TBBWNews
Bubble Down Lands $200 Million for Car Washes
A Tampa car wash operator secures institutional capital to buy rivals and build new sites as sector consolidation speeds up.
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Revscale Media (illustration)News
Diversified Royalty Buys Mr. Lube + Tires for $235M
The royalty company closes a $235 million purchase of the Canadian quick-lube franchisor, a deal built almost entirely on debt and rolled equity.
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Revscale Media (illustration)News
ZenaTech Buys a Power Washing Franchise
A Nasdaq-listed drone company acquires a Florida franchise system to roll out AI-powered exterior cleaning across commercial properties.
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Century 21 Real EstateNews
Century 21 Opens First Office in the UAE
The real estate franchise plants its Middle East headquarters in Dubai, betting on one of the world's fastest-growing property markets.
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1851 FranchiseNews
Two Men and a Truck Enters Los Angeles
A veteran-led ownership group opens the brand's first franchise inside Los Angeles city limits, betting that operations discipline beats price in a crowded moving market.
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Pet Supplies PlusNews
Pet Supplies Plus Rallies 1,200 at Summit
The pet retailer used its annual owner summit to attack rising build costs with pre-manufactured store elements and deeper operations training.
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Crunch FitnessNews
Crunch Fitness Unveils New Formats at Convention
At its largest franchise gathering yet, the gym brand showed recovery studios and a premium tier built to widen operator revenue.
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Heating + Air ParamedicsNews
Heating + Air Paramedics Awards Three Louisville Territories
The HVAC franchise enters Kentucky and grows in Texas, betting that recession-resistant home services keep drawing experienced operators into multi-territory deals.
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VIO Med SpaNews
VIO Med Spa Signs 10 New Franchise Owners
The physician-guided med spa franchise added 15 locations to its pipeline in 2026, betting on regional density over scattered single units.
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Launch Family EntertainmentNews
Launch Signs Frederick, Maryland Franchise Deal
The family entertainment chain adds a Frederick location through a single franchisee, extending a multi-unit growth push across the Mid-Atlantic.
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Xponential FitnessNews
Club Pilates Signs 70-Unit Renew Fitness Deal
A New York operator teams with Cohere Capital to form Renew Fitness, pushing one franchisee group toward 84 potential studios.
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Visiting AngelsNews
Visiting Angels Names Scott Parrish President
The senior care franchisor promotes a nearly 20-year insider to president as founder Larry Meigs stays on as CEO, signaling continuity over change.
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FranchiseWireNews
Unleashed Brands Names New Chief Franchise Officer
The youth-enrichment platform centralizes development for eight brands under one returning executive, betting shared infrastructure beats running each concept alone.
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Frenchies Modern Nail CareNews
Frenchies Modern Nail Care Enters New Mexico
A two-unit agreement in Albuquerque takes the Riverside-backed nail care brand into its 14th state on the strength of a membership model.
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TalveraNews
Nextaff Joins Talvera Staffing Platform
The staffing franchisor becomes a platform brand under Talvera, trading independence for national accounts, shared infrastructure, and a new leadership team.
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Home Franchise ConceptsNews
Aussie Pet Mobile Rebrands as Bark & Mane
After 30 years, the mobile grooming franchise takes a new name and look, betting a sharper identity helps its 450-plus vans win more local visibility.
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Bahama Buck's and QuNews
Bahama Buck's Replaces Its POS Across 119 Stores
The shaved-ice franchise is consolidating ordering, kitchen and reporting onto one cloud platform to keep operations consistent as it scales.
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Marco's PizzaNews
Marco's Pizza Bets $1 Million on Operator Training
The pizza chain is building a downtown Orlando center to train franchisees in a replica store kitchen as it targets 80 new units.
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Adobe StockNews
California's New Restaurant Rules Raise the Data Stakes
Website privacy litigation and a July 1 allergen mandate turn menu and guest data into a compliance problem that reaches operators well beyond California.
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CinnabonNews
Cinnabon Rolls Out Seattle's Best Coffee Nationwide
The bakery chain is upgrading drip coffee across its U.S. bakeries to lift beverage sales without forcing franchisees into new equipment.
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SnapologyNews
Snapology Sells Its First Franchise to a Nonprofit
A 501(c)(3) serving adults with disabilities will run a mobile STEAM franchise, turning Snapology ownership into a new revenue stream for its mission.
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Atomic WingsNews
Atomic Wings Plans to Double in 2026
The New York wing brand expects more than 20 openings this year across its home markets and five additional states.
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Mike's Red TacosNews
Mike's Red Tacos Signs 18-Unit Southern California Deal
Two veteran Jersey Mike's operators will build 18 birria-focused restaurants across Los Angeles and Orange County, betting on a four-year-old brand.
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Franchising.comNews
AI Could Turn Frontline Jobs Into Career Ladders
A veteran operator argues that AI mentorship will make entry-level service roles a faster path to advancement than a traditional degree.
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