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Kolache Factory opens its very first location in Dallas County

The kolaches have arrived.

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A crucial gap in Dallas-Fort Worth's kolache supply has been filled with the opening of Kolache Factory in Richardson, at 2051 N. Central Expwy. The bakery opened on October 3 in the space off US-75 previously occupied for many years by Canyon Creek Art & Frame, which has relocated to Campbell Road.

This is the 57th location for the Katy-based franchise but it's the first store to open in Dallas County. Go Dallas County. Four other locations in the area are all in Collin County, including two in Plano, one in Frisco, and one in Murphy.

The owners of the Richardson store are David and Gabriela Stephenson, who also own the store in Murphy. Their long-term plan is to open up to three more stores in the Dallas area.

"We know there are a lot of kolache lovers in Dallas County and it was time to bring a store closer to them," David says in a release.

Kolache Factory's menu includes sweet options such as apple, blueberry, cream cheese, cherry, lemon, peach, and strawberry.

Savory options include bacon and cheddar, brisket, chicken enchilada with cheese, "spinach dip," ham and Swiss, Italian chicken, jalapeno and cheddar, pepperoni pizza, Philly cheesesteak, sausage and gravy, sausage and cheese, and sausage with jalapeno and cheese.

There's a menu of egg kolaches filled with egg and cheese, combined with various meats such as bacon, ham, and sausage, as well as one with egg, potato, and cheese. Their No. 1 seller in the egg category is the Ranchero, with scrambled eggs, ham, picante sauce, jalapenos, and cheese. Much cheese.

They have Polish sausage; cinnamon rolls; muffins; croissants; and "strudel niks," with choice of apple or black forest filling.

Stephenson has been a fan of Kolache Factory's Czech-inspired pastries stuffed with fruits, cheese, and meat for 20 years, especially unusual selections such as the cheeseburger kolache.

The bakery's breakfast and lunch hours from 6 am–2 pm allows him and his wife to place a priority on family and bring something they love to DFW.

Kolache Factory was founded in 1982 in Houston and is privately owned and operated and headquartered in Katy.

Other locations are in Austin, and in towns outside Texas including Indianapolis; St. Louis; and Overland Park, Kansas.

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PIZZA PROBLEMS

Plano-based Pizza Hut to close 250 restaurants as U.S. sales plummet

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Pizza Hut will close 250 restaurants by mid-2026.

By the middle of the year, the country will have fewer Pizza Huts. Yum! Brands, the parent company of the almost 70-year-old chain, announced it plans to close an estimated 250 restaurants — about 4 percent of Pizza Hut's massive global footprint.

The closures were revealed during Yum's fourth quarter earnings call on February 4. While Yum! Brands is based in Louisville, Kentucky, Pizza Hut is headquartered in Plano.

Yum! representatives said that U.S. Pizza Hut store sales slid 3 percent as value initiatives, like the $5 Crafted Flatzz personal pizza, have failed to take hold with customers, who are increasingly spending their pizza budget at rival Domino’s.

In November 2025, Yum! Brands announced that it would launch a “formal review of strategic options,” a program called “Hut Forward,” which officials said could result in a global reduction in the number of Pizza Hut outlets or an eventual sale of the concept.

“The Pizza Hut team has been working hard to address business and category challenges; however, Pizza Hut’s performance indicates the need to take additional action to help the brand realize its full value, which may be better executed outside of Yum! Brands,” said Chris Turner, CEO of Yum! Brands, in a previous press release.

It’s unclear how any such sale would affect the franchise’s Plano headquarters. The corporation is currently in the process of moving KFC, which has been experiencing its own financial struggles, from Kentucky to its Plano home base.

In recent years, the overall pizza landscape has been rocky for national chains. Concepts like Papa John’s, Blaze Pizza, and Mod Pizza have closed units as dining shifts increasingly to favor more “interesting” concepts like Nashville-style hot chicken. In early January, the Wall Street Journal reported that pizzerias are no longer the second most popular chain format in the U.S., plummeting below Mexican restaurants and coffee shops to sixth place.

Although Pizza Hut has not disclosed exactly which locations would be shuttering, it did say it expects to wrap up the closure round by the middle of 2026.

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