Franchising News & Media
Dream Dinners relaunching franchising with wider home delivery
July 19, 2021
Meal kit company, Dream Dinners, has added a fifth Colorado franchise in Castle Rock, located between Denver and Colorado Springs. The opening — among at least…
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Edible founder funds Babson College franchise institute creation
July 13, 2021
Wellesley, Massachusetts' Babson College said it has launched the Tariq Farid Franchise Institute thanks to a gift from the founder of Atlanta-based Edible…
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Del Taco to open 10th Michigan store
July 12, 2021
Del Taco is opening another Detroit-area location on Telegraph Road in Taylor. The location is the eighth store for local franchise group, Team Schostak Family…
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Carl's Jr ramps up expansion down under
July 7, 2021
Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. signed a master franchise agreement with CJ's QSR Group to expand the burger brand's Australian…
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1 franchisee's story: 'Subway is working against us'
As Subway announced what it called its “biggest changes in the brand's history,” at least one franchisee wondered why they didn't include more direct answers…
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PF Chang's expanding to-go model
July 6, 2021
Although known for serving upscale Asian food, P.F. Chang's entered the limited-service market last year with its first to-go concept and is stoking the fire…
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Canadian franchisee to acquire 14 Taco Bell stores, open 50 more
July 6, 2021
The 135-store Burger King and Pizza Hut franchisee, Redberry, is acquiring 14 existing Taco Bell stores in Ontario this month, with plans to build 50 more of…
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Stoner's opens 2nd Jacksonville, Florida store
July 1, 2021
Florida-based quick-service pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, is opening its second location in Jacksonville, Florida today on Southside Boulevard, a news…
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Bruster's melts hearts in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill
July 1, 2021
Bruster's Real Ice Cream recently opened a store in one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's most popular neighborhoods, Squirrel Hill, on Browns Hill Road, a news…
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Checkers & Rally's to grow California footprint by 20%
June 29, 2021
The parent company of Checkers and Rally's — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc.— said it has signed a deal with franchisee, Shawn Danesh, who plans to open 1…
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Wetzel's Pretzels opens Arizona-California state line bakery
June 25, 2021
Wetzel's Pretzels is luring motorists off the road on the Arizona-California border with its recently opened bakery in the Arizona Travel Plaza at Interstate…
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Central Asia will have 65 Wendy's stores by 2030
June 24, 2021
Columbus, Ohio-based Wendy's has signed development agreements to expand its Central Asia presence to 65 units by 2030. The owners of Kusto Group and Global…
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Vegan fast food chain opening 1st US store
June 24, 2021
Vegan fast food burger brand, Odd Burger, is moving into Manhattan, according to a news release from its parent company, Toronto-based Odd Burger Corporation.
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Little Caesars to add 25 Charlotte stores in 3 years
June 23, 2021
Little Caesars will add 25 units in the Charlotte, North Carolina market by 2024, substantially increasing the brand's current footprint there of nearly 4…
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Stoner's Pizza begins Mile High City expansion
June 23, 2021
Stoner's Pizza Joint is entering the Denver market in September when it opens on East Yale Avenue.
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Jeremiah's Florida footprint to grow again
June 21, 2021
Orlando-based Jeremiah's Italian Ice said it will open a Boca Raton store in its home state on June 29. The Glades Road store is owned and operated by Lori Cox…
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McDonald's UK, Ireland to open 50 stores, hire 20,000
June 21, 2021
In the U.K. and Ireland, McDonald's has begun a major expansion that it said will see it open 50 stores, while also this year hiring 20,000 employees…
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Del Taco adds 3rd store in Buckeye State
June 18, 2021
Del Taco is growing its Central Ohio presence, with the opening of its third store in the Buckeye State, this one on Main Street East in Whitehall, outside of…
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Taco John's signs 10-unit Colorado deal with veteran QSR leader
June 17, 2021
Taco John's International Inc. said it will expand "rapidly" in Colorado after signing a deal with restaurant and franchise entrepreneur, Dara Dejbakhsh. As…
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Former Tropical Smoothie powerhouse launching PowerSoul Cafe
June 16, 2021
Dina Mitchell, a former area developer for Atlanta-based Topical Smoothie Cafe, is launching PowerSoul Cafe, a real fruit blended smoothie concept offering…
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