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FeaturedOriginal Entrepreneurs will open 33 shops across New York City, Long Island and New Jersey over five years, the latest step in a turnaround that has franchisees carrying more of the load.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Joint's regional developers now hold 32% of its units, down from 52% in January. It is part of a wider pullback from middlemen, and franchisees should ask what they get out of it.
Revscale Media (illustration)A continuation vehicle pays out earlier investors while M-One keeps the 930-unit drive-thru chain, months after its first whole business securitization.
Revscale Media (illustration)The HVAC company signed five franchise deals in Q3, including its first conversion, and is courting the same independent owners PE platforms want.
Papa Murphy'sThree new deals put Take 'n' Bake pizza and frozen yogurt under one roof, days before MTY said some of its brands may belong elsewhere.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Evive Brands gutter franchise, with 450-plus U.S. units, opens its first territories outside the country.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Cold Stone and Papa Murphy's parent will stay intact but plans to shed corporate stores and possibly sell brands that would do better elsewhere.
Revscale Media (illustration)American Fence Company, a $125 million distributor, is packaging its supply chain and field playbook into a new installation franchise aimed at a fragmented market.
Kommunity FitnessThe Vancouver circuit studio brand, led stateside by former Club Pilates president Mike Gray, has sold its first U.S. development rights.
Field operations, multi-unit ownership, and the systems behind keeping every location on standard.
Revscale Media (illustration)A federal court found Jani-King of Oklahoma controlled accounts, pay, and schedules so tightly that its cleaning franchisees count as employees under federal wage law.
How AI agents and applied models are changing the way distributed businesses run.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise CRM provider is acquiring an AI-native operations platform, aiming to put franchise sales, onboarding, training and field coaching in one system.
Revscale Media (illustration)Batteries Plus is rolling out three in-house AI tools to handle franchise leads and store calls, betting the systemwide deployment pays off in millions.
Revscale Media (illustration)ZenaTech is building a franchise model to layer AI-powered drones onto its newly acquired Green Earth Powerwashing network in Florida.
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Good morning, it's the Revscale Media Daily Brief. I'm Jordan. And I'm Priya. Five stories, fast, let's get you to work. Krispy Kreme, a new mobility franchise, and franchisors buying back their own middle layer. Okay, story one. Krispy…
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