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California area developer brings Canada's unique Smoke's Poutinerie brand to Hollywood and beyond.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,112 Reads
What franchisees want from corporate field support is pretty straightforward. Basic expectations include great products, marketing and brand support, ongoing training, site selection, purchasing power for goods and services, and participation in product and program testing.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,738 Reads 2 Shares
The data breach reported by Jimmy John's last September affected just over 10 percent of the company's locations, but the bad press and customer fallout affected the entire chain.
  • Rick Dakin
  • 3,165 Reads 1 Shares
Longtime friends team up to offer three franchise food brands in Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C.
  • franchise, franchising, multi unit franchising, franchise update, mult-unit franchisee
  • 9,441 Reads 1 Shares
Captain D's joins forces with Share Our Strength's Dine Out for No Kid Hungry campaign to help to put an end to childhood hunger in America.
  • 4,843 Reads
So many good things are happening in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up! So welcome back to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, emerging concepts, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,756 Reads
teve Sager knows a good idea when he sees one. The franchise veteran championed Subway's innovative $5 footlong sandwich as a nationwide promotion and pioneered the brand's use of speedy ovens to offer customers toasted subs in a flash.
  • Helen Bond
  • 6,897 Reads 7 Shares
Franchisee brings very first Capriotti's Sandwich Shop location to the state of Washington.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 15,776 Reads 1,023 Shares
Digital ordering has taken a giant leap forward, but Noah Glass, founder of Olo (online ordering), says that for foodservice brands it's only the beginning.
  • Noah Glass
  • 2,721 Reads
Franchise Update mystery shoppers, posing as qualified prospects, surveyed attendees at the 2014 Leadership & Development Conference for best practices in lead generation, follow-up, and recruitment.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,455 Reads 4 Shares
Randy Merrill feels good about the health, wellness, and fitness space he operates in. He says the business models work for him, the client base works for him, and the ROI works for him.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 16,758 Reads 1 Shares
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You might say John Hewitt has had a taxing career. In fact, over 45 years he's founded, developed, and managed two of the top three tax companies in the country.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,878 Reads 2 Shares
Millennials, especially the younger half of the demographic, came of age during the Great Recession. As they entered the job market, they experienced hard financial times that limited earning opportunity for many.
  • Adam Pierno
  • 4,561 Reads 1 Shares
The single word Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, uses to describe the resurgence of the brand is "momentum."
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,627 Reads 19 Shares
A conversation with Valerie Kinney, vice president of marketing at CertaPro Painters, provides insights into the realities of franchising, how CertaPro fosters collaboration with franchisees, and recent examples of staying relevant with marketing strategies (their "50 Shades of Gray Paint" video, for example).
  • Philip St. Jacques
  • 3,849 Reads 6 Shares
Franchisees looking for insights into succeeding with a partner can learn a thing or two from multi-brand franchisees Judy Ewing-Lonetti and Sandy Dunn.
  • Helen Bond
  • 8,892 Reads 1 Shares
JGJO Development Co. LLC inks new deal to bring at least 10 Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar locations to Long Island and Queens area of New York.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,878 Reads 5 Shares
Steve Sager has relied on forward-thinking innovation to build a career that includes opening more than 265 Subway stores during his 30 years in the business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 14,435 Reads 9 Shares
IFA teams up with two restaurant associations to form coalition group dedicated to defending New York franchisees from "ill-advised" and discriminatory wage hike efforts.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,151 Reads 5 Shares
2015 AFDR highlights: Franchisors set annual sales goals. Learn what the brands that exceeded their goals last year did right.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,448 Reads
When it comes to operating multiple brands, Craig Comer has discovered that differences can attract--profits, that is, for his two very different service brands.
  • Helen Bond
  • 11,602 Reads 1 Shares
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2015 is starting out as a very busy year for international franchise development. U.S. franchises are exporting their brands more than at any time in history--and to more places.
  • William Edwards
  • 5,635 Reads 179 Shares
Guillermo Medellin brought his business savvy, experience, and smarts to the U.S. in 2009 and now operates three successful Russo's New York Pizzeria locations in Houston.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,414 Reads 12 Shares
Doing good is a longtime pursuit in America. You might even say it's a part of the culture. Americans love a good cause and like to help when they can.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,232 Reads 14 Shares
Longtime Tennessee multi-brand operator adds Quaker Steak & Lube to his portfolio. The deal marks the first Tennessee location for the brand.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,238 Reads 3 Shares
When it comes to franchising, Shahid Hashmi has just one regret: he wishes he'd gotten into it earlier.
  • Helen Bond
  • 12,253 Reads
Tropical Smoothie Cafe secured 51 franchise agreements in the first quarter of 2015. The deals represents 51 new cafés in markets such as Atlanta, Detroit, Providence, Miami, Charleston, S.C., and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 12,634 Reads
Diana Hovey says she came to know and love Corner Bakery Cafe over a cup of coffee at a unit in her neighborhood.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,192 Reads 1 Shares
An survey this year of the IFA's U.S.-based franchisor members showed that 82 percent are either already "going global" or are planning to take their franchise international soon.
  • Bill Edwards & Robert Shaw
  • 4,976 Reads 1,023 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: Using Pinterest Guided Search; Tweets searchable on Google; Facebook goes after YouTube; are you posting too much on Facebook?; Millennials and restaurants; and right-sizing images for social media platforms.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 4,122 Reads 58 Shares
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