FoodBox reaches 54 openings and maintains target of more than 70

FoodBox opened 54 outlets between January and October 2026, including thirteen added in September and October. According to a statement published on 5 November, all the new outlets operate as franchises. The group maintains its target of more than 70 openings by the end of the year and continues to work towards 500 operating outlets in 2028.

Two growth benchmarks for the year-end

The total for the first ten months leaves FoodBox just three openings short of matching the 57 it recorded across the whole of 2025. To exceed 70 openings this year, it would need to add at least another 17 in November and December. This is a target announced by the group, rather than a set of openings already confirmed in this update.

The target of 500 operating outlets in 2028 concerns a different measure: the future size of the network. It is important to distinguish between the two, as the number of openings over a given period is not the same as the total number of outlets in operation. The statement sets out both ambitions but does not provide a detailed timetable for reaching that network size.

The thirteen additions in September and October created around 92 jobs, according to FoodBox. This figure covers all the new outlets, with no breakdown by location or brand.

Franchising accounts for all the latest additions

The growth reported for these two months comprises twelve Santagloria Coffee & Bakery outlets and the first franchised VEZZO restaurant. For those considering franchise opportunities, the common factor is the operating model: none of these thirteen additions is described as a company-owned opening.

The locations covered include Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia, the Basque Country, Galicia and Extremadura, as well as Yucatán in Mexico. The thirteen openings should therefore not be read as a Spain-only figure, although the expansion described has a significant presence across several Spanish regions.

The locations also illustrate the range of settings in which the network is developing. The update includes urban outlets, shopping centres and the first phase of a Santagloria at Madrid’s Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, a project developed with ILUNION Retail. These are different types of site within the same multi-brand, multi-format expansion strategy.

VEZZO adds a new route for group expansion

VEZZO’s move into franchising changes the mix of FoodBox’s expansion. Its restaurant at the El Faro shopping centre in Badajoz is operated by Grupo Tartagal, covers 238 square metres and has an outdoor terrace. The opening brings the brand’s network to thirteen restaurants.

The fast-casual Italian restaurant brand had previously grown mainly through company-owned restaurants. According to the information released, this approach helped establish its operating model and test the concept in different markets before franchised expansion began.

For FoodBox, the opening adds another brand through which it can grow with external operators. Nevertheless, Santagloria still accounts for the bulk of the period’s new outlets, with twelve of the thirteen openings. The update therefore highlights a distinction between one brand delivering volume and another beginning to build its franchise network.

Sales provide context, not a profitability forecast

The expansion follows a 2025 financial year in which FoodBox recorded more than €163 million in sales across its network. In the first half of 2026, network-wide sales reached €86.6 million, up 9.3% on the same period a year earlier.

These figures provide context for the group’s sales growth, but they do not indicate the turnover or profit of an individual franchise. Nor do they cover the same period as the 54 openings: the reported sales span six months, while the openings total covers ten.

Practical takeaway: anyone considering joining a FoodBox brand should distinguish between the group’s targets and individual outlet performance, and request financial information specific to their proposed format and location.