Senior Reporter
Revscale Media (illustration)Orangetheory terminated no franchisees in three years, yet non-renewals rose from 1 to 26 while openings fell to 13. The disclosure data shows a system shrinking by owner choice.
Revscale Media (illustration)IHG opened 92 hotels in the third quarter and signed 164, with development split roughly evenly between new builds and conversions of existing hotels.
Revscale Media (illustration)Wyndham's U.S. room count fell about 1% from a year earlier as it cut substandard hotels, yet royalties and franchise fees rose 6% and its AI phone agent now answers calls at more than 1,700 hotels.
Revscale Media (illustration)A former FRANdata research executive and her partner, who run 10 Two Maids locations, signed a three-unit deal to bring Tierra Encantada to Maryland.
Revscale Media (illustration)Snap-on's Tools Group sales fell 7% organically in the third quarter as van franchisees drew down stock to protect cash, even though technician demand held steady, the company said.
Revscale Media (illustration)The mobile hydraulic hose franchise added seven new owners and opened five locations in the third quarter, while several existing owners expanded.
Revscale Media (illustration)Purpose Brands wants 10,000 clubs and 10 million members within four years, betting overseas growth can outrun rising borrowing costs and a shrinking Orangetheory count.
HousingWireReal Brokerage's Leo Pro launches with more than three dozen AI agents billed by the token, and for now it stops short of the wider Real REMAX Group.
Revscale Media (illustration)Capstone Partners counted 223 residential services deals through July 27, down from 257 a year earlier, even as HVAC, plumbing and electrical deals doubled.
Revscale Media (illustration)An appeals court called SBS Franchising's arbitration clause unconscionable, letting two cleaners press claims that they were misclassified employees, not franchisees.
Tropical Smoothie CafeThe Blackstone-owned chain is leaning on a 300-restaurant operator to fill one of its thinnest regions, with the first cafe due in early 2027.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchisee-owned buy here pay here chain is pitching established dealer groups on adding subprime sales and in-house lending to their portfolios.
Chubby GroupA public restaurant company is trading its dining rooms for grocery shelves, selling 47 units to a fast-growing rival in a deal valued at up to $100 million.
Revscale Media (illustration)Franchise Times Top 400 data show real estate brands grew 2025 sales 6.6% to $27.8 billion while unit counts fell, as brokers reworked commission splits and agent support.
Structural ElementsThe Maryland orthopedic wellness brand is recruiting multi-unit operators to a dual-FDD model that separates owning the clinic from practicing in it.
Batteries PlusThe 800-plus-unit franchisor built three AI tools with vendors and an in-house team, and one of them talks to prospective franchisees before a human does.
Revscale Media (illustration)The indoor pickleball franchisor filed Chapter 11 after guaranteeing about 40 franchisee leases. Now a franchisee-led investor group is funding the reorganization.
PokeworksThe 86-unit poke chain spent 2025 centralizing its data and 2026 building Pokebot on top of it. Now it plans to grow without adding headquarters staff.
HomeWell FranchisingLeslie Poteet joins the senior care franchisor as it runs 160 locations with more than 30 more slated to open soon.
Revscale Media (illustration)A federal judge held Sept. 29 that Minnesota's ban on liquidated damages does not stop a franchisor from suing for the actual fees it lost when a franchisee left 13 years early.
Revscale Media (illustration)The salon suite franchisor signed 22 units across six markets in the third quarter, most of them to new multi-unit owners, and now counts 759 locations.
Hawaiian BrosSouthern Rock Restaurants, which runs nearly 200 McAlister's Deli and Dave's Hot Chicken units, will build 52 Hawaiian Bros restaurants across four Florida markets over six years.
Revscale Media (illustration)Domino's now expects 125 to 150 net new U.S. stores this year, and its CFO tied the cut to franchisee profitability, not closures. Orders are up; the items in each order are not.
Revscale Media (illustration)The founders, who previously built national mobility franchises, say they have territories in eight metros and want hands-on owners rather than absentee investors.
