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Ziggi's franchise fulfills Colorado native's longtime dream

December 22, 2020

Taffy Nichols, of Erie, Colorado is fulfilling her longtime dream to run her own franchise.

She has signed an agreement with Ziggi's Coffee for a café/drive thru franchise location north of Denver, according to a press release.

A wife and mother of three, Nichols got her first job at Taco Bell and it was there, under the guidance of the owner, that she grew to love the restaurant industry.

"The owner was such an amazing man and he loved to teach people. It was his passion that led me to continue in the restaurant industry for over 24 years," she said in the release.

After Taco Bell, Nichols went on to work for other fast casual restaurants, but she soon found that making time for family was becoming increasingly more difficult.

Nichols knew she had to make a change, so she went to work for a coffee company where she had to take a pay cut and negate the seniority she had built over the course of her career. But she loved it.

"I know in America we're supposed to climb the ladder, but I don't want to climb the ladder anymore," said Nichols. "I knew that I needed to not just say my family is my first priority, I needed to actually make my family my first priority."

She's wanted to run a franchise since her Taco Bell days, and since the minute her sister introduced her to Ziggi's Coffee, she was hooked.

"I just loved it and I love it every time I go. I have never encountered an unhappy person. I love the energy and the branding. I knew that If I could franchise anything, this is exactly what I want to franchise," said Nichols.