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title: "Fast Casual: Melt Shop signs 1st domestic franchise agreement"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c509d7b3-b904-43fe-8e0b-e968c01685a3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-melt-shop-signs-1st-domestic-franchise-agreement-2704849
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-11-17T13:08:54.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:33.844Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4c4e72048319fbf5bcddec18b57a3af06481.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Melt Shop signs 1st domestic franchise agreement

**TL;DR:** Melt Shop has signed its first domestic franchise agreement with 717 Food Group to open a location in Staten Island, New York. The company aims to reach 100 locations within the next five years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-11-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-melt-shop-signs-1st-domestic-franchise-agreement-2704849).*

## Story

Melt Shop has signed an agreement with 717 Food Group to open its first franchise location. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, this new location will open in Staten Island, New York next year.

"We're thrilled that just weeks after the announcement of our franchise program launch, we've signed our first franchisee — and in our own backyard. 717 Food Group's passion and excitement for Melt Shop combined with their hospitality and operations experience and achievements makes them the perfect partner," said founder Spencer Rubin.

Melt Shop currently has a total of eight corporate locations. It has also recently signed agreements for several franchise locations to open in the Middle East. It is the company's goal to reach 100 locations within the next five years.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Staten Island, New York (location)
- growth goal (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-melt-shop-signs-1st-domestic-franchise-agreement-2704849). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c509d7b3-b904-43fe-8e0b-e968c01685a3).