August 20 restaurant openings · 2026 research sample
7 Chain Restaurant Openings Tracked This Week
This page presents a small public sample of the August 20 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 20 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 20 restaurant openings and transfers by company
Every company shown has a specific published Enterprise Index profile. Location links open the mapped project area.
Starbucks
3 openings shown
Starbucks is opening a new location in September 2026 at 24807 N Us-281 in San Antonio, near Montessori Kids Universe Stone Oak.
Location context: Free standing
Starbucks is opening a new location in September 2026 at 215 S Coit Rd in McKinney, near Wendy's.
Location context: Mixed use
Starbucks is opening a new location in September 2026 at 1348 S Highway 114 in Justin, near McDonald's.
Location context: Mixed use
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1 opening shown
Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening a new location in September 2026 at 323 Creekside Xing, Suite 101 in New Braunfels, near Sprouts Farmers Market.
Location context: Shopping center
Jamba
1 opening shown
Jamba will open a 946-square-foot location at 3100 N Terminal Rd, Suite BNE-16B in Houston, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Opening will be in November 2026. The project number is TABS2026015122.
Location context: Airport
Panda Express
1 opening shown
Panda Express is opening a new location in September 2026 at SR 82 & Blackstone Dr in Fort Myers, near 7-Eleven.
Location context: Mixed use
Papa Murphy's
1 opening shown
Papa Murphy's is opening a new location in Fall 2026 at 4149 White Sage Arc, Suite D in Las Cruces, near Jack in the Box.
Location context: Mixed use
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.
From opening signal to enterprise context
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Restaurant Pipeline identifies location-level development activity. RestaurantData organizes the larger company, brand, ownership and operating structure behind it.
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 20, 2026 research cut. Ownership names, legal entity names, contact names, direct phone numbers and email addresses are not published.