Virentes Hospitality will operate units at the Nashville Yards development
Shipley Do-Nuts and Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café will open flagship locations at Nashville Yards in Tennessee in 2025, according to franchisee Virentes Hospitality.
“Nashville Yards is one of the most important multi-use developments in the last decade and will greatly enhance the already spectacular vibrancy of entertainment, commerce, and residential living in Nashville,” Jim D’Aquila, managing partner of Virentes Partners Group, the parent company of Virentes Hospitality, said in a statement. “We are very excited to bring Shipley and Sweet Paris to this special setting and believe these stores will be flagship locations for our beloved brand partners.”
The development is in conjunction with Southwest Value Partners and AEG.
Shipley, known for its doughnuts and savory kolaches, will open this location in the development’s creative office building fronting Church Street in May 2025. It will serve the brand’s more than 60 offerings, from the classic plain glazed doughnut to its golden sausage and cheese kolache.
Shipley joins previously announced retail tenants Iconix Fitness, EVO Entertainment, Fogo de Chão, and Ocean Prime in the creative office building.
Sweet Paris, a globally inspired café, will open in June 2025 on the first level of The Pinnacle. The brand began as a single restaurant in Houston more than a decade ago. Nashville Yards will be its first location in Tennessee and, when It opens, 20th total.
Shipley Do-Nuts, founded in 1936 and based in Houston, has more than 360 company-owned and franchised restaurants across 12 states, Peak Rock Capital bought Shipley in 2021.
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