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title: "News & Observer: Famous Toastery Continues North Carolina Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5f36c1c3-9244-4357-a5b4-20b08169b60b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/news-observer-famous-toastery-continues-north-carolina-expansion-10441
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-02-17T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:32.136Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d32186.jpg
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# News & Observer: Famous Toastery Continues North Carolina Expansion

**TL;DR:** Famous Toastery franchisee Dean Kessel plans to open nine locations in North Carolina over the next five years. Kessel has operated a Famous Toastery location in Cary since 2014 and hopes to continue that success with this new development.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/news-observer-famous-toastery-continues-north-carolina-expansion-10441).*

## Story

According The News & Observer, Franchisee Dean Kessel has signed on to further develop the brand, and has plans to open nine locations over the next five years in various markets. Kessel has operated a Famous Toastery location in Cary since 2014 and hopes to continue that success with this new development.

“We’re a premium offering,” Kessel told the News & Observer. “You have to put yourself in the right demographic. Waverly has been great for that.”

Famous Toastery's menu boasts a variety of freshly made breakfast and lunch items. Kessel hopes to bring this menu to two markets per year for the development.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- north carolina (location)
- Famous Toastery (company)
- menu offering (topic)
- Cary (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/news-observer-famous-toastery-continues-north-carolina-expansion-10441). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5f36c1c3-9244-4357-a5b4-20b08169b60b).