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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
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Senior Care Franchise Owners May Be Among the Happiest People

The aging Baby Boomer population is creating an unprecedented marketplace for senior care service providers.

Emma Pearson
30,015 Reads 95 Shares

Social Media Roundup: January 24, 2018

Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Chicken Salad Chick offers 10 days of giveaways to celebrate its 10th anniversary; 2) Red Robin's $99 deal for 12 months of burgers sells out in one day; 3) Jason's Deli response to a data breach is a lesson in crisis management; and 4) Jack in the Box teams up with Snoop Dogg on a "Merry Munchie Meal" LTO ($4.20, of course) as recreational marijuana goes legal in California.

Eddy Goldberg
16,876 Reads 3 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
19,914 Reads 3 Shares

Good News! - January 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
14,497 Reads 2 Shares

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
22,519 Reads 4 Shares

Dhanani Dynasty II: Youngest Son of Family Business Branches Out

From his childhood growing up in Houston, Pakistani-born Amin Dhanani watched his father, the late Hassan Ali Dhanani, and family members build The Dhanani Group, a billion-dollar, mega-successful franchisee for Burger King and its own massive convenience store business.

Debbie Selinsky
74,711 Reads 53 Shares

Home Health Care Franchises Deliver Comfort and Can Even Save Lives

As the floodwaters were rising from hurricane Harvey's onslaught in Brazoria County, Texas, Mike Walls, who owns a Caring Senior Service franchise with his wife, Adie, received a panicked call from a client. He needed to get out of his home fast and had no one else to call.

Emma Pearson
34,855 Reads 78 Shares

Good News! – December 2017

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
23,931 Reads 3 Shares

Virginia Captain D's Operator Hits 20-Unit Mark

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

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,351 Reads 3 Shares

Good News! - November 2017

Eddy Goldberg
3,599 Reads 2 Shares

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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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Dominating Their Worlds: These Multi-Unit Operators Rock and Rule!

This issue’s six profiles of multi-unit franchisees include immigrants from three different countries (India, Pakistan, and Armenia), all living the American Dream in their own way.

Eddy Goldberg
11,372 Reads 13 Shares

Multi-Unit Franchisee Crosses the 500-Unit Mark

KBP Foods Snaps Up Another 78 KFC Restaurants and Now Tops 500 Locations in 20 States.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,184 Reads 17 Shares

Saxton Group Takes McAlister's Deli Into Iowa

Largest McAlister's Deli Franchisee Brings New Location To The State Of Iowa.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Good News! – October 2017

Eddy Goldberg
3,701 Reads 2 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
5,947 Reads 63 Shares

Good News! – September 2017

Eddy Goldberg
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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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Sweet Dealer: CEO and M&A Pro Leads sweetFrog's Expansion

Patrick Galleher is chairman and CEO of sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt. He's also an accomplished private equity executive who leads Boxwood Partners as its managing partner.

Kerry Pipes
9,343 Reads 44 Shares

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
7,779 Reads 30 Shares

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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
8,812 Reads 199 Shares

Brand Champion!: Pizza Patrón Franchisee Buys the Whole System

Charles Loflin first met Antonio Swad in 1997. Swad is the entrepreneur's entrepreneur, the founder of Wingstop and Pizza Patrón. The two men hit it off and began communicating about the possibility of Loflin opening some Wingstops in his home state of Texas.

Kerry Pipes
15,229 Reads 14 Shares

El Pollo Loco Multi-Unit Operator Adds New Texas Location

New El Pollo Loco restaurant is the fourth for Texas-based multi-unit operator Chicken Time Holdings.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,082 Reads 4 Shares

2017 Multi-Brand 50

Each spring, Franchise Update Media publishes its multi-brand 50 ranking of the largest U.S. franchisees that operate more than one brand.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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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
10,382 Reads 2 Shares

Social Media Roundup: March 28, 2017

Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Google's YouTube takes major hit as global advertisers pull ads; 2) Debunking 5 myths about obstacles to sales and marketing alignment; 3) 15 stats about the value and behavior of loyal customers; 4) Texas Applebee's franchisee will accept gift cards, certificates, and coupons from other brands during March.

Eddy Goldberg
6,425 Reads

Channeling Dave (Thomas): JAE Soars From 13 to 179 Wendy's

Eddie Rodriguez, one of the 10 largest Wendy's franchisees, says he has never worked a day in his life. After 43 years in franchising, Rodriguez continues his relentless dedication to growing a brand he believes in--and in expanding it beyond his company's 179 Wendy's locations in Florida, New Mexico, and Texas.

Danielle Buenrostro
42,407 Reads 12 Shares

Brotherhood of Friends: Chalak Mitra Group spreads to 27 states

Al Bhakta is proof that friends can be successful in business together. As managing director of the Dallas-based Chalak Mitra Group of Companies, Bhakta is one of seven longtime friends who have made wise business decisions together through the years.