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title: "The State: Famous Toastery restaurant looks to expand into Columbia and other SC cities"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/93bb9eec-ce13-4ade-8b55-ad5f15965f44
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-state-famous-toastery-restaurant-looks-to-expand-into-columbia-and-other-sc-cities-2718435
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-04-15T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:39:18.676Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/3cae663c1bbf4ce513191ff43bf89f6b811.jpg
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# The State: Famous Toastery restaurant looks to expand into Columbia and other SC cities

**TL;DR:** Famous Toastery plans to expand into Columbia and other South Carolina cities, aiming to reach 50 locations by 2024. The company currently has 25 locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-04-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-state-famous-toastery-restaurant-looks-to-expand-into-columbia-and-other-sc-cities-2718435).*

## Story

In an interview with The State, Famous Toastery founder and CEO Robert Maynard discussed the company's plans for expansion throughout South Carolina.

To Maynard, the company has its sights set on “specifically in the Columbia market and Greenville market,” Maynard explained “We love the Columbia market. There is so much happening in Columbia, some amazing developments.”

Famous Toastery currently has 25 locations across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia and is aggressively expanding to get to 50 locations by 2024.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- north carolina (location)
- location growth (topic)
- Virginia (location)
- south carolina (location)
- Famous Toastery (company)
- restaurant chain (topic)
- Greenville (location)
- columbia (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-state-famous-toastery-restaurant-looks-to-expand-into-columbia-and-other-sc-cities-2718435). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/93bb9eec-ce13-4ade-8b55-ad5f15965f44).