“Grumpy’s Restaurant Looks Ahead to 2021 After a Successful Year in the Jacksonville Community” featured on RestaurantNews.com.

Beloved local diner kickstarted franchise expansion amid pandemic while supporting the community during difficult times

Jacksonville, FL  (RestaurantNews.com)  While 2020 has been difficult for businesses all across the country, one local diner has not only been able to remain resilient, but support its local community throughout turbulent times. Grumpy’s Restaurant has been a local staple for over 20 years, but this year has been critical for the diner as it kickstarted its franchise expansion following a largescale community outreach campaign. The restaurant is looking ahead to 2021 to continue to get involved and support residents in Northeast Florida as the brand continues to grow in the area.

Here are some notable moments in Grumpy’s Restaurant’s 2020:

• President and CEO Daniel DeLeon initially made headlines during the Spring as dining rooms were shut down in Florida. He set up an employee relief fund where he forfeited his own salary to continue sending all of his staff home with paychecks.

• DeLeon then worked with the restaurant’s vendors to set up a produce giveaway event to provide fresh food to local residents who could not afford groceries.

• Grumpy’s launched its “Buy a Breakfast & Give a Breakfast” campaign that allowed anyone to sponsor a meal, and Grumpy’s matched all donations. Through this campaign, over 1,000 meals have been donated to local healthcare workers, first responders, and less fortunate.

• Grumpy’s sold its first two franchises in Middleburg and St. Johns, FL.

• The Middleburg location opened in October after hosting a soft opening charity event, raising over $5800 for Florida’s First Coast YMCA.

“We have had our ups and downs this year, but we are coming out of 2020 stronger than ever and we are so excited to see what 2021 has in store for us,” said DeLeon. “I am thankful that this year has given us the opportunity to connect with our community in as many ways possible, and has brought us some incredible franchise partners to help continue to grow our brand.”

Looking ahead, Grumpy’s Restaurant’s third location is expected to open in St. Johns in the spring, and DeLeon plans to open two other locations throughout the year. He also plans to sell an additional three franchise units, which would open the following year, all of which are set to be located in Northeast Florida.

DeLeon is hoping to connect with new franchise partners who can carry out Grumpy’s’ mission to support others and create a welcoming, family-focused community. He is looking to expand the diner to areas including Mandarin, Fruit Cove, Ortega, Southside, Wildlight, Yulee, Amelia Island, and St. Augustine.

The award-winning diner prides itself on high quality comfort food, sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalk board specials which include a variety of sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, fresh squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts. The diner classics and innovative twists have brought in numerous awards and accolades, including Jacksonville’s “Best Overall Restaurant” by the Florida Times-Union.

About Grumpy’s Restaurant

Founded in 1999 and franchising since 2019, Grumpy’s Restaurant is a traditional Americana, full-service restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and brunch. Grumpy’s offers fresh, made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch menu items at an affordable, family-friendly price. Today there are two locations open and one franchise locations in development in Northeast Florida. Including a franchise fee of $40,000, the initial investment necessary to open a single location ranges between $331,200 and $805,000. Each Grumpy’s Restaurant location will occupy approximately 2,700 square feet of real estate and will have approximately 106 seats. For more information about the Grumpy’s Restaurant franchise opportunity, visit www.GrumpysFranchise.com.

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“Grumpy’s Restaurant to open 3 new locations in 2021” featured on News4Jax.com.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Yummy news coming your way: Grumpy’s Restaurant is planning on opening three new locations in 2021.

One restaurant will open in St. Johns County, slated to open this Spring, and two restaurants in the Jacksonville area.

President and CEO Daniel DeLeon told News4Jax the franchise is expecting to have eight local restaurants open by the end of 2022. This news comes after the restaurant bounced back from hardship last spring facing the pandemic.

Our viewers love Grumpy’s Restaurant! Grumpy’s was your choice for Jacksonville’s best brunch during our JaxBest voting.

Grumpy’s, which has been around since 1990, has build loyal followers, making it a beloved neighborhood spot. It’s a full-service American and southern-style diner first opened by a U.S. Navy cook, known as Chef Grumpy.

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New Merch Alert!

Grumpy Has Been Hard At Work Making Our Brand Even Better. Grumpy’s Latest Addition To Our Brand Is: Grumpy’s Hunting Club

Merchandise Is Available For Our: Orange Park & Middleburg locations!

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CEO of Grumpy’s Restaurant, Daniel DeLeon featured on the Modrn Business Millennial Monthly Podcast.

“In this episode of #MillennialMonthly, I speak with the CEO of Grumpy's Restaurant , Daniel DeLeon . We discuss how his brand has broken into a space, breakfast/brunch, that has historically been a *bit* older than other food industries. How has he made Grumpy’s Instagram-worthy? How has he managed to convince young entrepreneurs to enter into the breakfast space when many others have failed to do so? What are some of his plans for 2021? Listen to find out more, only on MODRN BUSINESS with Ryan Hicks, CFE! Cody O'Hara Franchise Elevator PR”

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Thanks You!

“New diner in Middleburg makes $5,805 donation to Clay YMCA” featured on the ClayTodayOnline.com.

Grumpy’s celebrates soft opening with hard cash donation

By: Wesley LeBlanc

MIDDLEBURG – The newest diner in Middleburg is already digging its feet into the local community.

Grumpy’s Restaurant recently held a soft opening. Restaurants typically hold soft opens to give eagle-eyed customers a first look at the restaurant and to give the cooks and the menu a chance to settle in before the big grand opening.

Grumpy’s soft opening was certainly was all of that, but the two-day opening was more about supporting Clay County’s YMCA locations more than anything else.

“It was a good way for us to partner with a great organization while also learning what our very first customers think of our menu and our service,” Grumpy’s owner Daniel Deleon said. “One hundred percent of the proceeds from those two days went to Florida’s First Coast YMCA.”

Deleon is on the YMCA’s board of directors and the local Dye-Clay and Barco-Newton YMCA locations have been staples in his life for as long as he can remember. It’s where he spent his afternoons playing basketball, finishing up homework and making new friends. Even as an adult today, the YMCA is still a regular part of his life as he coaches youth sports, including his children who are on YMCA sports teams.

It was easy for Grumpy’s to reach out to YMCA about a donation.

Florida’s First Coast YMCA corporate engagement director Lindsay Murphey said Deleon was serving on the YMCA’s advisory board when he brought forth the opportunity for the YMCA to be his charity partner for the Middleburg Grumpy’s soft opening.

“We were thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Grumpy’s, a restaurant we all love,” Murphey said. “It was a wonderful event too because people were able to get a meal and a drink for $10 and learn what the Y does and the impact it has on the local community. We couldn’t have asked for a better event.”

Grumpy’s donated $5,805 to the YMCA, which translates to hundreds of customers. Deleon said $10 was the asking price for a meal and drink during the soft opening and customers were informed their $10 would be going to the YMCA as a donation. He and Murphey said that when people learned that, they donated even more money, some donating as much as $100.

Murphey said the money is going to youth in Clay County for programs that promote physical activity like youth sports. Deleon said he chose the YMCA to donate the proceeds to because that’s what he’s most tapped into with the organization.

“You can sponsor different programs so we focused on just general sports,” Deleon said. “The money can help children less fortunate than others and it will be used to directly impact these children’s lives.”

Deleon said since the soft opening weekend, things at the new Grumpy’s location have been going great. He said the community has really welcomed the restaurant into Middleburg with open arms and that everyone is excited about the future.

“It means so much to the Y, especially in Clay County, that Grumpy’s was able to do that,” Murphey said. “With everything going on in the world, it was such a positive event and a great day to celebrate community and reinvest in it. The Y loves when community partners can come together to better and strengthen our community and this event brought a smile to everyone’s face.”

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“Jacksonville Restaurants: What's new and what's coming in 2020-2021” featured on the Jacksonville.com.

Grumpy's Restaurant - Middleburg

Address: 1805 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, FL 32068

Status: Opened Oct. 5

This is the second Grumpy's Restaurants in the Jacksonville area. The original is at 834 Kingsley Ave. in Orange Park. A third is planned for The Fountains at St. Johns, 1610 County Road 210 West in St. Johns.

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Grumpy’s Chicken Pot Pie

Chef Grumpy Has Been Hard At Work Making Our Menu Even Better. Grumpy’s Latest Addition To Our Menu Is: Grumpy’s Chicken Pot Pie!

We Start With Making Our Pot Pie Mix With: Green Beans, Corn, Onions, Carrots & Spinach (All Fresh). We Then Add Fresh Roasted And Pulled Chicken Breast To Our Pot Pie Mix. We Finish Our Pot Pie With Our Famous Biscuit Dough Crust. Served With Your Choice Of A Side Salad Or Fruit Cup.

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