That will happen, she says, when CC's grows beyond its current three stores to the "five to six, right off the bat" that she would like to see."It's a high focus market for us right now. One, because we love it, two, because we have a presence there right now, a very small presence, yes, but we love the northwest Louisiana area and really want to build it out."Parker says they are on the hunt for their next franchise partner for Shreveport-Bossier.CC's is owned by the same family that owns the Louisia...
That will happen, she says, when CC's grows beyond its current three stores to the "five to six, right off the bat" that she would like to see.
"It's a high focus market for us right now. One, because we love it, two, because we have a presence there right now, a very small presence, yes, but we love the northwest Louisiana area and really want to build it out."
Parker says they are on the hunt for their next franchise partner for Shreveport-Bossier.
CC's is owned by the same family that owns the Louisiana brand Community Coffee, but it is an arm's length arrangement. The two are separate entities and business models. Although Community Coffee blends are served CC's, they are higher end roasts that not available in the Community Coffee roster of grocery store offerings.
Parker said the company's Louisiana roots come through in everything it does.
"We really focus on who we are at the core, and that's serving everyone better than anyone else, with our quality products and our consistency with service to our guests," she said. "So that's really what we focus on, is that neighborhood feel and serving our quality products."
There are currently 40 CCs locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Other chains, like Scooters, which at 37 is seven years older than CC's, has 850 locations in 30 states. Eight-year-old north Arkansas-based 7 Brew lists more than 400 locations.
Parker said ideas have changed within the CC's organization.
"We went strategically to the franchising path just this year. Actually, at the beginning of 2025 we had been licensing before, but now we're franchising, and it's more so we could find those multi-unit operators that could help us grow throughout the state of Louisiana and to our neighboring states as well," Parker said.
The most popular CC's remain the traditional end cap spaces shopping center places that include a drive through but have indoor seating for coffee, meetings or study, Parker said.
In Shreveport-Bossier, two of the three CC's in Shreveport-Bossier are housed in Brookshire Grocery Stores on Airline Drive and Norris Ferry Road. The third is a standalone at 9488 Ellerbe Road.
Parker calls it the "E-22." The Espresso No. 22 is an iced espresso with cream, sweetened with pure cane sugar.
The proprietary Mochasippi frozen coffee treat, their number one seller, is an espresso drink blended with their Mochasippi Mix and a choice of flavors and whipped cream.
She said something interesting she is seeing is that more and more customers are deciding not to add energy boosts to drinks.