BALLARD BRANDS

Ballard Brands is a privately held hospitality and foodservice company formed by brothers Paul, Steven and Scott Ballard. After achieving success as franchisees for Smoothie King and PJ's Coffee in Louisiana, Georgia and North Carolina, the three brothers reunited back in Louisiana to expand their footprint as PJ's franchisees and open the first WOW Cafe (now WOW American Eats) in 2001. In addition to restaurant operations, management and franchising, the Company has a large catering and special events business and a coffee and tea business. These four primary lines of business are managed from their headquarters in Mandeville, Louisiana just north of New Orleans as well as offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Ballard Brands has been recognized by New Orleans City Business magazine as a "Top 100 Private Company" for four consecutive years and as "Best Business of the Year" by the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and earlier in 2020, were awarded the prestigious Tammany..

Also known as: Ballard Brands, LLC, Ballard Hospitality, LLC

Primary location: Mandeville United States