Will Edwards, owner and founder of Kolache Kitchen, announced Wednesday that all of his company-owned locations will be closing.
The Kolache restaurant brand, which was founded in 2013 off the campus of Louisiana State University, has locations in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Key West, Fla. The independently owned location on Airline Highway near Highland Road, owned by Ryan “Bucky” Case, will remain open.
“If you look at the business environment over the last two years, it's been tough for us, especially with our expansion into Florida,” Edwards said, noting that business has also been slow during the summer months. “The last two years have been tougher than normal and things haven't gone well.”
Edwards said he plans to stay in the food service industry and open new concepts in the future, but for now he plans to spend time with friends and family.
Edwards, a Houston native, launched the Kolache Kitchen concept at Louisiana State University Innovation Park. The company plans to open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant off the LSU campus in 2023.Edwards Expanding the concept outside the capital area In 2018, the company entered the Florida market with the opening of a location in New Orleans. Two locations will open in 2022.
last year, Edwards closed his longtime Bocage store. and A local business owner later told WBRZ-TV that Edwards was more than $10,000 in debt. Boudin's unpaid bills. Edwards this morning Daily Report He doesn't publicly comment on private company contracts, but said the allegations in the WBRZ-TV article were inaccurate.
Editor's note: This story has been updated since it was first published.
