Weekly RestaurantPipeline activity cut
October 9, 2026
October Week 2 · Source file October 1, 2026
Location
HTeaO: Burnet, Texas, Burnet County
1408 S Water St · Burnet, TX 78611
Projected openingDecember 2026
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HTeaO
1322 Ranchers Legacy Trl, Fort Worth, TX 76126-1750
Approximately 85-90% of the HTeaO restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.
Enterprise Snapshot
(US & CAN)
Public profile metrics.
~200
Restaurant locations
2
Concepts or Entities
~$200M
System sales (US & CAN)
18+
C-suite connections
Concepts
2 of 2 shown
Buns Over Texas
HTeaO
Cuisines
2 of 2 shown
Coffee/Tea
Burger
States & Provinces
3 of 11 shownSummary
HTeaO Texas Tea began in 2009 in Amarillo, Texas, when Gary and Kim Hutchens, along with Justin Howe, introduced flavored iced teas beside the family's Buns Over Texas hamburger restaurant during the recession, then developed a standalone tea concept. Justin Howe later led refinement of the model, and the HTeaO brand and franchise system launched more fully around 2018, with headquarters later moving to Fort Worth. Headquarters is at 1322 Ranchers Legacy Trl in Fort Worth, Texas. Concepts are Buns Over Texas and HTeaO Texas Tea. The company operates as franchisor for the iced-tea drive-thru and walk-up format known for dozens of sweetened and unsweetened flavors. Locations operate across multiple U.S. states with no Canadian presence. Shops are quick serve and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner across coffee and tea, American, burger and juice and smoothie menus. Typical units seat about 10 guests in roughly 500 square feet.
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