Franchise Industry News & Announcements
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For the sixth year in a row, Supercuts has been ranked the number one haircare franchise in the U.S. and the fourth best franchise opportunity overall in Entrepreneur magazine's January 2014 Franchise 500® issue.
Underscoring its commitment to supporting small businesses and startups, The UPS Store has put its own spin on National Mentoring Month, focusing on the importance of mentoring for small business owners.
With the holidays behind us, and a new year just beginning, many of us have made New Year's resolutions to improve our health and wellness; to take better care of ourselves.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], today announced the 290-room Crowne Plaza® Phoenix Airport hotel as the newest addition to the portfolio of Phoenix hotels in the IHG family of brands.
Zippy Shell USA, LLC announced the sale of a new franchise location in Sacramento, California! Sacramento is the 36th franchise location in the United States and the 4th location in the state of California.
Eye Level (www.myeyelevel.com) announced today the opening of its newest center in Yuba City, CA with local franchisee, Sabita Kondle, as part of a 10-unit development agreement in the Sacramento area.
Michael K. (Mick) McMahan, founder and Managing Partner of Gaston Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Gastonia, NC, buys out Enviro-Master partner Dean Lovett.
Planet Fitness announced the grand opening of a new club in Michigan City at 4067 South Franklin Street, located in the Marquette Mall, and will be offering pre-sale memberships for just $1 Down.
Snap Fitness, Inc. ("Snap"), one of the world's leading health and wellness brands with approximately 2,000 clubs open or under development in 15 countries, announced that it has taken on an investment from TZP Capital Partners II, L.P.
The first-time franchisees, Jerry and Yvonne Johnson, purchased 30 Fresh Healthy Vending machines to own and operate at locations throughout their territory.
European Wax Center Cary - Tryon Village is thrilled to launch Year of Gorgeous, their latest promotion for waxing in Wake County.
Although the chiropractic industry is a slow growing sector of the American healthcare system, AlignLife Chiropractic Franchise is showing double digit growth.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) today announced that Colin Watts, President, WW Health Solutions, will present at the 32nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California.
And it’s that commitment to making the clients happy that Gloyer is bringing to his new business, Fresh Coat Painters of Westerville and Dublin.
Paul Davis Restoration, Inc., a national franchise company and leading provider of fire and water damage clean up and restoration services for residential and commercial properties, offers the following winter weather safety tips.
FranConnect™ will help Caribou Coffee Company drive higher performance productivity and facilitate system efficiencies for both national and international franchisees and licensees.
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), nearly 40 million Americans suffer from indoor or outdoor allergies commonly activated during the fall and winter seasons.

After another strong year of restaurant openings in 2013, Papa John's is once again offering existing and potential franchisees an industry-leading package of incentives to join the Papa John's family.

Marco's Pizza opened 109 new locations across the country in 2013 and increased system-wide sales by more than 32 percent.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) in partnership with ABC's food and lifestyle show "The Chew" today introduced the six culinary professional finalists who will compete in "The Chew Search for the Weight Watchers Chef."
Sport Clips Haircuts' mission to provide active-duty military and veterans support for their post-military career goals was accomplished today when the franchise announced 43 scholarships for the spring semester.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s largest hotel companies today announced the signing of Holiday Inn® Plovdiv International Fair in Bulgaria. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2015.
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) today announced it has appointed David Gibbs as President of its Pizza Hut business in the U.S., and Jason Marker as General Manager of its KFC business in the U.S.
Rita's Italian Ice, the world's largest Italian Ice concept with over 600 outlets, announced the debut of its newest Italian Ice flavor, Sugar-Free Dragonfruit Ice, which is now available for a limited time at all participating Rita's outlets.
Good Earth Coffeehouse is proud to announce the opening of another location in Calgary at Seton Place (444 - 19489 Seton Crescent SE). Seton Place is the 24th Good Earth location in Calgary and is the first location to be open 24/7.

The Dairy Queen® system's newest, most exciting restaurant concept has opened its doors at 602 East Highway 6 in Ashland.
With the holidays behind us, and a new year just beginning, many of us have made New Year's resolutions to improve our health and wellness; to take better care of ourselves.
Home Care Assistance, ChangingtheWaytheWorldAges.com was launched to provide older adults and their loved ones with practical information related to living happily, healthily and more productively longer.

While the number 13 is usually considered unlucky, 2013 was another year in a series of strong growth for FASTSIGNS International Inc.
Express Employment Professionals, the nation’s largest privately held staffing firm, today released a report on the highest paying jobs it filled in 2013.
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