Tennessee Feature Articles

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

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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Dairy Queen Launches Incentive Program And Targets Growth Markets

Dairy Queen Turns To New Incentive Programs In Effort To Motivate Franchisees To Open More Locations.

Kerry Pipes
8,157 Reads 100 Shares

2019 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
25,296 Reads 123 Shares

Good News! - January 2019

So many things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
2,614 Reads 2 Shares

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
6,757 Reads 7 Shares

Triple Player: Focusing on Operations, People, and Community

When we first met Jeff Rigsby in 2010, he was a successful multi-unit operator with 21 Bojangles' locations.

Kerry Pipes
5,111 Reads 20 Shares

Good News! - October 2018

Eddy Goldberg
3,285 Reads 4 Shares

Good News! - September 2018

Eddy Goldberg
2,507 Reads 2 Shares

Checkers & Rally's To Add 30 Modular Units by End of Year

Checkers & Rally's Franchisees Turning to Brand's New 'Modular' Design Concept Enabling Them To Build More Quickly and at Lower Cost.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,890 Reads 28 Shares

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
6,305 Reads 13 Shares

Chicken Salad Chick Multi-Unit Operator Opening Knoxville Location

Chicken Salad Chick is Expanding in Tennessee Thanks to Multi-Unit Operators Like Josh Patton.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
13,903 Reads 90 Shares

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Founding Son: From a First Job to a Top Franchisee

For Evan Latham the franchise business is a family affair. That's because the 29-year-old Orangetheory Fitness franchisee is the son of the brand's co-founder, Ellen Latham.

Kerry Pipes
20,607 Reads 433 Shares

Good News! - February 2018

So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
10,976 Reads 2 Shares

Franchisee Bringing Grabbagreen "Healthy, Fast-Food" to Nashville

Tennessee Multi-Unit Operator Opens Second Of Several Grabbagreen Locations In The Volunteer State.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
18,135 Reads 2 Shares

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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Virginia Captain D's Operator Hits 20-Unit Mark

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

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,402 Reads 3 Shares

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
3,282 Reads

Multi-Brand Franchisee Opens His Second Church's Chicken Restaurant in Tennessee

Larry Lavigne has learned a few things about being successful in franchising during the past 25 years. He operates Tropical Smoothie Café and Jet's Pizza locations in his home state of Tennessee.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,540 Reads 78 Shares

What's in a Name?: For Sport Clips' Largest Franchisee, It's Everything

If there is a way to see or hear the Sport Clips name, Johnny Weber will make it happen. Weber, the brand's largest franchisee with 56 stores, and recipient of the 2017 MVP Single Brand Leadership Award, is all about spreading the word on the brand--all day, every day, in every way.

Helen Bond
12,048 Reads 43 Shares

Multi-Unit Operator Opens New Chicken Salad Chick Location in Louisiana

Multi-Unit Chicken Salad Chick Franchisee Adding Another Location To His Portfolio In Louisiana With Store Opening This Week.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,824 Reads 63 Shares

Seasoned Multi-Unit Operator Acquires 64 Sonic Locations

North Carolina-based franchise group acquire 64 Sonic locations in Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia.

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10,891 Reads 1,799 Shares

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Adding New Brands: Successful Franchisees Tell How They Do It

So you want to build your business by adding another brand? Maybe two? While the ROI must make sense, seasoned multi-brand franchisees say the key to franchise happiness begins with finding the right fit, from values and culture to matching personal and financial goals with the brand’s.

Helen Bond
6,535 Reads 30 Shares

2017 Multi-Unit Franchisee Award Winners

Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine honored franchisee excellence at the annual Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards ceremony at this year's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, April 23–26 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,515 Reads 199 Shares

Finders Keepers: Become the Employer of Choice in Your Markets

After 25 years in the restaurant business, Mike Richey knows that an offer of a dollar more per hour from a competitor can be too much for an employee to refuse.

Sara Wykes
7,801 Reads 2 Shares

Taco John's Franchisee Adds Virginia Location To Portfolio

Multi-unit franchisee brings new Taco John's location to Virginia, expanding his company to include 7 locations throughout 5 states.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,687 Reads 2 Shares

Tennessee Multi-Unit Franchisee to Open Five New Gold's Gym Locations

Tennessee Fitness, a Gold's Gym multi-unit operator in Tennessee, signs agreement for 5 additional units. The franchisee will now have 12 locations of the fitness brand in the Nashville area.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,059 Reads 2 Shares

Incentive Program Entices 8 Huddle House Franchisees To Sign New Deals

Huddle House uses limited-time incentive program to grow, with eight existing franchisees signing new deals. The Atlanta-based brand has plans to open an additional 100 restaurants over the next five years.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
23,875 Reads 1 Shares

2016 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue growing larger each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these Dominators expand their portfolios through acquisitions, new units, refranchising offers, and scooping up successful units from retirees

Multi-Unit Franchisee
2,884 Reads 1,023 Shares

Good News! - October 2016

Eddy Goldberg
2,223 Reads

Packaging a Punch: NFL Vet Invests in Title Boxing Club

Former NFL linebacker Bryan Scott has two things on his mind these days: 1) building a successful chain of Title Boxing Club franchises in the Atlanta area, and 2) overseeing the company he co-owns, Noene USA, which sells a line of high-tech, ultra shock-absorbing insoles.