Good News! - November 2019

It's hard keeping up with all of today's franchise news. That's why we provide this monthly digest of selected news items on unit growth, investment and financial developments, legislation and regulation, people, and milestones. This month we've added a new section called "Odds & Ends." Check it out!

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New Units/Growth/Expansion

McAlister's Deli Signs Two Deals with Sun Holdings' Guillermo Perales for 98 Units

IHOP Strikes Deal for Up to 94 Units with TravelCenters of America

Dunkin' Signs Deal for 18 Units in Houston, 10 Co-Branded as Baskin-Robbins

Edible Arrangements Chooses Dallas-Fort Worth to Debut CBD-Infused Products

Captain D's Sign Deals for Wisconsin and Kentucky with Multi-Unit Operators

Camp Bow Wow Files FDD To Expand in Canada

Financial, M&A, Private Equity

64-Unit BWW Franchisee To Sell to PE Firm for $130 Million

FRANdata: 2019 Is the Year of Legacy Acquisitions in Franchising

Krystal To Refranchise 100 to 150 Company Stores to Multi-Unit Operators

Denny's CEO Raises the Possibility of Acquiring Another Concept

Inspire Brands Completes Jimmy John's Acquisition

Cracker Barrel Buys Maple Street Biscuit Company for $36 Million

Regulation, Legislation, Labor

Analysis: What Domino's Loss in ADA Suit Might Mean for Restaurants

Financial Leadership Exchange Panel Tackles Restaurant Workforce Issues

New & Emerging Brands

I Heart Mac & Cheese Inks 3-Unit Colorado Deal with Full Circle Restaurant Group

Texas Roadhouse To Open Two Jaggers Restaurants (Chicken Sandwiches & Burgers)

Launch Opens First Park of a 5-Unit Deal in Framingham, Mass.

Big Mamma's Burritos Plans To Scale Through Franchising, Company Stores

Koibito Poke Launches Franchise Push Says Former MLBer Todd Stottlemyre

Odds & Ends

Five Hiring Mistakes To Avoid (from EOS)

"If You Can Manage a Waffle House, You Can Manage Anything"

Social Media Acronyms and Slang: 130 of the Most Important Ones To Know

Domino's Pizza Continues Its Tech Push, Opening an "Innovation Garage"

Inc. Names Its 10 Hottest Franchise Brands

Law Book, 3rd Edition, Published by ABA

People, Awards, MilestoneS

Blaze Pizza promotes Mandy Shaw from CFO/Interim President to CEO/President

Coolgreen Turns 10, Plans Rapid Expansion with 150 Locations in 5 Years

Rave Restaurants Group (Pizza Inn, Pie Five) Names Brandon Solano CEO