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Cherry Hearn Brings Many Hats to Role of Which Wich President

From outside counsel to franchisee to general counsel for the brand, Cherry Hearn brings a lot of varied experience to her new job as president of Which Wich.
Nicholas Upton
October 11, 2019, 12:12 pm

Five Guys, BurgerFi Show Better Burger Strength on FT Top 200+

Though it remains a small portion of the overall burger category, which sits at $154 billion in total sales, better burger franchises on the Franchise Times Top 200+ grew their top lines by nearly 7 percent to $2.9 billion in 2018. The Top 200+ is Franchise Times’ exclusive ranking of the 500 largest franchises based on global systemwide sales.
Laura Michaels
October 11, 2019, 11:54 am

Famous Dave's Shrinks Restaurants, Shifts Menu for Delivery

Famous Dave’s released details of a new, more compact restaurant prototype geared toward increased delivery and catering in Minneapolis. This smaller store format is part of the brand’s multi-year revival that has included several new store designs.
Tom Kaiser
October 11, 2019, 9:03 am

Frequent Founder Adds ‘Automatic Fit’ in Kitchen Wise

Paul Flick is the founder of three franchises—360 Painting, Pro Lift Doors and Handyman Pro—and he’s just completed his second acquisition, adding Kitchen Wise under the Premium Service Brands umbrella.
Beth Ewen
October 10, 2019, 11:18 am

Rebrand First, Then Sales Push for New Ace Franchise

Ace Hardware, No. 5 on this year’s Franchise Times Top 200+ list, plans a major franchising push starting the second quarter of next year for Handyman Matters, the Denver-based home improvement service chain Ace acquired in September.
Beth Ewen
October 10, 2019, 10:49 am

Cousins Subs Tweaks for Non-Traditional Locations

Wisconsin-based sub shop Cousins Subs has made it its mission to push for non-traditional locations in the last quarter of the year before 2020. The sub shop began that effort by opening its first-ever airport location at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
AJ Rusch
October 9, 2019, 8:35 am

Applebee’s Is Lone Casual Dining Grower on FT Top 200+

When two of the supposed top three brands in a segment actually saw sales decline, you know there’s a problem. Though it actually recovered slightly from 2017’s 3 percent drop, the casual dining subcategory of restaurants in the Franchise Times Top 200+ is still going in the wrong direction, save for Applebee’s, the only brand to see positive sales growth in 2018.
Laura Michaels
October 8, 2019, 2:07 pm

Wendy’s 'Rolls' Out Supremely Nerdy Marketing

Do you have what it takes to help Queen Wendy protect her fresh burgers from the insidious Ice Jester and his frozen patty-slinging minions?
Nicholas Upton
October 4, 2019, 12:07 pm

Drew Brees Joins Franworth, Likes ‘Gut and Courage’ of Franchising

“When the opportunity came to join Franworth as a partner alongside John, David Barr, and the incredible team and brands assembled within, it was a no-brainer,” said Drew Brees of joining the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based firm in August as a partner and executive board member.
Laura Michaels
October 4, 2019, 10:45 am

With 94-Unit Denny’s Deal, WKS No. 1 in Three Brands

WKS Restaurant Group out of Cypress, California, is now the largest Denny’s franchisee in the system. The new location-count leader took the crown by adding 94 restaurants that formerly belonged to QK Holdings.
Nicholas Upton
October 3, 2019, 4:24 pm

Time to Gain Recognition for Brilliant M&A Deal-Making

It's been a busy fall already with mergers and acquisitions in franchising, with many of the deals sure to be competitive in our annual Franchise Times Dealmakers project, with nominations open now through December 31 by clicking on the Dealmakers button nearby and at www. franchisetimes.com.
Beth Ewen
October 3, 2019, 3:01 pm

Another Broken Egg Grows as Breakfast Stays Hot

As the restaurant industry keeps struggling with sluggish traffic numbers—at best—Another Broken Egg Cafe is attempting to double down on the continued strength of the breakfast daypart.
Tom Kaiser
October 3, 2019, 10:58 am
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