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title: "Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Farm Stores Takes Fresh Approach to Franchise Growth"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fc41b4a0-4499-4ccf-a898-6a8712c96e8b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/sarasota-herald-tribune-farm-stores-takes-fresh-approach-to-franchise-growth-5298
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2016-07-22T22:17:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:52.359Z
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# Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Farm Stores Takes Fresh Approach to Franchise Growth

**TL;DR:** Farm Stores is taking a fresh approach to franchise growth in the greater Tampa Bay area under new leadership. The company plans to open 50 more locations across the area in the next decade.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-07-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/sarasota-herald-tribune-farm-stores-takes-fresh-approach-to-franchise-growth-5298).*

## Story

Farm Stores, the drive thru grocery, bakery, and quick-service restaurant known for its iconic cow logo, turns 60 next year. But the company is taking a fresh approach to growth in the greater Tampa Bay area under new leadership.

According to a recent article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Farm Stores is planning to renovate their Webber Street location in Sarasota which has been open since the 1960's. They are also planning to open as many as four locations in the city over the next two years.

“We have a lot of confidence in the Sarasota market, and we’re under-serving it for sure,” Maurice Bared, COO of Farm Stores, told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Farm Stores is planning to open 50 more locations across the greater Tampa Bay area in the next decade.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- market development (topic)
- Sarasota (location)
- Tampa Bay, Florida (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/sarasota-herald-tribune-farm-stores-takes-fresh-approach-to-franchise-growth-5298). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fc41b4a0-4499-4ccf-a898-6a8712c96e8b).