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Our September roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,066 Reads 1 Shares
2022 Veteran Entrepreneurship MVP Doug Porter’s career path has included the U.S. Navy as a pilot and serving as CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Chicago
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,482 Reads 3 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
  • 4,543 Reads 4 Shares
Multi-unit Yum! Brands franchisee adding another 7 Habit Burger Grill restaurants and 2 food trucks to his portfolio.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,440 Reads 2 Shares
Tennessee multi-unit operator is the latest to sign a development agreement with Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken brand
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,248 Reads 4 Shares
Bill Edwards’ biweekly newsletter rounds up international franchise news, stats, trends, and more from a worldwide network of correspondents
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,931 Reads 4 Shares
California’s FAST Recovery Act (AB 257) is a clear and present danger to franchising
  • Therese Thilgen
  • 11,394 Reads 89 Shares
Multi-brand franchisee with more than 300 locations opens new Taco Bell restaurant in Missouri
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,965 Reads 13 Shares
With David Weil defeated, the IFA urges franchisees to get involved in protecting the FTC Franchise Rule and to attend the FAN meeting in D.C. this September
  • Matt Haller
  • 7,287 Reads 6 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,144 Reads 3 Shares
Tips from a veteran for veterans exploring buying a franchise 
  • Tifton Coleman
  • 6,580 Reads 13 Shares
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Our August roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 9,968 Reads 3 Shares
Franchise growth, franchise expansion, new franchise units, mergers & acquisitions, franchise capital, franchise funding, regulation, legislation, technology, new brands, emerging brands, leadership, franchise incentives, franchise news, Covid-19, coronavirus, pandemic
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,463 Reads 3 Shares
Nearly half of small business operators put hiring on hold, while some even plan layoffs.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,784 Reads 2 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,185 Reads 8 Shares
U.S. franchisor California Pizza Kitchen re-enters India with a new store in the Seawoods Grand Central Mall
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,185 Reads 1 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals nationwide in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,289 Reads 2 Shares
Our July roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,897 Reads 2 Shares
20% of U.S. companies say attracting and hiring diverse candidates is a major challenge
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • 4,075 Reads 2 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
  • 5,761 Reads 1 Shares
Latest Alignable Rent Report finds rent crisis for small business operators reaching new heights.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,634 Reads 3 Shares
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Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals nationwide in June
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,075 Reads 12 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
  • 4,130 Reads 5 Shares
The IFA’s 2022 Franchise Economic Outlook report shows 2021 was a remarkable year for growth and forecasts further recovery in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 6,024 Reads 15 Shares
Digital dilemma: Balancing adoption of online technologies against increasing customer data privacy and protection laws
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,090 Reads 8 Shares
The IFA’s Open for Opportunity campaign seeks to protect the franchise business model in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 3,763 Reads 20 Shares
Existing Phenix Salon Suites multi-unit operators sign new 8-location agreement with the brand
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,482 Reads 6 Shares
One-third of all U.S. small businesses could not pay their May rent in full and on time, according to study.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,102 Reads 10 Shares
WaBa Grill multi-unit operator signs deal to bring 8 of the brand’s locations to Nevada.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,257 Reads 4 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
  • 6,144 Reads 13 Shares

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