Family-owned franchise group
Franchise operators,in it for generations.
K3K is a family franchise group, named for the three of us, all K's. We operate Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins in New Jersey, with Lightbridge Academy on the way, and we own the real estate beneath our stores where it makes sense.
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- Family owned
Operating franchises since 1998
Our brands
What we operate today.
Dunkin'/Baskin-Robbins
Drive-thru stores serving Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins, run to brand standard and to ours.
Lightbridge Academy
An early-education franchise we're building now, taking the group beyond food and beverage.
Track record
Seven brands. Two generations.
K3K formed in 2022, but the family has been operating franchises since 1998, starting with Blimpie. The portfolio has spanned food, mall retail, dining, and education, and now the next generation is stepping in to carry it forward.
The early years
Where it started. Hands-on operating in sandwiches and mall retail, building the habits the group still runs on.
Building the portfolio
Branched into new categories, from full-flavor QSR dining to early education, learning what travels and what doesn't.
Today
Drive-thru stores are the engine of the group: high-volume, well-run, and part of their communities.
What's next
Lightbridge Academy, under construction now — an early-education concept chosen carefully, with more to come.
What we do
Operate, develop, and own.
We run the stores, build the next ones, and where we can, own the ground they sit on.
Multi-unit operations
Running locations across brands to one standard, the same care behind every counter.
New-unit development
Site selection, build-out, and openings. Lightbridge Academy is under construction, with more to follow.
Real estate ownership
Where it makes sense, we own the commercial real estate beneath our stores, so we control our locations instead of renting them.
Hands-on management
Family-run and on the ground. The owners are in the stores every day, not just on paper.
Why K3K
Operators who know the difference.
Multi-brand operators
We run different concepts, from QSR to dessert to education, on one disciplined playbook.
We own our real estate
Where it counts, we own the ground beneath our stores, so there's no landlord to answer to.
Operating since 1998
The family has spent decades operating franchises, so we know a good deal from a bad one before we sign.
The owners are in the stores
Family-run and on the ground. Decisions are fast, and accountability stops with us.
How we work
Principles we don't bend on.
Owners, not flippers
We buy and build to hold. Our locations are meant to stay in the family for the next generation.
Run by the family
Decisions are made by the three of us whose name is on the door. We stay close to the ground, accountable, and in it for the long term.
Built to last
We reinvest steadily instead of stripping cash out. We'd rather run fewer stores and run them well.
About
Three K's, one family business.
Built from one store and a lot of ambition.
K3K is named for the three of us, a family whose names all begin with K. It started in 1998 with a single Blimpie and a lot of ambition, an immigrant family building something from the ground up. Over the years that grew into franchises across food, retail, dining, and education, and in 2022 we brought it together under one name.
Today that means Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins in our stores, with Lightbridge Academy under construction. The owners are still in the stores every day, running it the way the family always has: close to the work, reinvesting patiently, and holding what we build for the next generation to run.
“We're not building to sell. We're building something the next generation of the family can run.”
Get in touch
Franchise deals, sites, or partnerships?
We're always glad to hear from franchisors, brokers, landlords, and operators. Send a note and it reaches the whole team.
Prefer email? hello@k3kmanagement.com