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The Wisconsin-based Culver's restaurant chain, known for its Butterburgers and fresh frozen custard, has surpassed the 600-location mark. Five restaurant openings on, December 5 in Gainesville, Florida; Grovetown, Georgia; Marion, Illinois; Mount Juliet, Tennessee and Mesa, Arizona, put the chain over the milestone. Culver's is currently in 24 states with Georgia and North Carolina joining […]

Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading coffee and baked goods brands, announced Tuesday that it has signed a master franchise agreement with Amba Daoud B.V. to begin developing Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in The Netherlands. The leaders of Amba Daoud B.V. have significant business, retail, and restaurant experience in the country. The franchise agreement calls […]

Wetzel’s Pretzels recently recognized its top franchise partners for their efforts and dedication in growing the Wetzel’s Pretzels brand through innovation and exemplary operations. These franchisees and specific awards included: Innovators of the Year—Chuck and Martha Garcera, who helped to create Pizza Bitz, which have become one of the most successful product launches in company […]

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading fast casual cafe concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced it signed a franchise development agreement with industry veterans Bill Ruby and Greg Powell to expand its presence in South Carolina. The partners will be opening six new cafes throughout the Upstate area, with […]

The fast casual bakery-café franchise with more than 3,700 worldwide locations, Paris Baguette, is making a name for itself as the brand rapidly expands throughout the United States. With the recent appointment of David Gleason as the new Director of Franchise Development, Paris Baguette is entering a new era of growth with the goal of […]

Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, the fast-casual artisanal pizza concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, announced that it has opened its newest California San Gabriel Valley location, in Claremont. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer free build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to anyone […]

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading fast casual cafe concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced Emily Harrington has signed franchise agreements to expand the brand’s presence in Tampa, Florida. A trailblazer in the franchising and foodservice industries, Harrington has immense experience as a multi-unit operator of successful franchises, having […]

Pokeatery, the popular Bay Area fast casual poké restaurant, has partnered with franchise development company, Fransmart, and will begin expanding through franchised locations into select target markets. Husband and wife team, Derek and Joann Chung, were inspired to open Pokeatery and bring their favorite poké flavors of Hawaii to the mainland United States. Joann’s family […]

The first time Belinda Poblete played New York Lottery’s Cash 4 Life drawing game, she won the jackpot. Poblete typically plays Mega Millions and Powerball, but decided on a whim to play Cash 4 Life and chose random numbers, which ended up being the winning ticket. After the shock of winning wore off, Poblete considered […]

In September, First Financial Bank announced a realignment within the bank to support its Premier Business Bank strategy to focus on deepening relationships with clients. The cornerstone of this strategy is alignment across all areas of the bank. As a part of the realignment, First Financial Bank is consolidating its national platform businesses, Oak Street […]

Fast casual gourmet burger concept Freakin’ Unbelievable Burgers signed its first franchise agreement just four years after the brand’s inception. The franchise location will open in Louisville, Kentucky November 21.  The location also marks the first mall unit for Freakin’ Unbelievable Burgers and a continued Southeastern expansion. The Louisville store will be located inside Mall […]

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc announced that on November 15, the company completed the acquisition of 17 Burger King restaurants. These restaurants are located in Western Pennsylvania in and around the Pittsburgh and Johnstown markets. Carrols is the largest Burger King franchisee in the United States and has operated Burger King restaurants since 1976. The company […]

The International Franchise Association's (IFA) Franchise Education & Research Foundation announced it has launched a National Registry to profile franchise businesses and their charitable activities nationwide, as part of the organization's Franchising Gives Back program. To date, the registry features profiles for more than 230 IFA members showcasing the efforts of nearly 226,000 volunteers who […]

The International Franchise Association—the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising globally—announced its keynote speaker today for #IFA2017. New York Times best-selling author of “The 4-Hour Workweek” and noted entrepreneur, Tim Ferriss, will address 4,000-plus franchise professionals in Las Vegas on Jan. 30, 2017. The IFA’s 57th Annual Convention will take place January 29 to […]