Senior Reporter
Revscale Media (illustration)The Property Franchise Group paid £0.9 million for 25% of Enteka Ai, the conversational AI already answering leads in more than 210 of its offices. Franchisors are starting to own their AI tools.
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.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Evive Brands gutter franchise, with 450-plus U.S. units, opens its first territories outside the country.
Kommunity FitnessThe Vancouver circuit studio brand, led stateside by former Club Pilates president Mike Gray, has sold its first U.S. development rights.
Planet FitnessThe low-price gym giant bought a 23-year-old Bakersfield chain, closed several of its clubs, and moved members onto its own network.
Revscale Media (illustration)Brian Petranick and RiverGlade Capital launched Sentinel Care Group to acquire emerging franchisors and build new care-focused franchise brands.
Revscale Media (illustration)A new IFA research center, anchored by ProfitKeeper data, gives members quarterly profit margin benchmarks by sector, region, and system size.
Revscale Media (illustration)The dog training franchisor halted new sales in late 2025 to rebuild support and systems, and two quarters of double-digit comps followed.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Berkshire Hathaway affiliate is pulling a respected real estate strategy shop in-house as it rebuilds itself into an active parent company.
VIO Med SpaThe med spa franchise signed 19 owners in nine months as health and medical led every franchise sector in 2025 sales growth.
Revscale Media (illustration)New amendments lengthen claim windows, extend state enforcement to five years, and give franchisees a legal right to join brand associations.
Revscale Media (illustration)The senior placement franchise topped $5 million in August systemwide revenue and is pushing franchisees toward value-based care partnerships with health systems.
1851 FranchiseThe nearly 1,800-unit haircare franchisor opened eight stores and sold 10 licenses in August as its manager-run model pushes toward net-positive unit growth.
Revscale Media (illustration)The tech-enabled dog care franchisor lands its first Texas development agreement, a five-location Austin buildout paced at one opening every 18 months.
Revscale Media (illustration)Nine months after its private equity buyout, the senior care franchisor has sold 33 deals and is betting on referral data and dementia care.
Ultimate Longevity CenterSequel Brands' longevity concept takes its franchise model overseas after selling more than 275 U.S. territories in its first year of franchising.
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.
Hoora TechnologiesHoora Technologies crossed 1,200 Partner Manager franchises across India and set a 2,000 target by year-end, testing its doorstep auto-care model's limits.
Revscale Media (illustration)HOTWORX passed 900 studios and entered Alaska through a four-unit development deal, showing how member-to-owner conversion keeps fueling its franchise pipeline.
VeloFixOnline retailer Backcountry has acquired mobile bike-service franchise Velofix, folding its technician network into home delivery and assembly for bikes bought online.
Revscale Media (illustration)Existing Arthur Murray franchisee Alex Camargo committed to four new Florida studios, reinvestment that signals confidence during the brand's strongest growth year.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Learning Experience will add nine Tri-State and five Upstate New York childcare centers over the next two years, layering onto 43 existing sites.
Revscale Media (illustration)Purpose Brands added a new CFO and three brand presidents in one sweep, reshaping leadership at Orangetheory and Waxing the City.
