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Century 21 Launches India Franchise Expansion
Century 21 is entering India's $600 billion property market with a 126-region franchise plan targeting 1,500 offices within five years.
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FG Brands Opens Dual-Concept Beauty Studio Model
FG Brands pairs Bare&Sol and facial collective under one Birmingham roof, then opens the shared-lease format to franchisees nationwide.
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VIVE Collision Reaches 80 Locations in Pennsylvania
VIVE Collision's acquisition of Joe DiIorio Auto Body pushes the multi-site operator to 80 shops as collision repair consolidation accelerates across the Northeast.
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Heartland DentalNews
Heartland Dental Launches Tool to Fix Referral Drop-Off
Heartland Dental's new Conuity platform aims to close a specialty referral gap where up to 85% of patients never complete recommended follow-up dental care.
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GreatWater Auto Care Enters Houston With Clutch Deal
GreatWater 360 Auto Care acquired seven-location Clutch Automotive, entering Houston and pushing its national footprint past 170 locations.
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Planet Fitness Opens New Franchisee Growth After Decade
The high-value, low-price gym chain signed its first new-to-system development deal in over a decade, betting fresh operators can reach markets left untapped.
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HoodlineNews
Learning Experience Plans Six Sacramento Centers
Backed by private equity owner Harvest Partners, the childcare franchise is adding 60,000 square feet of new capacity across six suburbs by 2029.
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Workout Anytime Hires COO, Bets on Gym Conversions
New leadership hires and a strategy of acquiring existing gyms signal a more disciplined phase of growth for the 24/7 fitness franchise.
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1851 FranchiseNews
Homewatch CareGivers Reaches 300th Location Milestone
A Kentucky couple's new territory pushes the 45-year-old home care franchise past 300 locations, underscoring steady demand for non-medical senior care.
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DogtopiaNews
Dogtopia Posts Record Growth, Wins National Honors
Dogtopia closed the first half of 2026 with nearly 7% same-store sales growth and two new national awards for its pet wellness technology.
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AccuGuard EnvironmentalNews
PuroClean Parent Launches Mobile Testing Franchise
PuroSystems is franchising AccuGuard Environmental, a mobile lab that delivers onsite asbestos and lead results in place of the traditional weeks-long lab cycle.
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Franchise SidekickNews
Franchise Sidekick Launches Free Franchisee Research Tool
Franchise Sidekick's free SeeThrough platform gives prospective franchisees direct access to real reviews and FDDs before any sales call.
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Dental Tribune InternationalNews
Dentalcorp Enters US Market With Florida Deal
Dentalcorp acquired Northstar Dental Partners' 21 Florida clinics, marking the Canadian DSO's first US expansion and intensifying dental consolidation pressure nationwide.
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Sonic AutomotiveNews
Sonic Automotive Adds Sixth Porsche Dealership in Bay Area
Sonic Automotive acquired Porsche Walnut Creek from Fletcher Jones, expanding its luxury network to six Porsche stores as the brand's electric Cayenne debuts.
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The Esports AdvocateNews
Friendly Fire Raises $4.7M to Fuel U.S. Expansion
Croatian gaming cafe franchisor Friendly Fire closed a $4.7 million Series A as it pushes into the U.S. with 178 locations in its pipeline.
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Home Helpers Home Care Adds 18 Franchise Deals
Home Helpers signed 18 franchise agreements and opened 13 locations in the first half of 2026, while naming a new chief financial officer.
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Ideal SidingNews
Ideal Siding Tops 100 Locations, Eyes 200
The exterior renovation franchisor crossed 100 units this month and is now recruiting multi-unit owners to double that footprint within three years.
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Tierra EncantadaNews
Tierra Encantada Signs Three-Unit Maryland Deal
Two experienced multi-unit franchisees are bringing the Spanish immersion early education brand into Maryland for the first time.
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A Hug Away Healthcare Launches Franchise Program
The Houston home health and hospice provider is opening its 18-year-old care model to franchisees as it looks to expand beyond Texas.
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Balance Point Capital Backs Allied Roofing Partners
The Nashville-based roofing consolidator, spanning 17 states and six partner brands, lands fresh capital to keep buying market-leading contractors.
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Sola Salons Hires Elliot Baldini as COO
The 750-unit salon studio franchise brings in a multi-unit systems veteran to push occupancy and franchisee support as it accelerates growth.
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Service Experts Signs Three-Territory Colorado Deal
Two first-time franchise owners, one a two-decade tech executive, are opening a residential HVAC platform across three fast-growing Front Range markets this fall.
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Silver Creek Dental Buys Culver City Practice
The Southern California dental support organization's fourth acquisition of 2026 adds a four-doctor general practice in the Los Angeles market.
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HireQuest Franchise Royalties Climb in Second Quarter
The Nasdaq-listed staffing franchisor posted higher royalties and profit as a stabilizing job market lifted demand for temporary and direct-hire placements.
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