“In hospitality, we’re normally the only ‘strangers’ someone speaks to outside close friends or family. This means we physically represent humanity.”
Francois Reihani
Founder and CEO
La La Land Cafe
.…on how kindness is fueling his company’s growth, including new locations coming to Fort Worth and Plano.
Dallas-based coffee shop chain La La Land Kind Cafe—known for “normalizing kindness” and hiring and mentoring foster kids—is expanding its brand in Texas and California with the launch of four new locations this summer, including new cafes in Fort Worth and Plano.
Reihani has helped drive that growth to 13 current locations in Texas and California by following the motto, “kindess first, coffee second.”
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Dallas-based La La Land Kind Cafe has secured a significant investment of $20 million. This funding has been provided by John Phelan, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of MSD Capital LP and founder of Rugger Management LLC, and private investor Andy Teller. The company announced the boost earlier in July. La La Land Kind Cafe is a chain of coffee shops with the purpose of normalizing kindness while hiring and mentoring foster youth. Founder and CEO Francois Reihani opened his first La La Land Kind Cafe location when he was 23 years old. With the investment, La La Land Kind…
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The chain, known for "normalizing kindness" and hiring and mentoring foster kids, is opening locations in Fort Worth and Plano.
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