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Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in Georgia.

Doubling Up, Doubling Down: Tom Garrett Returns to Franchising with a Bang

To say Tom Garrett has been a busy man since we last profiled him in 2015 would be a gross understatement. When we first met up with Garrett, his Atlanta-based GPS Hospitality company was operating 196 Burger King locations.

Kerry Pipes
21,261 Reads 1,198 Shares

Going from Management to Leadership

Multi-unit franchise growth brings many challenges. One of them is transitioning from manager to leader. Find out how to do it at a session at the Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in April.

Kerry Pipes
13,403 Reads 107 Shares

Women in the C-Suite: Lessons from 8 Outstanding Franchise Leaders

In a pivotal year with women's issues at the forefront and in the headlines for the wrong reasons, we've dedicated this issue and cover story to women who have persevered through obstacles of all kinds, made their way to the top of their profession as franchise executives, and who have set a positive example in the world of business and the world in general.

Sara Wykes
17,485 Reads 42 Shares

Social Media Roundup: January 24, 2018

Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Chicken Salad Chick offers 10 days of giveaways to celebrate its 10th anniversary; 2) Red Robin's $99 deal for 12 months of burgers sells out in one day; 3) Jason's Deli response to a data breach is a lesson in crisis management; and 4) Jack in the Box teams up with Snoop Dogg on a "Merry Munchie Meal" LTO ($4.20, of course) as recreational marijuana goes legal in California.

Eddy Goldberg
17,078 Reads 3 Shares

Houston-Based Operator Adding More Captain D's

Houston-Based Multi-Brand Operator Kicks Off The Year By Opening The First of Four New Captain D's Locations in The City.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
20,150 Reads 3 Shares

Good News! - January 2018

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
14,613 Reads 2 Shares

Franchisee Group Signs On for 26 More in Texas and Georgia

Two Multi-Unit Operators Merge to Become Tropical Smoothie Café's Largest Franchisee and Then Sign New Development Agreement.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
22,661 Reads 4 Shares

Franchise Operator Signs 100-Unit Deal with Taco John's

Taco John's signs 100-unit agreement with multi-unit operator to bring the Mexican QSR brand to the Carolinas and Georgia.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
34,165 Reads 17 Shares

Virginia Captain D's Operator Hits 20-Unit Mark

Virginia Multi-Unit Operator Opens 20th Captain D's location.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,624 Reads 3 Shares

Good News! - November 2017

Eddy Goldberg
3,774 Reads 2 Shares

2017 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue expanding each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "Dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,801 Reads 1 Shares

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Good News! – October 2017

Eddy Goldberg
3,910 Reads 2 Shares

Space Is the Place: Breaking Ground is Hard to Do in 2017

"Real estate development is one of the hardest things for a franchise," says Philip Schram, chief development officer and chair of Buffalo Wings & Rings.

Sara Wykes
7,756 Reads 14 Shares

Multi-Unit Operator Opens New Chicken Salad Chick Location in Louisiana

Multi-Unit Chicken Salad Chick Franchisee Adding Another Location To His Portfolio In Louisiana With Store Opening This Week.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,254 Reads 63 Shares

Franchisees Go From Lawn Care To Beauty Care

Lawn Doctor franchisees add Cherry Blow Dry Bar to their portfolio and target expansion with three salons in New Jersey and Pennsylvania over the next 12 months.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
10,900 Reads 412 Shares

Seasoned Multi-Unit Operator Acquires 64 Sonic Locations

North Carolina-based franchise group acquire 64 Sonic locations in Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
11,973 Reads 1,799 Shares

Good News! – July 2017

Eddy Goldberg
4,336 Reads 2 Shares

GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes And Nears 400 Units

GPS Hospitality To Acquire 11 More Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Restaurants in Georgia. The Burger King and Popeyes Franchisee Is Nearing 400 Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,680 Reads 463 Shares

2017 Multi-Unit Franchisee Award Winners

Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine honored franchisee excellence at the annual Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards ceremony at this year's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, April 23–26 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,070 Reads 199 Shares

Finders Keepers: Become the Employer of Choice in Your Markets

After 25 years in the restaurant business, Mike Richey knows that an offer of a dollar more per hour from a competitor can be too much for an employee to refuse.

Sara Wykes
9,739 Reads 3 Shares

C-Suite Profiles: Debbie Gonzalez, Alice LeBlanc

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
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Good News! - April 2017

Eddy Goldberg
7,486 Reads 10 Shares

Top Shelf: Empower, Innovate, Delegate, and Disrupt

Allan Young will tell you straight up that his job begins and ends with accountability. It's just the way the 46-year-old CEO of Noble Brands sees it.

Kerry Pipes
3,646 Reads 8 Shares

Disciplined and Relentless: Global Basketball Player Transitions to Franchising

K'Zell "Zelly" Wesson took his pro basketball career global more than 17 years ago. He currently plays in Turkey as a forward for Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, a team in the Turkish Basketball League. But the 6-foot-7-inch Wesson is also making sure he's got game as he nears the end of his playing days--by investing in and growing a chain of Workout Anytime fitness gyms in the USA.

Kerry Pipes
44,345 Reads 364 Shares

Good News! - February 2017

Eddy Goldberg
3,243 Reads

Multi-Brand Operator Adds Salata To Its Holdings

Dallas' Henry Investment Group adds Salata salad brand to its expanding franchise portfolio with a new deal to bring 20 units of the brand to the Atlanta area in the coming years.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
22,693 Reads 1 Shares

Incentive Program Entices 8 Huddle House Franchisees To Sign New Deals

Huddle House uses limited-time incentive program to grow, with eight existing franchisees signing new deals. The Atlanta-based brand has plans to open an additional 100 restaurants over the next five years.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
25,419 Reads 5 Shares

GPS Hospitality Doubles in Size, Adding 194 Burger Kings

Multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee Tom Garrett makes major move taking on another 194 Burger King locations. His GPS Hospitality company now oversees 431 Burger King and Popeyes franchises in 14 states.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
28,654 Reads 2 Shares

The Sky's the Limit: Wendy's Operator Dominates with 177 Stores

Robert Schermer, Jr., CEO of Meritage Hospitality Group in Grand Rapids, Mich., hails from the school of life that says, "Go big or go home."

Debbie Selinsky
30,510 Reads 1,021 Shares

Amped for Growth!: 18th Leadership & Development Conference Raises the Volume

Hundreds of franchise development professionals gathered in Atlanta this past September for the annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference (FLDC), one of the year's must-attend events for brands looking to improve their sales, share ideas, and learn more about today's best practices in franchisee recruitment.