COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The last two remaining Maple Street Biscuit Co. locations in central Ohio have closed after the brand was purchased by a breakfast chain that recently broke into the Columbus market.
The Maple Street Biscuit Co. locations at 1310 Polaris Pkwy. in north Columbus and 7105 N. High St. in Worthington shuttered last week. The Polaris location had been operating since January 2023 and the Worthington location since July 2023.
The closures come after Biscuit Belly, which opened its first Ohio restaurant in northwest Columbus last month, announced on July 20 that it bought the Maple Street Biscuit Co. brand and 35 locations from Cracker Barrel.
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Those 35 locations will be converted into Biscuit Belly restaurants over two years beginning in January. The remaining 16 Maple Street Biscuit Co. locations that were not included in the deal — including the Polaris and Worthington locations — shuttered July 20, according to Cracker Barrel…