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title: "QSR: Zoup! Set to Make New Jersey Debut"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/217054c1-280e-4790-aab4-73f722d2ac1d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-zoup-set-to-make-new-jersey-debut-9558
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-01-24T18:13:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:14:55.150Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b8cb7270535cb21ceee233d1fbd19e3c1513.jpg
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# QSR: Zoup! Set to Make New Jersey Debut

**TL;DR:** Zoup! is set to make its New Jersey debut with new franchisee Mark Barbour planning to open three locations over the next five years. Barbour and his wife Alicia purchased the franchise rights to introduce Zoup!'s award-winning recipes to the state.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-zoup-set-to-make-new-jersey-debut-9558).*

## Story

New Zoup! franchisee Mark Barbour plans to open three locations in New Jersey over the next five years, and even more from there. A seasoned businessman, Barbour spent 34 years with a law firm in New York City and is a founder of the only adult recreational roller hockey league in Manhattan.

“We’re thrilled to introduce Zoup!’s award-winning recipes to The Garden State,” Barbour, who purchased the franchise rights with his wife, Alicia, told QSR. “We look forward to spreading our passion for serving delicious handcrafted soups in a warm and welcoming environment with the people of Flemington.”

“We created Zoup! after discovering that really good soup is hard to find,”said Zoup! founder and CEO Eric Ersher. “Also, in talking to people, it became clear that there’s something special about soup and the way it elicits thoughts of family, well-being and comfort for many people. We strive to offer authentic, hand-crafted soups that are as good—and as ‘feel-good’—as the homemade soups our mothers and grandmothers used to make.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- new jersey (location)
- new locations (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-zoup-set-to-make-new-jersey-debut-9558). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/217054c1-280e-4790-aab4-73f722d2ac1d).