biscuits and southern breakfast fare began. “We are thrilled about our partnership with Biscuit Belly and are looking forward to bringing the brand to Huntsville and Birmingham in the near future.”Ĭhad and Lauren Coulter alongside partners Chuck Schnatter and Chef Tavis Rockwell founded Biscuit Belly in 2019 and currently operate three locations throughout Louisville, Kentucky with plans for 10 corporate locations by the end of 2022. ![]() For being such a young brand, we were blown away by the level of professionalism, experience, and attention to detail that Chad and Lauren bring to the table,” said Kumar Patel, partner of PBHG. “We make our investment decisions when we have firm and authentic conviction in the team and business and Biscuit Belly has completely exceeded our expectations. ![]() Birmingham stores will be operated by Andrew Adams, Rachel Adams, Zeel Zaveri and Arnold Soni. Huntsville stores will be operated by PBHG partners, Wendy Coates, Gira Zaveri and Rootul Zaveri. The group signed an agreement with Biscuit Belly to open two Huntsville Metro Area locations and two Birmingham Metro Area locations. Today, the group owns and operates multiple brands, including Five Guys, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Super Chix, Grimaldi’s, Urban Cookhouse and many more. The family-owned restaurant group started operating franchises in 1991 and has now grown to more than 30 restaurants, spas and hotel investments spread throughout the Southeast. Owners of the four new Biscuit Belly franchise locations in Birmingham and Huntsville is Power Brands Hospitality Group (“PBHG”). We look forward to bringing our experience with owning and operating mature restaurant franchises to the emerging Biscuit Belly concept and opening our first location in Summer 2021.” “Founder Chad Coulter and wife, Lauren’s enthusiasm for Biscuit Belly along with the brand’s roots in my home state motivated me to pursue this strong investment opportunity. “My daughters are based in Louisville and they raved about the Biscuit Belly Concept, so when I heard the news that the brand was now franchising, we jumped at the chance to partner with one of the most craveable fast-casual concepts on the market,” said Jay Shoffner, owner and Vice President of JRS Restaurant Corporation and Corbin Restaurants Inc. ![]() Three Knoxville locations are slated to open in Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. The first Lexington location, located at 652 East Main Street, will open in mid-September with two additional local restaurants opening in Winter 2022. Daughters, Mallory and Madison, will head up the operations for the six stores in Lexington and Knoxville. In an effort to expand into new concepts, Shoffner sought out an in-demand emerging restaurant brand, resulting in the franchise agreement with Biscuit Belly and Shoffner Family Foods, LLC. Today, Jay’s wife and daughters, Madison and Mallory, help manage and operate the groups’ 44 KFC and Long John Silver’s restaurants, and other commercial interests. The restaurant franchise group opened its first KFC location in Middlesboro, Kentucky in 1968, and grew to five locations throughout the state and into Tennessee before being sold in the late 90s to Jay and wife, Kelly. Born and raised in Southeast Kentucky, Jay is the son of the founder of JRS Restaurant Group Corporation, J. Jay is a second-generation KFC franchisee and today, operates 34 KFC locations and ten Long John Silver’s stores throughout Southern Indiana, Kentucky and East Tennessee. Seasoned multi-unit franchisees, Jay and Kelly Shoffner and their family, will own and operate six new Biscuit Belly locations throughout Lexington, Kentucky and Knoxville, Tennessee. This partnership with franchisees, Jay and Kelly Shoffner, Kumar Patel and Rajesh Patel, marks the first development deals since the brand launched its franchising efforts at the end of 2020 and supports Biscuit Belly’s plans to grow to 20-25 locations by the end of 2021. Louisville, KY ( ) Biscuit Belly, a chef-driven fast casual breakfast and brunch concept specializing in gourmet biscuit sandwiches, has today announced the signing of its first and second multi-unit development agreements to franchise ten locations throughout Lexington, Knoxville, Huntsville and Birmingham. Biscuit Belly Expands Footprint with Ten Units in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee Markets ![]()
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