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title: "NRN: Zoe’s Kitchen Weighs Closure of up to 10 Units"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cd744b65-6e49-4660-9cf3-5a67ae8c9589
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nrn-zoes-kitchen-weighs-closure-of-up-to-10-units-2706659
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-05-29T18:13:27.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:51:27.266Z
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# NRN: Zoe’s Kitchen Weighs Closure of up to 10 Units

**TL;DR:** Zoe's Kitchen is considering closing up to 10 underperforming units as it evaluates its 258 locations and slows future development. The decision comes after a 2.3 percent decline in same-store sales in Q1.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nrn-zoes-kitchen-weighs-closure-of-up-to-10-units-2706659).*

## Story

Last week, Zoe’s Kitchen Inc. released its Q1 financials, which showed a 2.3 percent decline in same-store sales. In the announcement , Zoe’s Kitchen President and CEO Kevin Miles said the franchise would lower its guidance for the remainder of the fiscal year and slow future development.

Now, it seems the franchise is taking their response to Q1’s financial results a step further, not just slowing development but also evaluating stores for closure.

According to an article in Nation’s Restaurant News , the franchise’s board has created a panel to evaluate its 258 locations and will select five to 10 underperforming units to close as early as this year.

“We need to take a more aggressive step to strengthen our existing restaurant base, channeling our efforts into recouping traffic losses, reversing our negative comp-store sales trends and improving restaurant-level profitability,” said Miles.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- same store sales (topic)
- unit closure (topic)
- future development (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nrn-zoes-kitchen-weighs-closure-of-up-to-10-units-2706659). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cd744b65-6e49-4660-9cf3-5a67ae8c9589).