From Survival to Sustained Growth, with Ziggi’s Coffee CEO Brandon Knudsen

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Brandon Knudsen, CEO and cofounder of Ziggi’s Coffee, convinced his wife to drop out of college to give this idea a shot. From working multiple jobs to raising a baby in the restaurant, it was hardly easy out of the gates. But once Ziggi’s hit its stride, it fast-tracked toward triple-digit locations—store No. 100 opened in 2024, 20 years after the brand’s founding. Knudsen joins QSR editorial director Danny Klein to discuss the journey, how growth is about to ramp up, and what it was like launching franchising just 12 years into the business.

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