Franchise Awards
Each year, Franchise Update Media presents its MVP Awards to multi-unit franchisees in several categories of excellence. The company’s annual STAR Awards recognize top franchise performers in the area of franchise development, recruitment, and responsiveness. See the lists of winners, who represent the best and brightest in the industry, and learn from their best practices.
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October 19th, 2025
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Innovation Awards finalists share insights behind top franchise operations and technology initiatives
- Kevin Behan
- 1,560 Reads 2 Shares
MVP Award winners are business leaders, innovators, community advocates, and philanthropic champions
- M. Scott Morris
- 3,004 Reads 2 Shares
Franchise Update honored brands for their stellar franchise development efforts
- Kevin Behan
- 3,070 Reads 20 Shares
Winners will be honored at the 65th IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Feb. 10-13
- International Franchise Association
- 4,006 Reads 5 Shares
The 6th Annual Franchise Innovation Awards celebrated top innovators in marketing, operations, products, and HR, with winners announced in Atlanta
- Franchise Update Media
- 3,536 Reads 4 Shares
Homewatch CareGivers used technology to make life easier for clients and employees
- Kevin Behan
- 3,318 Reads 35 Shares
The campaign, featuring Chloe Fineman from "Saturday Night Live," highlighted the new Tropic Bowl menu
- Kevin Behan
- 4,197 Reads 10 Shares
For the Franchise Innovation Awards, judges evaluated each entry's objective, the problem it solved, and the innovations required
- Kevin Behan
- 4,845 Reads 11 Shares
Brand celebrated 50-year anniversary with interactive reveal of five new menu offerings
- Kevin Behan
- 2,564 Reads 4 Shares
Development of program increases company's e-commerce orders and meet the changing print and design needs of its customers
- Kevin Behan
- 3,354 Reads 12 Shares
Smoothie brand sees immediate results following Tropic Time campaign featuring SNL's Chloe Fineman
- Kevin Behan
- 2,924 Reads 3 Shares
Company's Data Factory program provides greater access and use of data across the system
- Kevin Behan
- 3,587 Reads 13 Shares
Camp Bow Wow experiences greater customer engagement and sales through creation of new app
- Kevin Behan
- 3,638 Reads 4 Shares
Creative vehicle wrapping drives more than 100,000 customers into Atlanta KFC restaurants
- Kevin Behan
- 4,991 Reads 7 Shares
Homecare franchise won this year's Overall Award for Franchise Operations & Technology Leadership for its Total Care Solutions program
- Kevin Behan
- 3,308 Reads 7 Shares
Cousins Maine Lobsters comprehensive training program sets new franchisees up for success
- Kevin Behan
- 4,367 Reads 23 Shares
POD units offer solution to increased real estate prices and offer customers greater speed and convenience
- Kevin Behan
- 7,036 Reads 33 Shares
Total Care Solutions provides customized care and technological innovation
- Franchise Update Media
- 6,059 Reads 8 Shares
Mark Ireland, 2024 Innovation MVP Award winner, grows his gym membership with new offerings he created
- Kevin Behan
- 5,317 Reads 10 Shares
Keegan Trudgen honored for extraordinary and enduring performance, growth, and community giving
- Ginny Gaylor
- 4,228 Reads 2 Shares
Multi-unit franchisee Cheston Syma has been named the 2024 Veteran Entrepreneurship MVP
- Ginny Gaylor
- 4,616 Reads 23 Shares
Mark Ireland, the 2024 Innovation MVP winner, developed a new approach to gym membership
- Ginny Gaylor
- 4,672 Reads 3 Shares
Known for sharing his success, Ali Chunara has been named the 2024 Noble Cause MVP
- Ginny Gaylor
- 5,935 Reads 32 Shares
MVP Award winners are business leaders, innovators, community advocates, and philanthropic champions
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,582 Reads 3 Shares
American Dream MVP Joseph Omobogie keeps the Golden Rule in mind as he builds his business
- Ginny Gaylor
- 6,958 Reads 73 Shares
2024 Franchise Innovation Awards Website is Live
- Kerry Pipes
- 3,433 Reads 1 Shares
IFA recognizes 109 people as outstanding owner-operators, exemplifying excellence in franchising.
- International Franchise Association
- 6,468 Reads 4 Shares
Franchise Update honored brands for their stellar franchise development efforts in 2023.
- Nancy Badertscher
- 3,554 Reads 3 Shares
Alex Tyler found deeper meaning his work on his first trip to Belize—and has been teaching swimming there ever since.
- Sara Wykes
- 5,884 Reads 6 Shares
Raj Patel, the 2023 Multi-Brand Leadership MVP, grew up in franchising is on a mission to expand the family business.
- Sara Wykes
- 8,575 Reads 97 Shares
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