After five years of losing units, Noodles & Company is ready to grow again, says Carl Lukach, Noodles & Company CFO.
Liberty Tax Service claimed victory in its lawsuit against founder and ex-CEO John Hewitt and ATAX, the tax preparation service Hewitt and his new company Loyalty Brands purchased in 2019. Hewitt and ATAX are permanently enjoined from interfering with Liberty's franchise agreements, a court order said.
No running, no jumping, no weights. Instead, LIT Method—which stands for Low Impact Training—opts for a combination of rowing and resistance bands with a “focus on building bodies rather than breaking them,” said co-CEO Justin Norris, who co-founded the Los Angeles-based concept with his wif…
AI voice ordering is rolling out in a big way under a new partnership between the fast-food giant Checkers and tech partner Presto.
PayMore, a consumer electronics reseller, is plotting major franchise expansion. The company recently signed a five-unit development deal in the Philadelphia area with an experienced restaurant operator, and according to Stephen Preuss, the company’s co-founder and CEO, it’s looking for the …
There’s fast growth that fizzles and fast growth that lasts. The newly published Franchise Times Fast & Serious list aims to identify the latter, using a proprietary 10-point formula that identifies sustainable unit and sales growth over a three-year period. Here are bits of wisdom from the CEOs driving sustainable growth in this year’s top five.
In a competitive category that includes the likes of 1,100-plus-unit Massage Envy, Hand & Stone, Elements Massage, Massage Heights and MassageLuxe, an emerging franchise out of Los Angeles is betting its aesthetics and ethos will stand out.
Checkers & Rally's has "absolutely" turned around a tough financial situation, CEO Frances Allen said in an interview this week, following her presentation at ICR's virtual conference. "Growth, growth, growth" is on her agenda.
Tin Drum got a little lost in the shuffle after a private equity purchase, but now it's on track to grow with a new market and renewed franchise push—again.
QC Kinetix had exactly zero franchise locations open in 2020. By the end of 2021, however, the regenerative medicine concept’s franchisees opened 59 clinics to go along with 11 corporate units.
Who remembers the iconic (albeit slightly creepy) jingle of the ice cream truck, begging your parents for a coup…
Fast-growing restaurant franchisees, a burger chain’s infamous downfall and oh, the M&A activity. These stor…
Teriyaki Madness has some big goals for the new year, namely tapping into better technology and getting closer t…
Al Cabrera, who at one point was at the helm of the second-largest Burger King franchisee, is again growing his …
As part of its push to open more non-traditional locations, Focus Brands announced it signed agreements with bot…
Srinivasa Nimmagadda is a self-described “technology guy,” so what prompted him to launch a fast-casual Indian f…
Genghis Grill wants to grow again and capitalize on consumer demand for customization, convenience and getting e…
Flashing lights don’t work when trying to chase geese off properties. Nor do fox statues or sonic booms, because…
Dunkin’, Chipotle, Panera, Wendy’s, McDonald’s. Those are just a few of the big-name brands Lee Fry has worked w…
