Shipley Donuts has six multiunit development agreements underway in the third quarter, a slate that together accounts for 30 locations across five states and carries the Houston-founded chain further from its Texas base into the Midwest and other new markets.
The Ohio agreement, signed in the second quarter of 2026, was followed in July by a franchise deal covering 15 locations across Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties in Metro Detroit. The first restaurant under that Detroit-area agreement is expected to open in late the first quarter of 2027.
In Indiana, a partner has signed for three locations in Indianapolis, adding a further Midwestern market to the pipeline. The 15-unit Metro Detroit commitment is the largest single deal detailed in the update.
Where the remaining agreements land
The rest of the quarter's agreements would bring Shipley locations to additional metros in Georgia, Texas and Florida:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Rockwall and El Paso, Texas
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
- Indian River and St. Lucie counties, Florida
Shipley presents the expansion as a continuation of the approach it has taken since its founding. Flynn Dekker, the company's CEO, said Shipley started in Houston in 1936 and, as it celebrates its 90th birthday and grows from what he called a Texas Treasure into a national brand, is still making its donuts, kolaches and coffee by hand each day. He said the task in new communities in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and beyond is to bring the same fresh-made experience that generations have loved back home in Texas.
Across the quarter, the agreements move the brand from its Texas base into the Detroit suburbs, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Florida's Treasure Coast, alongside further development in Rockwall, El Paso and Dallas-Fort Worth. The Detroit-area deal is the only one in the update with a stated opening window, pointing to a first restaurant in late the first quarter of 2027.