The Daily Edition of Franchise Business News

Duck Donuts, one of the nation’s fastest-growing donut franchises, announced today its shift in growth strategy for 2019.

Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™, a leading auto accessory and window tinting franchise, has opened a new store in Smyrna, Georgia.

Pet Wants is pleased to announce that Melissa Mautz, local owner of Pet Wants Lexington, has been recognized with the Pet Wants President’s Award of Excellence.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors, has promoted Sireesha Kunduri to vice president of engineering for distribution and revenue management.

Six Senses Bhutan celebrates its highly-anticipated arrival with the opening of its first three lodges in Thimphu, Punakha and Paro.

Hobbs and Broughton were presented with the first annual Founder’s Award of Excellence at the Pet Wants national conference on February 19, 2019.

Five Star Franchising acquired Canadian based Bath Solutions Dealership Corporation Inc., a fully operational network of franchises providing bathroom renovations and installments, in 2013.

Caring Transitions is pleased to announce that Steve and Evelyn Hughett, the local owners of Caring Transitions of the South Plains, have earned the Caring Transitions’ Rising Star Award.

Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only southern inspired, fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced it will be expanding in Florida with its newest location in Vineland Pointe.

Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care, a nationally recognized provider of comprehensive educational child care programs, is opening a new location in Katy.

Comfort Keepers® of Westerville, OH, in partnership with the worldwide Comfort Keepers brand, chose Douglas and Gerry Bailey as recipients of its nationwide 20 Years, 20 Wishes initiative.

Bend residents Ken Richardson and Matt Williams will be opening the newest Teriyaki Madness at 2680 NE Highway 20 Suite 340 in Bend, Oregon on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Creamistry has announced the upcoming opening of a new location in Newnan.

My Eyelab, one of the nation's fastest growing full-service retail optical centers, has once again expanded its easy eye care offering in the state of Georgia with a sixth store in the Atlanta market.

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. will host an analyst and investor day on Monday, March 11, 2019 in New York City.

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) today announced the appointment of Kate S. Lavelle to the board of directors as a new independent director, effective March 7, 2019.

My Eyelab, one of the nation's fastest growing full-service retail optical centers, has expanded its footprint in the state of Texas, opening two stores in the Houston market.

Red Lion Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLH), a growing hospitality company doing business as RLH Corporation that franchises upscale, midscale and economy hotels, today reported full year and fourth quarter 2018 results.

Zabka provided its franchisees with a special mobile application which facilitates daily store management.

United Franchise Group (UFG), the global leader for entrepreneurs with more than 1400 locations in 80 countries has added to its impressive partners through Franvestco, the brand of Celebrity’s Soul Food.

Suite Management Franchising, the nation’s premier salon suite franchise including MY SALON Suite and Salon Plaza, brought franchise partners together for its annual convention and awards ceremony.

Genghis Grill is putting its customers to a tasty test starting Monday, March 11.

HomeSmart International has chosen ReferralExchange, the leading real estate referral service in the U.S., to power their referral network.

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC (“MOD Pizza”, “MOD” or the “Company”) today unveiled MOD Rewards - its new customer loyalty program.

My Eyelab, one of the nation's fastest growing full-service retail optical centers, has just expanded its franchise offering to the state of California with a new store in the San Francisco market.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit was recently recognized at the International Franchising Association Show in Las Vegas as a winner of the Global Franchise Award in the Food and Beverage Category.

Romacorp, Inc., the parent company of Tony Roma’s® - the world’s largest casual dining concept specializing in ribs - announced today a new restaurant opening in Madrid, Spain.

The Joint Chiropractic, the nation’s leading chiropractic franchise, is proud to announce it is the official chiropractor of the Durham Bulls and Holly Springs Salamanders for the 2019 seasons.

Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar Las Vegas is ready to rock with big plans for a lively grand opening weekend celebration kicking off Friday, March 15 at the newest location in Town Square Vegas.

Grilled Chicken Tacos made with fresh-grilled chicken, Half-Pound Bean & Cheese Burritos crafted with slow-cooked beans made from scratch in each restaurant, and the signature Del Taco, loaded with hand-grated cheddar cheese.

Keller Williams achieved significant growth and technology milestones, and topped franchise and corporate culture rankings in Q4 ’18 to round out FY ’18.

Hamra Enterprises, a franchisee of Panera Bread today announced it has acquired 13 Panera Bread cafés located in Memphis, Tennessee with stores also located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Oasis Senior Advisors is teaming up with Seth Rogen’s nonprofit Hilarity for Charity and healthcare author Jennifer L. FitzPatrick to launch a free virtual book club for dementia caregivers.

For the seventh year in a row, leading travel franchise CruiseOne® celebrates Women’s History Month in March by honoring a female franchise owner with the OPAL Award for Women.

To further the company's mission to add a little more heart to life, Build-A-Bear®and Build-A-Bear Foundation™ today announced the launch of Hugs N' Hope™ Bear.

Mathnasium, North America's leading math-only supplemental education franchise, has earned the top spot in Franchise Gator's "Top 100 Franchises of 2019" list.

Leading marketing, visual and graphics communications Alliance Franchise Brands LLC added $10.1 million in new system-wide sales in 2018 through its acquisition strategy to boost its franchise members’ sales.

At CARSTAR the women who are franchise partners, managers and generational successors at the more than 600 CARSTAR locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Soccer Shots announced its appointment of seasoned brand management professional Ashley Mitchell to Vice President of Marketing and Communications.

The former Subway® Vice President joins BIGGBY® COFFEE with an extensive history of growing franchise businesses, and BIGGBY® COFFEE is ecstatic to have her on the team.

Hyatt Place Aguascalientes/Bonaterra is officially open, marking the sixth Hyatt Place hotel in Mexico.

ASP - America’s Swimming Pool Company is opening its first location in Schertz, Texas.

United® Real Estate Group announced the addition of its relocation services division today.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced its 2018 year-end sales volume reporting a six percent year-over-year growth of $1 million+ transactions worldwide.

For the first time ever, Entrepreneur magazine named Brightway Insurance one of the Fastest-Growing Franchises in the country.

In support of International Women’s Day, March 8, Assisted Living Locators, a leading senior placement and referral franchisor, announced today it is stepping up recruitment of women franchise owners.

BIGGBY® COFFEE is excited to celebrate Pi Day March 14 with the return of the Apple Pie Latte. This delicious latte is sure to cure any sweet cravings on this fun holiday.

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) today released its U.S. tax return volume through February 28, 2019 and financial results for the fiscal 2019 third quarter ended January 31, 2019.

Desai is now the proud owner of Kumon Math and Reading Center of Covina - South.

El Pollo Loco, Inc. unveiled all new Enchilada Platters in three different flavor combinations for a limited time: Double Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken & Shrimp Enchiladas and Shrimp & Avocado Enchiladas.

On International Women's Day, Friday, March 8, Fully Promoted, a brand of United Franchise Group, honors Cristina Bertero and Jo-Anne Reeger contributions.

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. will announce fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results on Monday, March 18, 2019 after the market closes.

Yab Su is now the proud owner of Kumon Math and Reading Center of Silver Spring - Downtown.

This year’s “Perks Program” began in September 2018 and will run the entire 2018-2019 school year.

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share, payable April 1, 2019, to shareholders of record as of March 18, 2019.

For the third year in a row, the favorite quick-service pizza brand will be celebrating March 14 by offering full-size Neapolitan Cheese Pizzas to guests for $3.14 at its more than 200 participating locations nationwide.

Conserva Irrigation, the only national outdoor irrigation company founded on the concept of water conservation, announced today the signing of four franchise agreements to expand the brand's presence throughout Florida.

In recognition of International Women’s Day, RLH Corporation is celebrating the Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) group.

Blo Blow Dry Bar, North America's original blow dry bar and the world's largest blow dry bar franchise, announced today the opening of its newest bar in Denver LoDo, marking the brand's third location in Colorado.

RockBox Fitness - the state-of-the-art fitness franchise that combines boxing, kickboxing, and functional training into high-energy group workouts - is set to open its first location in the Peach State.

IHG®, (InterContinental Hotels Group) announces the new-build 91-room Holiday Inn Express® & Suites Playa del Carmen hotel, which recently opened its doors to mark the brand’s arrival to this important leisure destination.

Childrens Lighthouse Learning Centers?, widely recognized as the leading values-based, early-education childcare provider in the United States, has opened its 50th location in Richmond, Texas.

Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only southern inspired, fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today it will open its newest location in McKinney, Texas on March 20th.

Bonnie and Will Howard were working toward Will’s dream of owning a small business when they realized it wouldn’t be long before their two-year-old son, Cash, would be due for his first haircut.

IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and Germany-based Sirius Hospitality Holding GmbH today announce the signing of the first avid™ hotel in Germany which is due to open at Frankfurt...

Metal Supermarkets, the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, opened its 91st store at 800 Atlanta South Parkway in Atlanta, GA on March 4.

Central Valley and Southern California are preparing for a revolution… of pizza, that is.

America’s Neighborhood Screen Store” announced today the launch of its new mobile app for franchisees that facilitates the process of finding and communicating with approved vendors.