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Multi-Unit Partners Keeping the Chicken Salad Chicks Coming

Two Successful Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Operators Are Bringing Additional Chicken Salad Chick Locations To The Houston Area.

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Making Your First Sales: Advice for Emerging Franchise Brands

Advice for emerging franchises on signing their first franchisees

Andrew Seid
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Florida Multi-Brand Operator Adds Captain D's to His Mix

Multi-Brand Operator Adds Captain D's to His Portfolio with new Orlando Location.

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How To Grow a Successful Franchise with Franchisee Colleague Consulting

Get your franchisees talking with each other about best practices and watch your system grow.

Jeff Berkson
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Husband & Wife Team Open Another Potbelly Location

Married couple bringing multiple Potbelly Sandwich Shops to West Texas.

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Georgia Multi-Brand Operator Adds Huddle House to Portfolio

Multi-unit operator adds Huddle House location to his growing portfolio of franchise brands.

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Pizza Inn Opens 52nd International Store; 3rd in Honduras

Pizza Inn's Honduran franchisee opens his 3rd restaurant... on a beautiful Caribbean island.

Eddy Goldberg
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Overseas Expansion in Flux: Is Master Franchising still the Best Approach?

As international franchising matures, brands are shifting away from the master franchisee model to direct multi-unit deals.

Michael Seid
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NBA's Draymond Green Bringing Blink Fitness to Michigan

NBA star Draymond Green bringing Blink Fitness locations to his native Michigan.

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Uno Pizzeria & Grill Refranchising Maryland and Virginia Stores

Multi-concept operator takes over 8 Uno Pizzeria restaurants in brand's refranchising move.

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Multi-Brand Operator Brings Melt Shop to Two New States

Seasoned multi-unit operator bringing Melt Shop restaurants to Delaware and New New Jersey.

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Wayback Burgers Builds Its Future Overseas, as Well as Domestically

Wayback Burgers continues rapid international expansion, with more ahead.

Eddy Goldberg
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Canada's Copper Branch 100% Plant-Based Concept To Open 1st U.S. Unit

Copper Branch, a Canadian plant-based fast casual brand, is coming to the U.S. in November.

Eddy Goldberg
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London-Based CrepeAffaire Announces Plans To Enter the U.S.

U.K.'s CrepeAffaire wants to be the U.S.'s first national crepe chain

Eddy Goldberg
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Togo's Back in Expansion Mode with a Brand Overhaul and Growth Plans

Togo's is back! Refreshing the 50-year-old sandwich brand

Glenn Lunde
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Making the Grade: How Good is Your Recruitment Team?

If your recruitment team is achieving a 14 percent or better ratio on kept initial calls to signings, you have an advanced process and team. Congratulations!

Art Coley
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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.

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Multi-Unit Franchisee Brent Veach Opens His 48th Restaurant

Del Taco Multi-Unit Operator Reaches 48 Restaurants With the Addition of a New Denver Location.

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Pokéworks Partners with $1.6 Billion Toridoll Holdings for Global Growth

Pokéworks teams up with Japan's Toridoll Holdings to accelerate international expansion

Eddy Goldberg
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Golden Corral's Support of the Military Brings in Franchisees & Customers

Golden Corral's SVP for franchise development on how its focus on veterans helps with recruitment

Bob McDevitt
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Area Representative On His Way To 10 Stores

Biggby Coffee South Carolina Multi-Unit Area Developer has a Plan for Growth.

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How To Grow Without Cannibalizing Your Sales

Proper planning and insight, along with an additional brand, can help grow your portfolio and drive sales.

Kendall Rawls
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Franchise Operator Signs Multi-Unit, Multi-State Crunch Franchise Deal

Former Planet Fitness Multi-Unit Operator Signs on for 10 Crunch Locations in the Southeast.

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4 Ways Social Media Can Boost Your Lead Generation

Improve your lead gen through social media with these 4 useful tips

Lora Kellogg
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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.

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Reps and Warranties

Activity in the multi-unit space has been significant and growing for years, with seemingly all industry participants eager to get deals done.

Dean Zuccarello
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Multi-Brand Magnate Adds Russo's Restaurants to Portfolio

Multi-Brand Operator Adds Russo's Restaurants To His Portfolio by Expanding the Brand's presence in 3 Texas Markets.

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With 80% of Signings via Broker Referrals, FCI Sees Changes in Sales Rep Role

Heavy reliance on brokers at Floor Coverings International has changed the role of the development team.

Richard Leveille
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International Franchising: Targeting Expansion to the Optimal Countries

An international presence can add prestige to a brand, instill pride in employees and franchisees, and add to a company’s bottom line. For franchisors going international, selecting the right markets and franchisees will greatly improve their chances of success.