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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Look Who’s Franchising Now: Summer Edition"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/37257bf6-44bc-400b-b794-bf2eeafa5b5b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-look-whos-franchising-now-summer-edition-2719379
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2022-08-14T03:22:49.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:17:00.021Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Look Who’s Franchising Now: Summer Edition

**TL;DR:** Chef Grégoire Jacquet is launching franchise opportunities for his fine-dining fast-casual restaurant, Grégoire. Jacquet aims to open 8-10 locations over the next two years, mainly on the West Coast.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-08-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-look-whos-franchising-now-summer-edition-2719379).*

## Story

Chef Grégoire Jacquet opened Grégoire in 2002 after 15 years as a chef at several five-star rated restaurants around the world, including the Ritz Carlton. Jacquet wanted a restaurant rooted in the community and serving high-quality food using farm-fresh and housemade ingredients. His self-named fine-dining fast-casual restaurant is now launching franchise opportunities for owners to open their own Grégoire restaurants.

“I always felt that this was just a fantastic business model,” says Jacquet. “It's a profitable business with low food and labor costs because it's so compact. It's perfect for high-density metropolitan locations and food on the go. I see one day having a Grégoire in every major city.”

Jacquet has a goal of opening 8-10 locations over the next two years, mainly opening in West Coast markets like Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Napa, with the cost of opening a franchised store ranging from $298,924 to $420,100.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- fast casual (topic)
- franchise opportunities (topic)
- Ritz-Carlton (company)
- Gregoire (company)
- Grégoire Jacquet (person)
- Napa (location)
- fine dining (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-look-whos-franchising-now-summer-edition-2719379). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/37257bf6-44bc-400b-b794-bf2eeafa5b5b).