SmashburgerNews
Smashburger Rebuilds Its Leadership to Restart Growth
A new marketing chief and two development hires signal the Jollibee-owned burger brand is gearing up to expand again after a stretch of slow openings.
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Little Greek Fresh GrillNews
Little Greek Signs 30-Unit Deal for South Florida
A longtime franchisee commits to up to 30 restaurants across Miami and Fort Lauderdale, moving the Mediterranean chain closer to 100 Florida units.
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RestaurantNews.comNews
Great Greek Signs Caribbean Master Franchise Deal
The Mediterranean grill brand hands Guyana and seven Caribbean markets to an 80-year-old conglomerate, betting local capital can scale a US concept abroad.
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Athletech NewsNews
Fitness Ventures Becomes Largest Crunch Franchisee
The operator buys 22 gyms in Texas and Southern California from Harman Fitness, reaching 115 Crunch locations across 30 states.
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Re-Bath via Franchising.comNews
Re-Bath Operator Reinvests in Tennessee Tri-Cities
A Knoxville Re-Bath owner signs for the Tri-Cities region, a bet that existing operators, not new recruits, drive the brand's next leg of growth.
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Verdict Food ServiceNews
Arcos Dorados Renews McDonald's Deal for 20 Years
The largest independent McDonald's franchisee locks in Latin America rights through 2044, with royalty rates that step up across the term.
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Franchising.com / Franchise Update MediaNews
Franchisors Raise Development Budgets, Hold Sales Goals
Brands are spending more to recruit franchisees in 2025 while keeping signing targets flat, a squeeze that points to a costlier development funnel.
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Nation's Restaurant NewsNews
Taco Bell Carries Yum Into 2025
Taco Bell's 5% same-store sales gain powered Yum's fourth quarter while KFC's US softness exposed the gap between the company's brands.
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PR Newswire / K9 ResortsNews
Bombas Co-Founder Bets on K9 Resorts
A Bombas co-founder signed a multi-unit agreement with K9 Resorts, the latest sign that consumer-brand operators are moving capital into pet care.
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PR Newswire / TruGolf HoldingsNews
TruGolf Links Hands One Operator All of Tennessee
TruGolf Links signed a Knoxville entrepreneur to develop 40 indoor golf centers statewide, testing the regional developer model in a young category.
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Minuteman Press InternationalNews
When Franchisees Buy the Shop Next Door
A Winnipeg Minuteman Press owner folded a nearby business into existing space, adding a revenue line and targeting double the sales.
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QSR MagazineNews
77 Pizza Hut Units Change Hands in Auction
A bankruptcy auction moved 77 Pizza Hut restaurants to new operators and recovered nearly $12 million, showing how distressed franchise portfolios get sorted.
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Naf Naf Middle Eastern GrillNews
Naf Naf Signs Multi-Unit Operator for Columbus
A 20-unit Tropical Smoothie operator signed for four Naf Naf restaurants in Columbus, the brand's latest bet on proven multi-unit franchisees.
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Fox BusinessNews
Krispy Kreme Pauses Its McDonald's Rollout
Weak per-store demand pushed Krispy Kreme to halt new McDonald's locations, a reminder that distribution volume means little without working unit economics.
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Waste Advantage MagazineNews
redbox+ Operator Absorbs an Austin Dumpster Rival
A Greater Austin franchisee folded independent hauler Rubbish Inc. into his redbox+ territory, a sign of how franchisees now grow by acquisition.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
The National ProvisionerNews
Fuzzy's Taco Shop Enters California Through Barstow
A 30-plus-unit IHOP operator opened Fuzzy's first California location on a high-traffic desert highway, betting travel corridors beat dense urban infill.
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FAT Brands / GlobeNewsWireNews
Operator Signs 40-Unit Fatburger Deal for Florida
A single development group commits to 40 Fatburger restaurants across Florida, a scale bet that reshapes the brand's Southeast footprint.
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franchising.comNews
Operator Signs Seven-Unit Barberitos Deal in Tampa
A multi-unit operator commits to seven Barberitos restaurants in the Tampa Bay area, extending the Southeastern brand deeper into Florida.
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FranchiseWireNews
The Math Behind Going Multi-Unit
Adding units changes franchise economics through shared overhead and management leverage, but only operators who build systems early capture the gains.
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Kinderdance InternationalNews
Operator Acquires Kinderdance NYC and Bronx Territories
A standout Kinderdance franchisee is taking over the New York City and Bronx territories, expanding a proven operator into two dense urban markets.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Smoothie KingNews
Smoothie King Posts Record Quarter, Adds 25 Commitments
Smoothie King logged the biggest sales weekend in its 52-year history while adding 25 store commitments and a private equity partner.
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ZiebartNews
Mattiacio Group Becomes Ziebart's Largest Franchisee
The Mattiacio Group absorbed 17 stores from a retiring operator to reach 26 locations, the largest ownership team in Ziebart's U.S. system.
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FranchiseWireDeals & Growth
LINE-X Closes Five Multi-Location Deals for 17 New Stores in a Single Quarter
The protective coatings franchise is attracting multi-unit operators who see recurring fleet and commercial accounts as a hedge against retail traffic fluctuation.
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FranchiseWireOperations
K9 Resorts Hires Its First Chief Growth Officer to Push National Expansion
Scott Schubiger joins from a background in scaling franchise systems and takes ownership of franchisee development as K9 Resorts targets markets beyond the Northeast.
Jordan Reyes4 min read