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Ontario Feature Articles

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

Vanessa Melman Yakobson, CEO of Blo Blow Dry Bar & LashKind founder, drives brand growth with visionary leadership, franchising 160+ Blo & expanding LashKind.
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 2,610 Reads 14 Shares
The industry is evolving toward a structure favoring scale and consolidation
  • Ambika Oberoi
  • 6,895 Reads 17 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, Greece, India, Poland, Taiwan, Tanzania, and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 2,568 Reads 4 Shares
Our October roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, China, Dubai, England, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 3,513 Reads 4 Shares
Here's how these multi-unit restaurant operators ensure their units remain engaged with--and beneficial to--the local communities they serve
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,892 Reads 22 Shares
Our July roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, China, Croatia, Germany, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Scandinavia, and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 3,523 Reads 3 Shares
Our June roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, Costa Rica, France, Norway, Romania, Thailand, the U.K., and the U.S.
  • Kevin Behan
  • 4,056 Reads 1 Shares
Our January roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Denmark, the U.K., Japan, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Uruguay
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,243 Reads 3 Shares
Jersey Mike's signs 10-year deal with Redberry Restaurants for 300 restaurants across Canada
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 5,042 Reads 1 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise news travels to Thailand, Canada, London, the U.S., India, Romania, Spain, Eastern & Central Europe
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,943 Reads 1 Shares
Service brands continue their momentum as Thanksgiving arrives
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,060 Reads
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Our May roundup of international franchise news travels to Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, and Ecuador
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,568 Reads 5 Shares
Our March roundup of international franchise deals travels to Canada, Europe, Asia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. tribal lands
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,152 Reads 5 Shares
Our February roundup of international franchise deals includes the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Belgium, Riyadh, Tokyo, and Cairo
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,327 Reads 13 Shares
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston puts team culture “at the center of everything we do.”
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,727 Reads
Goldfish Swim School co-founder Chris McCuiston 
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,267 Reads 61 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors as 2022 winds down
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,242 Reads 4 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals in Costa Rica, India, Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Asia
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,905 Reads 11 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors as October winds down
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,696 Reads 8 Shares
Our October roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals from Asia to the Middle East to the U.K. and Canada as global brands continue to find ways to grow in 2022
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,788 Reads 4 Shares
Our September roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals from Asia to the Middle East as global brands continue to find ways to grow in 2022
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,645 Reads 3 Shares
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Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,653 Reads 10 Shares
Odd Burger, an emerging Canadian vegan restaurant brand, has raised $4.2 million to back its expansion plans in the U.S.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,327 Reads 9 Shares
The story behind the story of the largest franchisee deal in history: Flynn Restaurant Group’s $553 million acquisition of NPC International’s restaurants
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,939 Reads 8 Shares
Mega Franchisee Flynn Restaurant Group acquiring 937 Pizza Huts and 194 Wendy’s locations from NPC International.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,366 Reads 6 Shares
Jonathan Barnett, CEO and founder of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, says franchisees have shifted to commercial carpet cleaning until Covid-19 subsides, when he expects a huge rebound in residential business
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,353 Reads 66 Shares
FirstLight Home Care enters Canada in a big way with a master franchise deal.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,649 Reads 10 Shares
Survey of nearly 600 Canadian businesses shows optimism for 2020 tempered by concern for hiring trends, especially manual labor, skilled trades, and even semi-skilled trades.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,558 Reads 6 Shares
Cookies By Design inks its first international master franchise deal, for multi-unit development in Ontario, Canada.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,896 Reads 77 Shares
Qdoba signs 5-unit deal for Northern Ontario.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,801 Reads 11 Shares

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