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title: "Fast Casual: Melt Shop on expansion mission"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/468daf68-4148-4190-9dc2-7e57b22c9417
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-melt-shop-on-expansion-mission-2706407
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-04-30T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:37.741Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e9463aba46a4027c5c461c54b161c4687581.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Melt Shop on expansion mission

**TL;DR:** Melt Shop's King of Prussia location is under new ownership and will be operated by Drew Smith, a seasoned franchise industry veteran. Smith will assume leadership over 22 planned locations as the brand's first U.S. franchisee.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-melt-shop-on-expansion-mission-2706407).*

## Story

Melt Shop's King of Prussia, Pennsylvania location is under new ownership. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, it will now be owned and operated by the brand's first U.S. franchisee, Drew Smith. This will be the first of 22 planned locations that Smith will assume leadership over.

Though he is new to Melt Shop, Smith is a seasoned franchise industry veteran. He is currently a multi-unit operator for Five Guys, owning over 20 locations.

"One of the key fundamentals of our franchise program is to find the right partners and make sure they succeed. With this transition, Drew and his team will have the right tools and recourses. They'll learn the ins and outs of Melt Shop, effectively cutting their learning curve in half, inherit an experienced team and be more effective in building the brand," said COO Josh Morgan.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- Five Guys (company)
- The Melt (company)
- King of Prussia (location)
- location ownership (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-melt-shop-on-expansion-mission-2706407). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/468daf68-4148-4190-9dc2-7e57b22c9417).