The repurposed-news feed. Franchise deals, operations, and applied AI, reported and updated as the field moves.
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)Locations using conversational AI turned 69% of applicants into interviews, four times the manual rate, and the spa franchisor took top honors at this year's Franchise Innovation Awards.
Revscale Media (illustration)Distribution Solutions Group agreed to acquire GradeEight Holdings, parent of the Winzer franchise network and FastServ Supply, a business with about $110 million in annual sales.
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)McDonald's, FranConnect and ServiceTitan all pushed AI agents into franchise and multi-location operations this fall. The fight that matters is over who keeps the conversation record.
Revscale Media (illustration)Original Entrepreneurs will open 33 shops across New York City, Long Island and New Jersey over five years, the latest step in a turnaround that has franchisees carrying more of the load.
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.
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)The Joint's regional developers now hold 32% of its units, down from 52% in January. It is part of a wider pullback from middlemen, and franchisees should ask what they get out of it.
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.
Papa Murphy'sThree new deals put Take 'n' Bake pizza and frozen yogurt under one roof, days before MTY said some of its brands may belong elsewhere.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Evive Brands gutter franchise, with 450-plus U.S. units, opens its first territories outside the country.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Cold Stone and Papa Murphy's parent will stay intact but plans to shed corporate stores and possibly sell brands that would do better elsewhere.
Revscale Media (illustration)American Fence Company, a $125 million distributor, is packaging its supply chain and field playbook into a new installation franchise aimed at a fragmented market.
Kommunity FitnessThe Vancouver circuit studio brand, led stateside by former Club Pilates president Mike Gray, has sold its first U.S. development rights.
Revscale Media (illustration)A new platform backed by Exuma Capital is buying legacy HVAC and plumbing brands, competing with franchisors for the same independent owners.
Revscale Media (illustration)A federal court found Jani-King of Oklahoma controlled accounts, pay, and schedules so tightly that its cleaning franchisees count as employees under federal wage law.
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)In its first Franchise Rule case against a franchise sales organization, the FTC secured $1.85 million and cancellation rights for some franchisees.
PuroCleanWith 44% of owners now running multiple units, the restoration franchisor is pitching its needs-based B2B model to restaurant and retail operators.
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)The 95-unit luxury spa franchisor signed three units with existing owners in Q3 while expanding memberships and medical aesthetics across its network.
Revscale Media (illustration)Under new owner Dovida, the senior care franchisor will acquire top franchise locations and form joint ventures to shift revenue toward corporate units.
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.
Franchise TimesTwo years after six operators bought the used car franchisor from its private equity owner, Byrider says the rebuild is done and expansion is next.
Revscale Media (illustration)The private equity firm's investment hands North America's largest lawn care franchise a partner with a long record of scaling residential service brands.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Australian strength and conditioning brand enters the U.S. through Florida, betting low attrition can win in a crowded boutique fitness market.
Revscale Media (illustration)PuroSystems is franchising AccuGuard Environmental, a mobile asbestos and lead testing concept built by one of PuroClean's top ten operators.
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)The Freeman Spogli-owned retailer opened 13 stores across six states last quarter and is holding a pace of 60 to 70 signings a year.
Franchise TimesAfter a delisting, a $10.5 million settlement and a 30-unit franchisee bankruptcy, F45 is selling fewer territories and vetting owners harder.
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 truck upfitting franchise awarded 17 territories this year, with six coming from current franchisees, and is opening units 8.4 months after signing.
Revscale Media (illustration)A reported 20x multiple on the roughly $2 billion deal resets pricing for garage door platforms and the franchise systems competing for the same buyers.
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.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise sales firm now places part-time development directors with emerging brands that cannot justify an in-house sales team or full outsourcing.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise-focused private equity firm hit its hard cap in two months, more than doubling its prior fund and adding buying power for brand deals.
Revscale Media (illustration)The chiropractic franchisor is paying roughly 3.5 times trailing royalties to unwind one of its oldest regional developer deals, covering 141 Texas clinics.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf brand platform plans master licenses, club conversions and a portable membership to consolidate fragmented pickleball and padel.
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 NexPhase-backed senior care franchisor adds a CFO with refranchising and unit economics experience as it pushes franchisee profitability across 295 locations.
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)The lodging franchisor is paying cash for an 11,200-location RV membership network, stretching its asset-light model beyond hotel rooms and into outdoor travel.
Revscale Media (illustration)RE/MAX Town & Country and Linhart Realty Group join forces, creating a 775-agent franchisee network across six Southeast states.
