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Multi-brand operators sign deal to bring 5 Dave’s Hot Chicken locations to markets in south Texas
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,855 Reads 2 Shares
To deliver the best service you must have a customer-centric approach that offers seamless experiences across the entire customer journey
  • John DiJulius
  • 8,253 Reads 1 Shares
Husband-and-wife with passion for Chicken Salad Chick open their 5th location in the Tampa area.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,748 Reads 8 Shares
Welcome to “Good, Bad, and Other News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, expansion, regulation, legislation, technology, trends, people, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, merging, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,794 Reads 1 Shares
Robbie the robot, is serving up hot dogs 24/7 in Zabka Nano’s autonomous convenience stores in Poland
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 10,289 Reads 5 Shares
Looking for a new challenge, the U.K.’s largest McD’s franchisee sells his 43 restaurants and partners with rising brand German Doner Kebab
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,751 Reads 2 Shares
Technology solutions from these 3 companies helped keep global franchises going and growing during the pandemic
  • William Edwards
  • 3,661 Reads 6 Shares
Captain D’s flexible prototype options make the best of today’s turbulent real estate market
  • Phil Russo
  • 4,961 Reads 7 Shares
Choice Hotels buys Radisson Americas for $675 million; Taco Bell and Panera debut new prototypes as sit-down continues to decline; the last HoJo’s shuts its doors
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,173 Reads 5 Shares
3-brand franchise operator adding Fuzzy’s Taco Shop locations in Colorado and Utah markets.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,274 Reads 1 Shares
Chick-fil-A doesn't go out and find great talent, great talent finds Chick-fil-A.
  • John DiJulius
  • 5,179 Reads 5 Shares
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Expert tips for finding the right location for your next restaurant in 2022
  • John Ramsay 
  • 3,693 Reads 6 Shares
Looking for service brand opportunities? Check out the ones listed among the 86 new concepts in FRANdata’s Q1 2022 report!
  • FRANdata
  • 6,738 Reads 10 Shares
Postal Connections and iSold It co-owner Fred Morache built his brands on listening to franchisees and customers and on top-notch training and support
  • Fred Morache
  • 3,977 Reads 6 Shares
Daddy’s Chicken Shack grows from a small stand at LA’s weekly food festival to a fast-casual fried chicken brand with 2 stores open and 20 more in development
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,198 Reads 13 Shares
Private equity investors are betting on large, multi-unit franchisees operators more than ever for a healthy return on capital
  • Helen Bond
  • 9,594 Reads 18 Shares
Amin Dhanani, with more than 500 franchised units, builds on his family tradition
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 10,156 Reads 18 Shares
Ryan Bridgeman had big shoes to fill (his dad was an NBA pro as well as a multi-brand franchisee) and has stepped up with his own game
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 20,722 Reads 1,211 Shares
Russell Berner, VP of restaurant operations at JDK Management is both a franchisee (Perkins) and franchisor (Quaker Steak & Lube)
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,207 Reads 5 Shares
Husband-and-wife multi-brand franchisees Kaleb and Patricia Warnock have diversified with a third brand in the El Paso market
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,536 Reads 510 Shares
New research finds 74% of Americans expect restaurants to cut portion sizes and switch to cheaper ingredients to combat food price inflation.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,497 Reads 5 Shares
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5 tips for service recovery – the ability to turn an unhappy customer into a long-term, loyal one
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,580 Reads 22 Shares
Drew Gressett founded a burger brand, bought into Zaxby’s, and is looking to diversify further with a third brand
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,494 Reads 40 Shares
6 multi-brand restaurant operators tell how Covid has affected their business, how they’ve responded, and which changes will be permanent
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 2,899 Reads 6 Shares
2022’s Mega 99 list ranks the country’s largest multi-unit franchisee by unit count, including their brands
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 16,363 Reads 25 Shares
FRANdata compares pre- and post-Covid franchising performance by sector, unit growth, opening trends, continuity rates, transfer rates, and more
  • Darrell Johnson & Christina Niu
  • 4,711 Reads 16 Shares
Jennifer Schuler i only the 2nd CEO of Wetzel’s Pretzels since its founding in 1994, after taking the helm from co-founder Bill Phelps in 2019
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,192 Reads 9 Shares
Bill Edwards’ biweekly newsletter rounds up international franchise news, stats, trends, and more from a worldwide network of correspondents
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,115 Reads 2 Shares
Multi-unit, multi-state operator to add 40 Big Chicken locations in North Florida and Northwest Arkansas to its holdings.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,093 Reads 7 Shares
The outlook for restaurants in 2022 is positive, says Robin Gagnon, CEO of We Sell Restaurants
  • Robin Gagnon
  • 4,390 Reads 7 Shares
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