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Zoom Room Paused Growth, Now Posts 18% Comp Gains
The dog training franchisor halted new sales in late 2025 to rebuild support and systems, and two quarters of double-digit comps followed.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Franchise TimesNews
Franchisee-Owned Byrider Targets First Unit Growth in Years
Two years after six operators bought the used car franchisor from its private equity owner, Byrider says the rebuild is done and expansion is next.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Gridiron Capital Backs Weed Man, Top Lawn Care Franchisor
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.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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REVL Training Brings Structured Strength Franchise to the U.S.
The Australian strength and conditioning brand enters the U.S. through Florida, betting low attrition can win in a crowded boutique fitness market.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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PuroClean Owner's Mobile Lab Becomes a Franchise Brand
PuroSystems is franchising AccuGuard Environmental, a mobile asbestos and lead testing concept built by one of PuroClean's top ten operators.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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HomeServices Buys 1000WATT to Arm Its Franchise Network
The Berkshire Hathaway affiliate is pulling a respected real estate strategy shop in-house as it rebuilds itself into an active parent company.
Priya Shah4 min read
VIO Med SpaNews
VIO Med Spa Posts Record Year for Franchise Sales
The med spa franchise signed 19 owners in nine months as health and medical led every franchise sector in 2025 sales growth.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Batteries Plus Signs 19 Franchise Deals in Q3
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.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Franchise TimesNews
F45 Trades Unit Count for Franchisee Quality
After a delisting, a $10.5 million settlement and a 30-unit franchisee bankruptcy, F45 is selling fewer territories and vetting owners harder.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Maryland Franchise Law Changes Take Effect October 1
New amendments lengthen claim windows, extend state enforcement to five years, and give franchisees a legal right to join brand associations.
Priya Shah4 min read
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LINE-X Hits 11 Openings as Existing Owners Drive Growth
The truck upfitting franchise awarded 17 territories this year, with six coming from current franchisees, and is opening units 8.4 months after signing.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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KKR Pays Roughly 20x EBITDA for A1 Garage Door
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.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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CarePatrol Posts Record August as Senior Care Demand Climbs
The senior placement franchise topped $5 million in August systemwide revenue and is pushing franchisees toward value-based care partnerships with health systems.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Franchise FastLane Launches Fractional Development Program
The franchise sales firm now places part-time development directors with emerging brands that cannot justify an in-house sales team or full outsourcing.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Princeton Equity Closes $1.3B Fund for Franchisors
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.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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The Joint Buys Back Texas Developer Rights for $8M
The chiropractic franchisor is paying roughly 3.5 times trailing royalties to unwind one of its oldest regional developer deals, covering 141 Texas clinics.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Agassi Sports Forms Let's Play to Roll Up Racket Clubs
The Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf brand platform plans master licenses, club conversions and a portable membership to consolidate fragmented pickleball and padel.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
1851 FranchiseNews
Sport Clips Posts Best Opening Month of 2026
The 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.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Always Best Care Hires The Joint Finance Veteran as CFO
The NexPhase-backed senior care franchisor adds a CFO with refranchising and unit economics experience as it pushes franchisee profitability across 295 locations.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Skiptown Enters Texas With Five-Unit Austin Deal
The tech-enabled dog care franchisor lands its first Texas development agreement, a five-location Austin buildout paced at one opening every 18 months.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Choice Hotels Buys RV Network Harvest Hosts for $130M
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.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Two RE/MAX Owners Combine Into 42-Office Southeast Group
RE/MAX Town & Country and Linhart Realty Group join forces, creating a 775-agent franchisee network across six Southeast states.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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HomeWell Sets Franchise Sales Record Under Main Post
Nine months after its private equity buyout, the senior care franchisor has sold 33 deals and is betting on referral data and dementia care.
Priya Shah4 min read
Gold's GymNews
Gold's Gym Signs 15-Unit Deal to Rebuild in SoCal
A year after its 36-year local franchisee exited, Gold's Gym hands Los Angeles and Orange County development rights to a Jiffy Lube operator.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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White House Backs American Franchise Act on Joint Employer
The administration's public support gives the franchise joint employer bill a real shot in the lame duck session after it stalled before the midterms.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Ultimate Longevity CenterNews
Ultimate Longevity Center Plans 50 Units in Australia
Sequel Brands' longevity concept takes its franchise model overseas after selling more than 275 U.S. territories in its first year of franchising.
Priya Shah4 min read
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McDonald's Pledges $8.5B to Fund Franchisee Remodels
The chain will cover part of an estimated $800,000 per-store upgrade through rent relief and capital, promising franchisees a four-year payback.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Franchise TimesNews
New SBA Rules Tighten Multi-Unit Franchise Acquisitions
Starting October 1, SBA loans for business acquisitions carry higher coverage ratios, equity injections and earnings reviews that land hardest on growing multi-unit franchisees.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Wendy's Fights Meritage Over 314 Terminated Franchises
Wendy's terminated one of its largest operators' agreements a day before Meritage filed Chapter 11, setting up a court fight over who runs 314 restaurants.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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ClientTether to Buy AI Franchise Platform FranTelligence
The franchise CRM provider is acquiring an AI-native operations platform, aiming to put franchise sales, onboarding, training and field coaching in one system.
Priya Shah4 min read
Duck & DryNews
Duck & Dry Signs UK Franchise Expansion Deal
Premium blow-dry brand Duck & Dry partnered with restaurant franchisor Hero Brands to franchise up to 60 UK salons over five years.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Rocket Group Enters New York With Glamorgan HVAC
Rocket Group added Glamorgan Heating & Cooling as its 13th partner brand, marking the HVAC roll-up's first move into New York state.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Hoora TechnologiesNews
Hoora Tops 1,200 Doorstep Auto-Care Franchises
Hoora 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.
Priya Shah4 min read
FranchiseVoiceNews
Camp Bow Wow Redesigns Franchise Model, Signs Texas Deal
Camp Bow Wow signed a three-unit North Texas deal built on a redesigned prototype that cuts new-store costs by more than $400,000.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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HOTWORX Tops 900 Studios, Enters Alaska Market
HOTWORX passed 900 studios and entered Alaska through a four-unit development deal, showing how member-to-owner conversion keeps fueling its franchise pipeline.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Tide Cleaners Franchisee Acquires Six Widmer's Locations
A 13-year Tide Cleaners operator bought six Cincinnati Widmer's locations, doubling his footprint and showing how franchisees are using acquisitions over new builds to grow.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Healthy Solutions MedspaNews
Healthy Solutions Medspa Launches Franchise for Physicians
Healthy Solutions Medspa has opened a national franchise system exclusively for physicians, betting that doctor-led ownership can fix burnout and medspa oversight gaps.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
South Sound MagazineNews
Scenthound Franchise Partners Buy Eight Washington Licenses
A husband-and-wife team has committed to eight Scenthound territories across Washington state, one of the pet-grooming franchise's largest single-operator buys.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
VeloFixNews
Backcountry Acquires Mobile Bike Franchise Velofix
Online retailer Backcountry has acquired mobile bike-service franchise Velofix, folding its technician network into home delivery and assembly for bikes bought online.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Arthur Murray Franchisee Signs Four-Studio Deal
Existing Arthur Murray franchisee Alex Camargo committed to four new Florida studios, reinvestment that signals confidence during the brand's strongest growth year.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Learning Experience Plans 14 New York Centers
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.
Priya Shah4 min read
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Premier Care Dental Enters Virginia With Acquisition
Premier Care Dental Management acquired Seven Pines Dental Group's three Central Virginia practices, marking its first expansion into the state.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
Roofing ContractorNews
Guaranteed Roof Joins LB Capital's Roofing Rollup
Atlanta-based Guaranteed Roof joined LB Capital's EM Exteriors roofing platform, trading half ownership for shared systems ahead of a future private equity exit.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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HomeSmart Absorbs NorthGroup, Tops 27,000 Agents
HomeSmart's merger with NorthGroup Real Estate brings nearly 2,000 agents into its network and extends the low-cost brokerage franchise deeper into the Southeast.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Purpose Brands Reshuffles Leadership Across Four Brands
Purpose Brands added a new CFO and three brand presidents in one sweep, reshaping leadership at Orangetheory and Waxing the City.
Priya Shah4 min read
Heart to Home MealsNews
Heart to Home Meals Enters Texas Market
A new Dallas-Fort Worth franchise deal marks the senior meal-delivery brand's third new market in under 60 days, tapping one of the country's fastest-growing 65-and-older populations.
Priya Shah4 min read
HoodlineNews
Lightbridge Academy Signs Four Maryland Childcare Leases
Four unrelated franchise groups signed leases for new Lightbridge Academy centers in Anne Arundel and Howard counties, pushing the childcare brand toward 100 U.S. locations.
Jordan Reyes4 min read
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Discover Strength Signs First Massachusetts Studio
The Minnesota-based strength training franchise is opening in Wellesley as a beachhead for a broader Greater Boston push, betting on a market that just cracked the top 10 fittest U.S. cities.
Jordan Reyes4 min read