Northern Shore Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Texas Coffee Partners

Northern Shore Capital took a majority stake in Texas Coffee Partners, giving the Michigan-based firm control of a 15-location 7 Brew franchisee with development rights across Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the size of the platform and the embedded pipeline make this more than a passive investment.

The deal matters because Northern Shore is not treating Texas Coffee Partners like a one-off check. The firm, headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, said the business will be supported by its Strategic Resource Group, and it cast the investment as a way to push both new store openings and same-store growth. Northern Shore said it focuses on healthcare, consumer and other select services businesses, and identified Hans Pusch and Scott Barry as its founding partners.

That is the real story here: control of a multi-unit drive-thru operator at a moment when 7 Brew is still expanding at a sprint. In late December 2025, the brand said it had reached 600 locations nationwide after starting the year with 321 and opening more than 280 stands. QSR Magazine has also tracked 7 Brew’s rise from 14 stands in 2019 to more than 600 across 38 states.

When a concept is growing that fast, the money starts chasing the franchisee layer, not just the brand itself. Northern Shore is buying into a business that already has stores in three of Texas’s biggest growth markets and, just as important, the rights to keep building there. That gives the investor a direct hand in how quickly the chain can add drive-thrus, how tightly each market is managed, and how aggressively it can press its footprint in Texas.

The deal also fits a pattern. In September 2025, Franchise Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in 7 Crew, the second-largest 7 Brew franchisee, with plans tied to more than 200 additional stands. Put together, those transactions show investors are now circling the franchisee platforms behind 7 Brew’s expansion, not just the coffee brand itself.

For Texas Coffee Partners, the next phase is likely to be less about maintaining what it already runs and more about scaling what comes next. For 7 Brew, that means another layer of capital and operational pressure behind a brand that has turned drive-thru coffee into one of the fastest-moving growth stories in the category.