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Co-Branded Stores Advance WOWorks’ Franchise Development Push
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (375+ words) As more health-centric, quick-service concepts enter the fold, WOWorks CEO Kelly Roddy understands how crucial it is to win the store traffic and real estate battles....
Why Sotheby’s just bought 2 of its own franchisees
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (378+ words) Sotheby's International Realty buys TTR and ONE, its top D.C. and Florida franchisees, in a $12.5 billion company-owned expansion....
Authentic Restaurant Brands Gets $325M From Trimontium
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (237+ words) Macedo brings deep quick-service pedigree to the strategy. He previously served as lead operating partner at Garnett Station Partners and held senior roles as global president of Tim Hortons and president of Burger King North America, where he led the…...
What is a NeeDoh? 7 Brew giveaway triggers long lines, eBay sales
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (373+ words) What started as a freebie at 7 Brew coffee stands turned into a viral Labor Day frenzy. On Monday, Sept. 7, 7 Brew held its September Jackpot Day promotion, offering customers a free limited-edition Brew Doh squishy toy with the purchase of two…...
Smoothie chain to open in Dubuque, hire 30 employees
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (170+ words) A nationwide smoothie chain is opening a location in Dubuque and plans to hire 30 local employees, including about a dozen full-time workers. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is taking over the former Pita Pit location at 2515 Northwest Arterial Unit 7 and eyeing a…...
Real estate news: Taco Bell leaving its longtime Irvine headquarters
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (627+ words) Taco Bell is leaving its longtime home at 1 Glen Bell Way in Irvine, relocating in spring 2028 to a larger campus in the city. News of the move was first reported by the Orange County Business Journal. Taco Bell and sister…...
Sides signs master franchise deal for 51 Middle East restaurants
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (213+ words) First openings are planned for Egypt and Kuwait later this year. Sides has signed a master franchise agreement with Element F&B for Restaurant Management, part of the Al Kharafi Group, to open 51 restaurants across the Middle East. The agreement…...
Tropical Smoothie Cafe opening downtown Silver Spring location
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (38+ words) East MoCo Aspen Hill • Bel Pre • Burtonsville • Connecticut Avenue Estates • Four Corners • Glenmont • Hillandale • Kemp Mill • Langley Crossroads • Leisure World • Long Branch • Silver Spring • Wheaton • White Oak • Woodmoor • Takoma Park...
Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, September 2026
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (181+ words) The $150 Trillion Global Economy in 2030 Uncertainties Over the Iran War Continue To Loom Over the Global Trade Outlook Airfares are Up 26.5 Percent. Companies Will Spend a Record $1.71 Trillion on Business Travel in 2026 CFOs: Beware of AI-Powered Business Travel Risks China…...
How Franchisees Can Succeed with Their First TV Campaign
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (380+ words) The story usually goes like this. A franchisee puts co-op dollars into a TV campaign for the first time. The flight runs for six weeks, and the phone doesn't ring any more than it already was. Nobody can explain why,…...