Popular Cookie, Burger Chains Open: 2025 Top Eastern Montco Business News

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Montgomery County welcomed new locations for popular cookie and burger chains during the past year. Meanwhile, a longtime business and a hospital unit shut their doors.

This is a summary of some of the top business stories in eastern Montgomery County over the past year:

Insomnia Cookies Opening 4th Store In Montco

The cookie chain Insomnia Cookies added its 18th location in the region with the opening of a new shop in Montgomery County. The cookie chain opened its new location in the Promenade at 1115 Market Street in Dresher. (Read More)

Grocery Outlet Opening Thursday In Abington

Grocery Outlet opened another location in Montgomery County. The discount grocery store filled space at 1441 Old York Road in Abington in the former Rite Aid. There's another location in Warminster. (Read More)

Shake Shack Opens New Location In Jenkintown

Shake Shack, the popular burger and shake chain, opened its fifth Montgomery County location in the Noble Town Center in Abington Township's Jenkintown section. (Read More)

Grandma's Grotto Pizza & Bakery Closes

Grandma's Grotto Pizza & Bakery closed after two decades in business, its owners said. In a Facebook post to its loyal customers and friends, owners John, Desiree, and family expressed their "deepest apologies for the silence over these past couple of weeks." (Read More)

Restaurant Reopens Under New Name In Horsham

After months of being closed, the former Red Lion Diner on Route 611 reopened and resurfaced under new ownership. It is now the Horsham Family Restaurant. (Read More)

New Brew Pub Opens In Horsham Township

Just across from Maple Glen Pizza on Welsh Road, a new business has come to life right before Christmas. The former Brick and Barrel is now the Wissahickon Brewing Company. (Read More)

Jefferson Abington Hospital Closes Behavioral Health Unit

Jefferson Abington Hospital has closed its 23-bed inpatient behavioral health unit to convert the space into an emergency department surge area to handle increased patient demand. (Read More)