Biscuitville Fresh Southern is a family-owned regional

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restaurant chain consisting of 65+ locations in the

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. The restaurant specializes in the traditional southern breakfast made from scratch and with local ingredients. All biscuits served at Biscuitville restaurants are made from scratch every 15 minutes.

History

The company, originally named Mountainbrook Fresh Bread & Milk (eventually known as Pizzaville), started as two bread stores in

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, North Carolina The founder, Maurice Jennings, began making pizzas, but soon wanted a way to put the business to work in the morning. The biscuit recipe was developed by the Jennings family. The company began making biscuits, and the company eventually sold more biscuits than pizzas. The company opened its first biscuit-only operation named "Biscuitville", located in

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. In 2007, the corporate headquarters was moved to

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. As of July 2021, Biscuitville has 65+ locations.

References

External links

Biscuitville official website
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