From a new bakery to a Jordanian grocery store, check out five business updates in Richardson.<\/p>\n
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Jubran Roastery & Market<\/a><\/p>\n Jubran Roastery & Market is now open in Richardson. The Jordan-based roastery and grocery store offers a variety of food products, including nuts, dates, coffee and chocolates.<\/p>\n Owner Eddie Tiraoui said the store offers fresh products and starts everything from scratch, including roasting coffee beans, making fresh peanut butter in-store, roasting nuts and seeds and grinding spices. The store offers 111 varieties of spices, Tiraoui said.<\/p>\n Tiraoui said he first encountered Jubran on a trip to Jordan and wanted to bring the concept to his Richardson hometown.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has pretty much everything from spices to nuts, dates, coffee,\u201d Tiraoui said. \u201cYou can order any coffee you want [and] they\u2019ll grind it for you right there.\u201d<\/p>\n Jubran also has areas for people to sit and enjoy coffee or gelato in-store, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s some kind of getaway,\u201d Tiraoui said.<\/p>\n Jubran started in Jordan in 1986, where it currently operates 18 stores. This is Jubran\u2019s first international location, and Tiraoui said the Richardson store will serve as a model for future locations in the United States.<\/p>\n Coming soon<\/p>\n Milk Cake Bakery<\/a><\/p>\n Dessert shop Milk Cake Bakery is coming soon to Richardson as part of the new Habibi Market shopping center on Sherman Street.<\/p>\n The menu will feature specialty coffee and handcrafted desserts, including a honey cake and a brownie inside a chocolate shell.<\/p>\n Kunafa Factory<\/a><\/p>\n Kunafa Factory is set to open a new location in Richardson, per a social media announcement.<\/p>\n The Mediterranean bakery, which currently operates one location in Arlington, serves fresh baklava and kunafa, a crunchy, buttery Middle Eastern dessert made with layers of pastry and cheese, nuts or syrup.<\/p>\n According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the bakery is set to be under construction until the beginning of 2027.<\/p>\n Opening TBD<\/p>\n 600 S. Sherman St., Ste. 108A, Richardson<\/p>\n Instagram: Kunafa Factory<\/a><\/p>\n Relocations<\/p>\n