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Ontario Feature Articles

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Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in Ontario.

Vanessa Melman Yakobson, CEO of Blo Blow Dry Bar & LashKind founder, drives brand growth with visionary leadership, franchising 160+ Blo & expanding LashKind.
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 1,718 Reads 14 Shares
The industry is evolving toward a structure favoring scale and consolidation
  • Ambika Oberoi
  • 4,612 Reads 15 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, Greece, India, Poland, Taiwan, Tanzania, and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 2,233 Reads 4 Shares
Our October roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, China, Dubai, England, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 2,794 Reads 4 Shares
Here's how these multi-unit restaurant operators ensure their units remain engaged with--and beneficial to--the local communities they serve
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,390 Reads 22 Shares
Our July roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, China, Croatia, Germany, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Scandinavia, and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 2,909 Reads 3 Shares
Our June roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, Costa Rica, France, Norway, Romania, Thailand, the U.K., and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 3,439 Reads 1 Shares
Our January roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Denmark, the U.K., Japan, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Uruguay
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,732 Reads 3 Shares
Jersey Mike's signs 10-year deal with Redberry Restaurants for 300 restaurants across Canada
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 4,162 Reads 1 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise news travels to Thailand, Canada, London, the U.S., India, Romania, Spain, Eastern & Central Europe
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,641 Reads 1 Shares
Service brands continue their momentum as Thanksgiving arrives
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,872 Reads
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Our May roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, and Ecuador
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,212 Reads 5 Shares
Our March roundup of international franchise deals travels to Canada, Europe, Asia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. tribal lands
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,900 Reads 5 Shares
Our February roundup of international franchise deals includes the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Belgium, Riyadh, Tokyo, and Cairo
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,872 Reads 13 Shares
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston puts team culture “at the center of everything we do.”
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,501 Reads
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston 
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,897 Reads 61 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors as 2022 winds down
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,012 Reads 4 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals in Costa Rica, India, Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Asia
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,610 Reads 11 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors as October winds down
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,455 Reads 8 Shares
Our October roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals from Asia to the Middle East to the U.K. and Canada as global brands continue to find ways to grow in 2022
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,447 Reads 4 Shares
Our September roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals from Asia to the Middle East as global brands continue to find ways to grow in 2022
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,085 Reads 3 Shares
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Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,520 Reads 10 Shares
Odd Burger, an emerging Canadian vegan restaurant brand, has raised $4.2 million to back its expansion plans in the U.S.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,080 Reads 9 Shares
The story behind the story of the largest franchisee deal in history: Flynn Restaurant Group’s $553 million acquisition of NPC International’s restaurants
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,055 Reads 6 Shares
Mega Franchisee Flynn Restaurant Group acquiring 937 Pizza Huts and 194 Wendy’s locations from NPC International.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,058 Reads 6 Shares
Jonathan Barnett, CEO and founder of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, says franchisees have shifted to commercial carpet cleaning until Covid-19 subsides, when he expects a huge rebound in residential business
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,104 Reads 66 Shares
FirstLight Home Care enters Canada in a big way with a master franchise deal.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,414 Reads 10 Shares
Survey of nearly 600 Canadian businesses shows optimism for 2020 tempered by concern for hiring trends, especially manual labor, skilled trades, and even semi-skilled trades.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,366 Reads 6 Shares
Cookies By Design inks its first international master franchise deal, for multi-unit development in Ontario, Canada.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,638 Reads 77 Shares
Qdoba signs 5-unit deal for Northern Ontario.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,555 Reads 11 Shares

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