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title: "QSR: Hakeem Olajuwon Opens First Nestlé Toll House Café"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/47949bdf-e807-4b64-98e6-7cee2ccdb490
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-hakeem-olajuwon-opens-first-nestle-toll-house-cafe-2704639
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-10-20T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:48.524Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/3ee322206f2329c44425198a8fefcb8a8701.jpg
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# QSR: Hakeem Olajuwon Opens First Nestlé Toll House Café

**TL;DR:** Hakeem Olajuwon has opened the first Nestlé Toll House Café in Mont Belvieu, Texas, with his business partner Asher Bates. The café is the 160th system-wide location for the dessert and bakery café franchise.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-10-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-hakeem-olajuwon-opens-first-nestle-toll-house-cafe-2704639).*

## Story

QSR.com reports that Hakeem Olajuwon, the former Houston Rockets center and NBA Hall of Famer, has opened a Nestlé Toll House’s Café in the town of Mont Belvieu, Texas. The café is the first in Mont Belvieu, the 31st in Texas, and the 160th system-wide. Olajuwon opened the café with his business partner Asher Bates.

Nestlé Toll House Café is a dessert and bakery café with locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Middle East. The franchise boasts multiple models, including kiosks, in-line malls, and street café locations.

*“Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip is a great brand and I’m so proud to introduce it to the Mont Belvieu community,” says Olajuwon. “I know long-time fans will enjoy sipping on a cup of premium coffee and savoring some of our signature, freshly baked treats.”*

*The popular bakery café is built around one of the world's most recognized food brands – Nestlé. The premium dessert destination serves up freshly baked cookies, customized cookie cakes, a wide assortment of freshly baked confections, paninis, wraps, flatbreads, ice creams,* *smoothies* *and beverages.*

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise opening (topic)
- qsr (topic)
- Nestle (company)
- Mont Belvieu, Texas (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-hakeem-olajuwon-opens-first-nestle-toll-house-cafe-2704639). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/47949bdf-e807-4b64-98e6-7cee2ccdb490).