Coffee Chains Expand as Black Rifle Closes Stores

Arkansas-founded 7 Brew has more than 1,000 listed locations across 39 states, and each new site is expected to create 75 jobs. Black Rifle Coffee Company reported an $8.7 million net loss in the third quarter of 2026 and plans to close 12 company-operated locations as it shifts toward an asset-light, franchise-led model; its Killeen, Texas, shop has already closed. Kentucky-based Wild Eggs is opening its first central Ohio restaurant in Columbus and has leased space for a second, with the first expected to create 50 jobs. Suffolk-based TOAST Coffee opened its ninth café in Hadleigh, continuing its expansion across Suffolk and Essex. A Ukrainian café destroyed by Russian airstrikes has relocated from its besieged hometown and reopened in a safer region.