October Pipeline Cuts connect restaurant projects to the companies behind them. The 10 examples below include 7 Brew Coffee, CAVA, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and other multi-unit companies with published development activity on RestaurantData.com.
These projects span seven states, with projected openings from November 2026 into 2027. View the October 23 Pipeline Cuts for the original release. Each company name in the table opens its dated Pipeline Cut within the company’s Restaurant Enterprise Index profile.
| Company / Pipeline Cut | Location: city, state, county | Projected opening | Source category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Brew Coffee | Garland, Texas, Dallas5050 N Garland Ave | November 2026 | DBA, fictitious-name or incorporation filing |
| CAVA | Las Vegas, Nevada, Clark5655 Centennial Center Blvd, Suite 170 | November 2026 | Regional news publication |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Brentwood, California, Contra Costa3121 Balfour Rd | Winter 2027 | Alcohol-license filing |
| Chopt | Stony Brook, New York, Suffolk205 Hallock Rd, Suite A | November 2026 | DBA, fictitious-name or incorporation filing |
| Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers | Lexington, Kentucky, Fayette1445 Newtown Center Way | November 2026 | Regional news publication |
| Kura Revolving Sushi Bar | Redwood City, California, San Mateo1101 El Camino Real, Suite F1D | Winter 2027 | Alcohol-license filing |
| Portillo’s | Lutz, Florida, Hillsborough26000 Sr 56 | November 2026 | Alcohol-license filing |
| Shake Shack | Jeffersonville, Indiana, Clark1592 Veterans Parkway | Early 2027 | Regional news publication |
| Smoothie King | Seguin, Texas, Guadalupe1300 Tx-46, Suite 300 | November 5, 2026 | Building and construction permit |
| Wingstop | Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita2710 Central Fwy, Suite 100 | November 2026 | DBA, fictitious-name or incorporation filing |
Successive cuts add company context
7 Brew’s development section brings together the Garland project published October 23, a Waco, Texas, record published October 17 and a Farmville, Virginia, record published October 9. The Waco and Farmville cuts carried projected November opening windows. Reading the selections together connects individual projects in Texas and Virginia to the same company.
CAVA’s Las Vegas record appears with earlier cuts for Madison and Greenfield, Wisconsin. Those entries place selected activity in Nevada alongside two Wisconsin markets. They provide locations and dates to investigate rather than a company-wide opening total.
Wingstop’s Wichita Falls record follows an October 17 cut for Lakeland, Florida, supported by a construction permit, and an October 1 cut for Houston, Texas. The three entries show why a company’s development section can be useful beyond a single weekly report.
Begin with the location, then research the company
A supplier can use the county, street address and projected opening window to assess whether a project fits its territory and sales cycle. The surrounding company profile adds organizational context. For a franchised location, the operating company and purchasing responsibility still need to be established for that specific opportunity.
The source category describes the evidence behind a record. A business filing, alcohol application or permit should be read with the location research and the timing stated in the cut.
Questions about the cuts
Are these confirmed openings?
No. The table retains the projected opening windows published in the October 23 cuts. Dates may change, and a development record does not by itself confirm that a restaurant has opened.
Do the cuts show every project for each company?
No. Pipeline Cuts are selected public examples. They do not represent complete company pipelines, national opening totals or a ranking of expansion rates. The broader weekly research includes companies outside the public Restaurant Enterprise Index.
Research scope
The October 23 release contains 26 selected records drawn from the October Week 2 and Week 3 source files. This article highlights 10 of those records. Publication dates, source periods and projected opening windows describe different events and are retained separately.
Human researchers verify each record; AI assists discovery of raw source material. Public cuts omit personal contact names, direct telephone numbers and email addresses. Research definitions appear in the Restaurant Data Dictionary.
Explore the weekly Pipeline Cuts archive to review the original releases and their company connections.