That growth is just a step toward an expansive goal: To open up about a dozen operations each year for the next decade, bringing the brand to communities across the Southeast.
After meeting Southern Grounds founder Mark Janasik at a franchising trade show, the former Five Guys and Waffle House executive asked her to join the company to help in its pursuit of growth.This is a little bit different from what you're used to, with Southern Grounds being an emerging brand. Tell me about that.
It's awesome to come into an emerging brand. It's a project for me personally, and just something that I've always wanted to achieve — to take something, a project or a company, from the very beginning and work with a team to grow. So, it's like being able to take something and then watch us hit specific milestones from the hard work that we've put in together.