Multi-Unit Franchise Articles

Browse our selection of franchise articles and features to help further your knowledge in opening and operating a franchise business. Our exclusive features cover the franchise growth, operations, legal, leadership, marketing, real estate, and technology site of the franchise business. Written by the editorial team that produces Franchise Update Magazine and Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine, the franchise industries premier magazines.

Planet Fitness Zee Signs Agreement with ZIPS Dry Cleaners

Planet Fitness Franchisee Adds ZIPS Dry Cleaners To His Growing Portfolio.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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The 5th Quarter: Former NFLer Van Jakes Lives to Help Others

Van Jakes played cornerback in the NFL for eight years, routinely pestering receivers up and down the field while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers.

Kerry Pipes
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Freedom of Associations: Is 2016 the Year of Franchisee Activism?

The usual reason for forming an independent franchisee association is to address problems with the franchisor or other conflicts within the system.

Eddy Goldberg
12,482 Reads 2 Shares

GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes

Fast-Growing GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen To Its Franchise Portfolio Expanding Presence In Georgia and West Virginia.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Indiana Fights Federal Government Overreach

Indiana Moves Forward With Its Own Bill To Provide Definition of An Employee and In Effort to Fight Back Against Federal Government.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,585 Reads

Rollin' Stone: Franchisee/Franchisor Gathers No Moss

A conversation with John Metz invariably leads to all kinds of topics, peppered with opinions and pointed insights gleaned from his many, and diverse, business adventures.

Kerry Pipes
9,813 Reads 2 Shares

From Burgers To Pizza

Former McDonald's Multi-Unit Franchisee Inks Deal with Pie Five Pizza To Open Multiple Locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Survey Says Restaurant Brand Growth Increases

Survey Finds The 500 Largest Restaurant Chains in the U.S Experienced Growth That Reached $288 billion in 2015.

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Dealing in Reality: Why do Some Deals Fall Apart?

The M&A marketplace has seen some impressive activity over the past few years. Theoretically, this should have created a positive environment for all people looking to execute an M&A transaction.

By Dean Zuccarello
8,106 Reads

Put Your People First: Creating a Magnetic Culture

What makes a great company culture? Free food? Extra vacation time? Flexible hours? Employers spend more than $720 million on engagement every year, yet only 30 percent of the workforce is actively engaged.

Julie Moreland
9,457 Reads

Call To Reverse NLRB Ruling

Iraq Vet Business Owner Testifies Before House Small Business Subcommittee Of Risk Due To Overreach Of NLRB.

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Letting Go Without Giving Up Control

An exit strategy doesn't have to represent the fear of letting go but can actually give you more control and put you in the driver's seat of your business.

Dan Schneider
10,302 Reads 4 Shares

Success-ion Story: Family Business Diversifies to Expand

As senior vice president and chief investment officer of Impact Properties, Shirin Kanji is in charge of all of the Tampa-based company's investment-related activities.

Helen Bond
12,859 Reads 12 Shares

Never and Always: Creating a Customer-First Organization

World-class service companies have what I like to call a "customer bill of rights" that every person in that organization clearly knows and follows 100 percent of the time.

John DiJulius
15,455 Reads 9 Shares

GPS Hospitality To Grow With New Chief Development Officer

GPS Hospitality Promotes Founding Partner Brian Arnold To Chief Development Officer As It Continues Expanding Beyond Its 222 Burger King Locations.

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Utah Takes On NLRB Ruling

Utah The Latest State To Challenge NLRB Ruling With New Bill Establishing Franchisees As Sole Employers Of Their Workers.

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Role Player: Gary Moore has Done it All

Multi-unit franchisee Gary Moore has spent most of his life in the restaurant business, assuming nearly every available job title along the way.

Helen Bond
11,916 Reads 1,021 Shares

Branching Out: Non-Traditional Franchisees Deliver The Goods

Ross Harried has found that a "small" strategy can serve up big business success. His Maui Wowi Ka'anapali Carts (Tiki huts on wheels) are 8 feet wide, 3 feet deep, 8 feet high and can squeeze in most anywhere...

Helen Bond
10,529 Reads 9 Shares

McAlister's Deli Mega Franchisee On Track To $100 Million in 2016 Revenue

Yaron Goldman Has A Strategic Growth Plan That Includes A 2016 Revenue Projection In Excess Of $100 Million At His 59 Mcalister's Deli And 3 MOD Pizza Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Wisconsin Passes Pro Franchisee Bill

Wisconsin Pushes Back Against NLRB Overreach With Passage Of New Law Affirming The Separation of Franchisor and Franchisee Employees.

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One-Brand Woman: Dawn Lafreeda builds a Denny's empire

When we last visited with Dawn Lafreeda in mid-2012 she was operating 70 Denny's restaurants in six states and had been adding restaurants, even through the Great Recession.

Kerry Pipes
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Getting in the Game: New Entrants must Pay More to Play

Financial and first-time buyers are showing tremendous interest in the franchise space. Yet as they are continually outbid for attractive opportunities, the frustration in entering certain systems may be at an all-time high.

Dean Zuccarello
8,771 Reads

Multi-Unit Franchisees Appointed To IFA Board

Aziz Hashim Becomes IFA Chairman As Four Other Franchisees Are Named To IFA's Leadership Board.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,191 Reads 1,014 Shares

Cultural Due Diligence Essential In M&A's

Without Cultural Compatibility, The Integration Of A New Location Can Be Very Challenging. Here's How To Integrate A New Location Or Brand Into Your Culture.

Dan Schneider
6,314 Reads

Mega Zees: 7 franchisee superheroes Tell How They Did It

We kick off 2016 with our annual Mega 99 issue: a list of the largest U.S. franchisees ranked by total number of units--along with 7 profiles of multi-unit mega-operators.

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2016 Mega 99 Rankings

Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country's largest multi-unit franchisee organizations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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EMV, POS, and the Cloud: Get More features for Less Cost

So, you just found out your POS system needs a software and hardware upgrade to support EMV ("smart chip") technology and you missed the October 1st implementation date.

Tom Epstein
11,838 Reads 1 Shares

Texas Dairy Queen Franchisee Thinks Big

Bill Spae has spent four decades in franchising and is currently the second largest Dairy Queen franchisee in the system.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Economic Census Data Highlights Franchising's Role

New Census Bureau data finds franchise businesses accounted for 560,086 establishments and 10.8 million jobs in 2012.

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Area Rep Supreme: Mike Pietrzyk is Setting The Pace for Firehouse Subs

Mike Pietrzyk has always loved contributing to charitable causes. So it wasn't surprising that a decade ago the Firehouse Subs area representative came up with the idea of selling his restaurants' empty 5-gallon pickle buckets, rather than tossing them out.