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Growing in Tough Times: 2017 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference Shows How

Multi-unit and multi-brand operators continue to grow in both numbers and size--and so does attendance at the Multi-Unit Franchising Conference.

Eddy Goldberg
8,393 Reads 6 Shares

C-Suite Profiles: Phyllis Levy, Christina Maxwell

Women play a critical and growing role in franchising. In our Annual Women's Issue, we profiled 28 "C-Suite Women." We share their profiles in this new weekly series.

Franchise Update
6,237 Reads 5 Shares

US Beef Acquires 10 More Arby's Locations

Arby's Largest Franchisee Acquires 10 More Units in The West. US Beef Now Operates 360 Arby's Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,919 Reads 1 Shares

Bloomin' Brands Refranchises Outback Steakhouses in Western States

Bloomin' Brands' largest franchisee, Cerca Trova, expands with refranchising acquisition of 45 Outback Steakhouse locations out west.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,119 Reads 1 Shares

C-Suite Profile: Karri Callahan, Julie Cary

Women play a critical and growing role in franchising. In our Annual Women's Issue, we profiled 28 "C-Suite Women." We share their profiles in this new weekly series.

Franchise Update
9,858 Reads 1 Shares

Utah Operator Gobbles Up Little Caesars Locations

Utah-based Four Foods Group acquires 48 Little Caesars in Alabama and Louisiana. The company now operates 97 restaurants throughout Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
23,005 Reads 5 Shares

Area Developers Craig and Dianne LeMieux Bring More Tropical Smoothie Café Shops to Colorado

Husband and wife area developers for Tropical Smoothie Café in Michigan and Ohio are now on the grow in Colorado. They already have 58 locations in their markets and 39 more cafes in development.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
31,912 Reads 7 Shares

2017 Mega 99 Rankings

Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country's largest multi-unit franchisee organizations. Based on total unit count, the rankings show not only the number of units these "mega" franchisees operate, but also the brands they favor.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,585 Reads 2 Shares

Good News! - January 2017

So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
3,981 Reads

Muy Bueno Growth: Zees Expand Mexican Brand

Four different multi-unit franchisee groups have latched on to the Taco Bueno brand and each of them has expansion on their minds.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
26,493 Reads 1,021 Shares

Ringing In The Minimum Wage Hikes

Minimum wage increases will be ringing in the New Year in states across the country. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) continues to push for greater increases in minimum wage. Wage increases will not only affect employees but also business owners and consumers.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
19,388 Reads

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Cleaning Up for 10 Years: Oxi Fresh Grows Up and Gives Back

I never want to stand still. I always want to be working on something and find ways to improve it, expand upon it, and to be innovative.

Jonathan Barnett
3,816 Reads

2016 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue growing larger each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these Dominators expand their portfolios through acquisitions, new units, refranchising offers, and scooping up successful units from retirees

Multi-Unit Franchisee
3,871 Reads 1,023 Shares

Hail to the Beef!: Providing Career Opportunities Since 1969

As chair of Arby's largest franchisee, Jeff Davis has led his family-owned business to new heights. Davis is quick to say the restaurant business is in his DNA...

By Helen Bond
32,058 Reads

Words of Wisdom: Recruiting & Hiring

Jeff Davis' United States Beef Corporation (US Beef) operates 333 restaurants in 8 states across the country's midsection (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming), providing employment and career path opportunities for more than 7,000 employees. The company has an aggressive expansion plan to add 70 new restaurants by 2022 and remodel 123 existing stores along the way.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
18,567 Reads 1 Shares

Founded in Love: Necessity was the Grandmother of This Brand

Shelly Sun, co-founder of BrightStar Care, never planned to start a company. But in 2001, she and her husband, J.D. Sun, were struggling to find quality in-home care for his grandmother and discovered they weren't alone.

Kerry Pipes
5,018 Reads 1 Shares

Mama Pop: Doc Popcorn Spreads Smiles Worldwide

Renée Israel loves the smell and taste of fresh, kettle-cooked popcorn. When she and her husband Rob spotted mom-and-pop kettle corn makers at a farmers market in Boulder, Colo., in the early 2000s, it got them thinking. How could they bring fresh-popped flavored popcorn to a wider audience?

Kerry Pipes
3,579 Reads 6 Shares

Good News -- April 2016

So many good things are happening so fast in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome back to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
3,461 Reads

Living the Dream: And $100 Million on the Horizon

As a kid growing up in New Orleans, Yaron Goldman dreamed of owning a restaurant. "I have always enjoyed cooking, ever since I was a child," says Goldman, who grew up to become the second largest franchisee of McAlister's Deli.

Helen Bond
14,178 Reads 2 Shares

From Burgers To Pizza

Former McDonald's Multi-Unit Franchisee Inks Deal with Pie Five Pizza To Open Multiple Locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,632 Reads 6 Shares

McAlister's Deli Mega Franchisee On Track To $100 Million in 2016 Revenue

Yaron Goldman Has A Strategic Growth Plan That Includes A 2016 Revenue Projection In Excess Of $100 Million At His 59 Mcalister's Deli And 3 MOD Pizza Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
17,905 Reads 7 Shares

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Mega Zees: 7 franchisee superheroes Tell How They Did It

We kick off 2016 with our annual Mega 99 issue: a list of the largest U.S. franchisees ranked by total number of units--along with 7 profiles of multi-unit mega-operators.

8,891 Reads 6 Shares

2016 Mega 99 Rankings

Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country's largest multi-unit franchisee organizations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
3,730 Reads 2 Shares

Good News - January 2016

So many good things are happening in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

By Eddy Goldberg
5,708 Reads 1,014 Shares

Pair of Aces: It's Important to Work with a Franchisor You Trust

Mary and Ferrel Freer often finish each other's sentences. That's most likely because the Flagstaff, Ariz., couple have been married 49 years--and for most of that time have worked together as franchisees for brands including Sizzler, Del Taco, and Hampton Inn & Suites.