Pappas said someone already purchased the URL rights to the words Dapper Donut, so they went with The Dapper Doughnut. In 2016, Pappas and his brother, Jeff, acquired all of Beavers' intellectual property rights - including recipes, toppings, and systems - and rebranded it as The Dapper Doughnut for $200,000. Prospective franchises are being vetted in Thailand and the Philippines.Ī franchise developer and doughnut lover since college, Pappas discovered the mini-doughnut in early 2015 in a shop called Beavers Coffee & Donuts out of Chicago under then co-owners Gabriel Wiesen and Jimmy Nuccio. By the end of the year, he hopes to have 80 to 100 – including locations in Canada and the United Kingdom. Pappas said six more franchises were coming on board by the end of next month, taking the total to 29.
"You can build up excitement and a huge database before you even open." "It's absolutely been a game-changer for the franchise industry," he said. The couple are among 23 franchise owners across the country for the brand that opened stores last year and is expanding, thanks partly to social media, according to Dapper's co-owner and general manager, Brian Pappas. 27, at Plymouth Meeting Mall across from the popular Legoland Discovery Center. Last summer they became franchisees and acquired a 10-by-15-foot kiosk for The Dapper Doughnut, a made-to-order, mini-doughnut franchise that debuts Saturday, Jan.
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