August 6 restaurant openings · 2026 research sample
11 Chain Restaurant Openings, Including 2 Ownership Transfers
This page presents a small public sample of the August 6 restaurant openings and confirmed ownership transfers in the weekly Restaurant Pipeline file. Every displayed record connects to a specific published Restaurant Enterprise Index company or parent profile. Most openings identified during the week are not shown here.
What this research sample shows
August 6 restaurant openings tied to published enterprise profiles
The openings shown on this page are a small sample of Restaurant Pipeline’s much broader weekly national file. They are not a complete or representative count of the openings or ownership transfers identified during the period.
Only records connected to a specific published Restaurant Enterprise Index company or parent profile are displayed. Companies without a published profile are excluded from this sample. The cohort focuses on restaurant companies with at least 100 operating units; individual concepts may appear within those larger enterprises.
Every displayed company name links to its specific enterprise profile. Direct contacts, owner names, phone numbers and email addresses are not published here.
Source mix
Openings in this sample
August 6 restaurant openings and transfers by company
Every company shown has a specific published Enterprise Index profile. Location links open the mapped project area.
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar
2 openings shown · 2 ownership transfers included
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is under new ownership as of August 2026 at 30180 US Hwy 19 N in Clearwater, in Curlew Crossing Shopping Center.
Location context: Mall
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is under new ownership as of July 2026 at 15090 N Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa, in Carrollwood Commons.
Location context: Shopping center
Starbucks
1 opening shown
Starbucks is opening a new location in Fall 2026 at 1 University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, near Frontier.
Location context: Mixed use
Cold Stone Creamery
2 openings shown
Cold Stone Creamery is opening a 3,000-square-foot shop at 2601 S Stemmons Fwy, Suite 180 in Lewisville, at Vista Ridge Marketplace. Opening will be in August-September 2026. The project number is TABS2026009738.
Location context: Shopping center
Cold Stone Creamery is opening a new location in late Summer 2026 at 805 NE Alsbury Blvd, Suite B in Burleson, in Burleson Town Center.
Location context: Shopping center
Dairy Queen
1 opening shown
Dairy Queen is opening a new location in October 2026 at 11031 Old Saint Augustine Rd in Jacksonville (former Burger King site), across from CVS.
Former site: Burger King · Location context: Free standing
McDonald's
2 openings shown
McDonald's is opening a new location in August 2026 at 647 Patchogue-Yaphank Rd in Medford, near Rainbow Shops.
Location context: Shopping center
McDonald's will open a new 4,146-square-foot restaurant at 12320 N Lake Houston Pkwy in Houston. Construction will begin in October 2026, opening in March 2027. The project number is TABS2026010399.
Location context: Free standing
Olive Garden
2 openings shown
Olive Garden is opening a new location in Fall 2026 at 27651 Tomball Pkwy in Tomball, near Cenas Kitchen.
Location context: Free standing
Olive Garden is opening a new location in September 2026 at 655 W Illinois Ave in Dallas, at Wynnewood Village.
Location context: Shopping center
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
1 opening shown
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is building a 2,540-square-foot restaurant at 21467 FM 1314 in Porter. Opening will be in February 2027. The project number is TABS2026010404.
Location context: Free standing
Related research
Definitions and national context
Definitions for openings, ownership transfers and related research fields are documented in the Restaurant Data Dictionary. National context for new-location activity is available in the Restaurant Opening Analysis.
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Research note: This page is a small public sample limited to opening records connected to a specific published Restaurant Enterprise Index profile. It is not a complete or representative count of the chain restaurant openings or ownership transfers identified during the period. Projected dates and development details may change. Records were reviewed for the August 6, 2026 research cut. Ownership names, legal entity names, contact names, direct phone numbers and email addresses are not published.