Not every franchise is built around quarterly specials and identical storefronts. PetsPlusMag highlighted how Orlando Cat Café is redefining the model—with community focus and an animal welfare franchise model driving every cup of coffee and every cat lounge visit.
Our concept is straightforward and powerful: a coffeehouse experience paired with adoption and play, powered by local shelter partners. Guests get a memorable outing; cats get a path to forever homes. That blend—hospitality plus rescue—is what we’re scaling through franchising, thoughtfully and on purpose.
Awards and recognition in 2026
PetsPlusMag noted several milestones that speak to both impact and culture. We’re grateful for the recognition—and even more grateful for the teams, partners, and guests who make the mission real every day:
- Named 2026 Social Impact Business of the Year by WomElle
- Nominated by Orlando Business Journal as a 2026 Best Place to Work
- Featured among Entrepreneur’s hottest franchising trends
- Sandra nominated for FranchiseVoice Top 100 Franchise Influencers 2026
Awards don’t replace the daily work of scooping, serving, and matching cats with families—but they do help more people discover that a café can be a force for good. Seeing animal welfare show up in franchising conversations is exactly the kind of shift we hoped to encourage—and PetsPlusMag helped amplify that message to pet-industry readers nationwide.
First franchise: Frisco, Texas
According to the PetsPlusMag feature, our first franchise in Frisco, Texas, was expected later that year. Franchise conversations are led with Lisa Doroba, and prospective owners can explore details at orlandocatcafefranchise.com.
The Frisco location carries forward what we’ve practiced in Clermont: coffee guests love, a cage-free lounge, and rescue partnerships that put animals first. That’s the animal welfare franchise model in action—scalable systems without losing the heart of the café.
Welfare-driven growth, on purpose
Scaling a cat café means protecting the things that matter—animal care standards, local shelter relationships, and a guest experience that feels personal, not cookie-cutter. PetsPlusMag told that story clearly, and it’s the story we keep writing as interest in mission-driven franchising grows.
If you’re a pet professional, a would-be franchisee, or simply a guest who wants to understand how the coffee funds the cuddles, this feature is a strong overview of how we think about growth.
Read the PetsPlusMag feature on our welfare-driven franchise model.
Visit the original Orlando Cat Café in Clermont, or start a franchise conversation—begin at orlandocatcafe.com and follow links to franchising when you’re ready.
