Shipley Donuts has six multiunit development agreements underway for the third quarter, deals the Houston-based chain counts as 30 locations across five states.
The pipeline builds on earlier 2026 commitments. The company signed one Ohio development agreement in the second quarter, then in July reached a franchise deal for 15 locations across Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties in Metro Detroit. The first restaurant under that agreement is expected to open late in the first quarter of 2027.
Indiana accounts for another of the third-quarter agreements, with a partner signed for three locations in Indianapolis. The remaining agreements would place shops in Atlanta; Rockwall and El Paso, Texas; the Dallas-Fort Worth market; and Indian River and St. Lucie counties in Florida.
Chief executive Flynn Dekker framed the expansion as an extension of the brand's Texas base rather than a departure from it. Shipley began in Houston in 1936, and the company is marking its 90th year as it grows, in his words, from a Texas treasure into a national brand. Dekker said the job in the new markets is to deliver the same handcrafted fresh donuts, kolaches and coffee the brand has served daily.
The agreements are development commitments rather than open stores. Only the Detroit-area schedule carries a stated opening target, late in the first quarter of 2027. The announcement did not give opening dates for the other markets, store-level investment figures, or a breakdown of how the 30 locations divide among the agreements beyond the 15 Detroit units and three Indianapolis units.
Across the two quarters described, Shipley moves from a single Ohio agreement to a six-agreement quarter, with named markets reaching from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio through Georgia, Texas and Florida. The CEO described Michigan, Indiana and Ohio as new communities for the brand. No timeline has been published for converting the remaining agreements into open restaurants.