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title: "Franchise Times: Fosters Freeze to Open First New Location in Decades"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/518245f5-4198-4cd1-953d-95dcc7394f6a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-fosters-freeze-to-open-first-new-location-in-decades-2715415
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-04-06T17:12:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:50.673Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5d2f1ed43d8dd6fdce744502792e1f855281.jpg
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# Franchise Times: Fosters Freeze to Open First New Location in Decades

**TL;DR:** Fosters Freeze, a California-based drive-thru franchise, is opening its first new location in decades with a refreshed look and new technology. The new location is operated by franchisees Jared Abbott and his father Bruce Abbott.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-04-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-fosters-freeze-to-open-first-new-location-in-decades-2715415).*

## Story

After 30 years, Fosters Freeze, a California-based drive-thru franchise, is opening their first new location with a refreshed look and new technology. The franchisees are Jared Abbott, a multi-unit operator for the brand, and his father, Bruce Abbott. The family inked the deal for their first restaurant in 1954.

"Having been around for a long time — I grew up in the business, and I'm over 60 — it is quite interesting to see the number of things that come back," said Bruce Abbott. "Fosters has definitely benefited from it. Burgers went out of favor; now they're second to none in the world as far as food. And our ice cream has never fallen out of the top-tier position."

The new location is set to have an updated look and modern technology throughout. It will feature a double drive-thru, a new kitchen layout, a new point of sale and new technology tools.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- new location (topic)
- California (location)
- new technology (topic)
- refreshed look (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-fosters-freeze-to-open-first-new-location-in-decades-2715415). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/518245f5-4198-4cd1-953d-95dcc7394f6a).