{"id":174261,"date":"2026-02-21T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/174261\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:00:13","slug":"texas-born-shipley-do-nuts-plans-massive-expansion-to-las-vegas-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/174261\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas-born Shipley Do-Nuts plans massive expansion to Las Vegas, New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a94ed612f8a14c8bc532ef9cf41aba7b.jpeg\" alt=\"The Houston-based chain was sold to a private equity firm based in Beverly Hills last year, and with the transition comes plans for rapid expansion. (Jacy Lewis\/Midland Reporter-Telegram file photo)\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> The Houston-based chain was sold to a private equity firm based in Beverly Hills last year, and with the transition comes plans for rapid expansion. (Jacy Lewis\/Midland Reporter-Telegram file photo)         <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Shipley Do-Nuts, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/business\/2025\/07\/28\/shipley-do-nuts-sold-by-austin-based-owner-to-california-private-equity-firm\/85414057007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston-based breakfast chain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston-based breakfast chain<\/a> known for its glazed doughnuts and savory breakfast treats, announced Wednesday it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/shipley-donuts-accelerates-national-expansion-with-agreement-to-open-first-las-vegas-locations-302691198.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:expand\u00a0its national presence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">expand\u00a0its national presence<\/a> with a surge of new stores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">The company said it would open 14 new stores across four states, including\u00a0Shipley\u2019s first venture into Nevada and the establishment of its westernmost location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">The expansion calls for three new shops in Las Vegas, the Atlanta area and Dallas-Fort Worth, and five new shops in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">The announcement comes a year after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/business\/2025\/07\/28\/shipley-do-nuts-sold-by-austin-based-owner-to-california-private-equity-firm\/85414057007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:company was sold to a California private equity firm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">company was sold to a California private equity firm<\/a> for an undisclosed amount. Flynn Dekker, CEO of Shipley Do-Nuts,\u00a0told Chron.com the sale was made to prepare the company for further national growth\u00a0\u2014 and it seems the firm is making good on its expansion promises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">It opened 35 new stores in 2025 alone, including the first-ever locations in North Carolina and Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">\u201cAs we strengthen our presence in our thriving existing markets, we are strategically expanding into key high-growth markets from Nevada to Georgia, proving our ability to scale within and outside of our traditional footprint,\u201d said Dekker in a statement. \u201cEach of our new franchisees brings the operational excellence, market knowledge and commitment to quality necessary to successfully grow the Shipley Do-Nuts brand in these key metropolitan areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">There are 19 Shipley Do-Nuts locations in <a href=\"https:\/\/shipleydonuts.com\/locations?search=austin&amp;lat=30.337716099999998&amp;lng=-97.6927563\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Austin and surrounding areas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Austin and surrounding areas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 1045 Norwood Park Blvd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 2113 W. Anderson Lane<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 1700 W. Parmer Lane, Suite 700<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin \u2014 10401 Anderson Mill Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 10019 W. Parmer Lane, Suite 100<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 1945 W. William Cannon<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 8213 Brodie Lane, Suite 116<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin \u2014 7717 Southwest Parkway<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Austin\u00a0\u2014 13341 W. Hwy 290<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Pflugerville\u00a0\u2014 1912 W. Pecan St., Suite 208b<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Manor\u00a0\u2014 11300\u00a0Hwy 290<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Round Rock\u00a0\u2014 3250 E. Palm Valley Blvd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Leander\u00a0\u2014 15237 Ronald Reagan Blvd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Leander \u2014 144 S. Brook Drive, Suite 140<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Bee Cave \u2014 3620 Ranch Road 620 S., Suite 100<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Georgetown\u00a0\u2014 1011 Leander Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Georgetown \u2014 3308 Williams Drive, Suite 100<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Buda\u00a0\u2014 1245 Main St., Suite 100<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Kyle\u00a0\u2014 4520 FM 1626<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Shipley Do-Nuts was founded in Houston in 1936 and currently operates more than 385 franchised and company-owned stores across 13 states, with a heavy presence in the south.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston-based chain was sold to a private equity firm based in Beverly Hills last year, and with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,70433,70431,70432,31294],"class_list":{"0":"post-174261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-flynn-dekker","12":"tag-private-equity-firm","13":"tag-rapid-expansion","14":"tag-shipley-do-nuts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}