Shipley Donuts has six multiunit development agreements underway in the third quarter, together covering about 30 locations across five states, the company said.
The batch follows an Ohio development agreement signed in the second quarter of 2026. In July, Shipley added a franchise deal for 15 restaurants across Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties in Metro Detroit, with the first unit under that agreement expected to open late in the first quarter of 2027.
In Indiana, a partner has signed for three locations in Indianapolis. The remaining agreements in the quarter would bring restaurants to Atlanta; to Rockwall and El Paso in Texas; to the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and to Indian River and St. Lucie counties in Florida.
Chief executive Flynn Dekker linked the expansion to the chain's history, noting that Shipley opened in Houston in 1936 and is marking its 90th birthday while growing from what he called "a Texas Treasure into a national brand." He said the company still handcrafts fresh donuts, kolaches and coffee every day, and that its task in new communities such as those in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio is to deliver the same fresh-made experience generations of customers have had in Texas.
Apart from the first Metro Detroit restaurant targeted for late in the first quarter of 2027, the announcement gave no opening dates for the planned locations, and the agreements set out development commitments rather than completed openings.