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title: "WXYZ- Detroit, Michigan: Zoup! Celebrates the Grand Opening of its 100th Location"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e1f3f165-a87c-4408-93b2-c9f1a32700c7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wxyz-detroit-michigan-zoup-celebrates-the-grand-opening-of-its-100th-location-11430
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-03-29T00:19:38.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:06:15.030Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a79ac9b0372e9bf13146633ce0650d6a1489.jpg
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# WXYZ- Detroit, Michigan: Zoup! Celebrates the Grand Opening of its 100th Location

**TL;DR:** Zoup! celebrates the grand opening of its 100th location. Founder and CEO Eric Ersher and Chef Chris McClendon share their recipe for Roasted Garlic Chicken Kale soup.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wxyz-detroit-michigan-zoup-celebrates-the-grand-opening-of-its-100th-location-11430).*

## Story

Zoup! 's Founder and CEO, Eric Ersher, and Chef Chris McClendon stopped by the WXYZ newsroom to share their recipe for Roasted Garlic Chicken Kale soup in honor of the brand's 100th location. Ersher and McClendon explain how you can mix up a batch on your own, and why this grand opening celebration represents a homecoming for the rapidly growing brand.

Cassie has over five years of digital and traditional media experience. She joined NLA after working as a television news producer in both Milwaukee and Chicago, and now specializes in aligning strategies across the board for her clients, ultimately building buzz and telling compelling stories through content marketing, social media, digital campaigns and traditional PR. Cassie has a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communications from Marquette University.

In her spare time, Cassie enjoys traveling and exploring what new cities have to offer in addition to spending time with her friends and family.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- grand opening (topic)
- qsr (topic)
- Milwaukee (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wxyz-detroit-michigan-zoup-celebrates-the-grand-opening-of-its-100th-location-11430). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e1f3f165-a87c-4408-93b2-c9f1a32700c7).