Arkansas Feature Articles

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

2020 Dominators

Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our 2020 Dominators rankings to find out!

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Experienced Multi-Unit Operator Bringing 10 Slim Chickens Restaurants To Tennessee

Multi-brand operator adding 10 more Slim Chickens locations in Tennessee markets.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Practical Strategies To Limit Premises Liability Claims Involving Covid-19

How to keep your business premises safe from Covid-19 liability claims

Michelle Jacobs, Deborah Coldwell, Mini Kapoor, & Sally Dahlstrom
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Slim Chickens Continued Signing Franchisees During Covid-19

Covid-19 Pandemic Didn’t Slow Down Development For Slim Chickens As The Brand Inked Agreements For 38 More Locations Since February.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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GPS Hospitality Growing In Spite of Covid-19 Crisis

Multi-Brand Operator To Hire 1,500 New Employees At Locations Across 13 States.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Stories from the Covid-19 Front Lines: Q&A with Multi-Brand Franchisee David Ostrowe

Multi-brand franchisee David Ostrowe (Burger King, Taco Bell, Blaze Pizza) shares what he’s doing to survive Covid-19

Franchise Update Media
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Growth Straight Ahead

New Franchise Research Report Forecasts Franchise Industry Growth In 2020, Despite Uncertain Economy.

Kerry Pipes
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Operator Signs New Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement With Slim Chickens

Multi-Concept Operator Bringing Slim Chickens Locations To Southeast Oklahoma and Northern Texas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Atlanta-Based Private Equity Firm Adding More Massage Envy Locations To Portfolio

Private Equity Firm With Diverse Holdings Snaps Up Another 18 Massage Envy Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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2019 Dominators

Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our annual Dominators issue to find out!

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Cafes To Grow! Targeting 100 Units and $100 Million In Sales

These two 30-somethings are Tropical Smoothie Cafe's biggest franchisees

Kerry Pipes
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Oklahoma Multi-Unit Operator Adds Second Brand

Golden Chick Multi-Unit Operator Set To Open 6 Pizza Inn Locations Throughout Southern Kansas And Northern Oklahoma.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Oklahoma Partners Open Their 6th uBreakiFix Location

Multi-Unit Franchisee Team in Oklahoma Add Another uBreakiFix Location To Their Holdings.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Missouri-Based Multi-Brand Operator Snaps Up 13 More Panera Bread Locations

Multi-Brand Operator Acquires 13 Additional Panera Bread Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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2018 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue to grow--and they're getting bigger every year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Community Connection: Giving to Get, and Getting to Give

Cause Marketing: How 6 brands give back to the communities they serve.

Helen Bond
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Multi-Brand Operators Bringing 8 New Fazoli's Locations to Georgia and Arkansas

Two Experienced Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Franchisees Sign on to Open Multiple Fazoli's locations throughout Georgia and Arkansas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Fazoli's Multi-Unit Operator Opens Another Location In Arkansas

Fazoli's Multi-Unit Franchisee Bringing the Brand's Second Location to the state of Arkansas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Capital Ideas: How to Get Lenders to "Yes"

In his late 20s, Glen Johnson fell in love with the Tropical Smoothie Cafe brand. He moved quickly, and in just a handful of years expanded to 26 Tropical Smoothie locations.

Sara Wykes
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Doubling Up, Doubling Down: Tom Garrett Returns to Franchising with a Bang

To say Tom Garrett has been a busy man since we last profiled him in 2015 would be a gross understatement. When we first met up with Garrett, his Atlanta-based GPS Hospitality company was operating 196 Burger King locations.

Kerry Pipes
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Houston-Based Operator Adding More Captain D's

Houston-Based Multi-Brand Operator Kicks Off The Year By Opening The First of Four New Captain D's Locations in The City.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Franchisee Group Signs On for 26 More in Texas and Georgia

Two Multi-Unit Operators Merge to Become Tropical Smoothie Café's Largest Franchisee and Then Sign New Development Agreement.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Virginia Captain D's Operator Hits 20-Unit Mark

Virginia Multi-Unit Operator Opens 20th Captain D's location.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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2017 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue expanding each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "Dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Franchise Brands Step Up To Deliver Hurricane Harvey Relief

Franchising pitches in to help rebuild coastal Texas

Eddy Goldberg
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GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes And Nears 400 Units

GPS Hospitality To Acquire 11 More Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Restaurants in Georgia. The Burger King and Popeyes Franchisee Is Nearing 400 Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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US Beef Acquires 10 More Arby's Locations

Arby's Largest Franchisee Acquires 10 More Units in The West. US Beef Now Operates 360 Arby's Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Multi-Brand Operator Adds Salata To Its Holdings

Dallas' Henry Investment Group adds Salata salad brand to its expanding franchise portfolio with a new deal to bring 20 units of the brand to the Atlanta area in the coming years.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Trio Tackling Dunkin' Expansion in Louisiana

Dunkin' Donuts Power Team To Open 69 New Restaurants In Louisiana. Longtime multi-unit franchisee Vik Patel, Super Bowl Quarterback Drew Brees, and former New York Giants offensive lineman David Diehl Bringing Rush of Donuts To The Bayou State.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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GPS Hospitality Doubles in Size, Adding 194 Burger Kings

Multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee Tom Garrett makes major move taking on another 194 Burger King locations. His GPS Hospitality company now oversees 431 Burger King and Popeyes franchises in 14 states.