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title: "Entrepreneur Magazine: Eggs Up Grill Ranks #16 on Top 200 Food Franchise List"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/641aa9a5-4a98-46d8-8d22-2f66b902888c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-magazine-eggs-up-grill-ranks-16-on-top-200-food-franchise-list-2713772
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-09-11T12:07:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:05.355Z
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# Entrepreneur Magazine: Eggs Up Grill Ranks #16 on Top 200 Food Franchise List

**TL;DR:** Eggs Up Grill ranked #16 on Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 200 Food Franchise list, with over 40 locations and 20 years of success. The brand is on track to reach the 100 location mark by mid-2022, with recent agreements for 10 additional locations across the Southeast.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-09-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-magazine-eggs-up-grill-ranks-16-on-top-200-food-franchise-list-2713772).*

## Story

**Eggs Up Grill, a breakfast, brunch and lunch brand with 40+ locations recently received a nod from** Entrepreneur Magazine's for their annual Top 200 Food Franchise list, ranking at number 16. **Since its founding in Pawleys Island, South Carolina in 1997,** **Eggs Up Grill** **has set itself apart from the competitive breakfast segment thanks to a community-centric culture, magnetic guest appeal, compelling economics and strategic growth throughout the Southeastern U.S.**

**The brand, which stands out as a compelling franchise opportunity with over 20 years of success, strong financials and 11 quarters of same-store sales growth through 2019, is well-positioned for growth throughout the Southeast. Eggs Up Grill is on track to reach the 100 location mark by mid-2022, signing agreements for 10 additional locations across the region over the last 90 days. Those deals include 6 locations in Virginia, 3 in the Orlando market and one in the Huntsville, Alabama market.**

The Entrepreneur ranking pointed to Eggs Up Grill's 35% growth in the last year, and 95% growh rate over the last 3 years. And momentum hasn't slowed down as the brand continues to rapidly expand across the Southeast. In the last 60 days, the brand signed deals to develop 10 additional restaurants. Six of those restaurants are in Virginia, 3 restaurants are in the Orlando, Florida-market. A franchise partner is also opening our first restaurant in Alabama in the Huntsville market.

The growth and success also led to Eggs Up Grill recently ranking #11 on Restaurant Business's list of the Future 50.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- Eggs Up Grill (company)
- growth rate (topic)
- food franchise list (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-magazine-eggs-up-grill-ranks-16-on-top-200-food-franchise-list-2713772). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/641aa9a5-4a98-46d8-8d22-2f66b902888c).