{"id":347335,"date":"2026-07-21T14:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347335\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:50:08","slug":"biscuit-belly-acquires-maple-street-biscuit-company-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347335\/","title":{"rendered":"Biscuit Belly acquires Maple Street Biscuit Company \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Louisville, Kentucky-based Biscuit Belly has acquired Maple Street Biscuit. Biscuit Belly made the announcement Monday on it <a href=\"https:\/\/biscuitbelly.com\/biscuit-belly-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/biscuitbelly.com\/biscuit-belly-growth\/\">website<\/a> stating it\u2019s taking over 34 Maple Street Biscuit locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis strategic purchase will accelerate the company\u2019s expansion across the Southeast and will bring Biscuit Belly to over 60 units by the end of 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Now headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Maple Street Biscuit opened its first location in Jacksonville in 2012. The company was acquired by Cracker Barrel in 2019 for $36 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cBiscuit Belly will convert the Maple Street Biscuit Company locations to the Biscuit Belly brand over the next 18-24 months, positioning the brand for its next phase of growth, while remaining focused on delivering the elevated hospitality, guest experience and \u2018damn good\u2019 biscuits that have defined it,\u201d the company\u2019s announcement states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Biscuit Belly opened its first restaurant in 2019 and has grown to 15 location across the Southeast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RBVLQX3L2VWAKKSTUOE2ZTBL4U.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"538\"\/>Maple Street <\/p>\n<p>Maple Street Biscuit Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Louisville, Kentucky-based Biscuit Belly has acquired Maple Street Biscuit. 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