PJ’s Coffee Recognized Among Entrepreneur’s Top 150 Franchise Brands for Multi-Unit Owners

PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans has been ranked #89 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Top 150 Franchise Brands for Multi-Unit Owners list, as a growing number of existing franchisees have expanded beyond their first PJ’s Coffee locations.

This recognition demonstrates how the brand’s proven systems are built for multi-unit ownership with flexible real estate formats, operational systems designed to streamline training and ongoing guidance for expansion planning. PJ’s differentiated coffee concept provides a scalable way for franchise owners to capitalize on growing beverage traffic across multiple dayparts as they develop teams, identify new market opportunities and expand their presence in the communities they serve.

“In my experience, one of the strongest measures of the strength of a franchise system is whether the people who know the business best choose to keep investing in its growth,” said Ryan Stansbury, executive vice president of franchise development at PJ’s Coffee. “Whether our franchisees are preparing to open a second or third café or building a larger portfolio, our job is to give them the systems, training and ongoing support.”

Entrepreneur developed the ranking using a Franchise 500 score, which evaluates more than 150 data points across cost and fees, size and growth, financial strength and stability, franchisee support and overall brand strength. The publication also considered factors specific to multi-unit ownership, including multi-unit franchise fee discounts, the percentage of franchisees who own multiple units, the share of total units owned by multi-unit franchisees and the average number of units owned by each franchisee.