After more than two years spent retooling the grilled cheese and soup concept it acquired in September 2017, GSR Brands was primed to relaunch franchising for Tom & Chee in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly hampered those plans, but now GSR CEO Roger David is ready to try again.
FSC Franchise Company announced a systemwide, opt-in incentive program that provides a $100 gift card to every employee who receives the COVID-19 vaccine. What are the potential legal ramifications?
In a landmark deal that will nearly double the brand’s footprint with 60 kitchens in the United States and 30 in Canada, fast-casual franchise Saladworks is partnering with Ghost Kitchen Brands to open in dozens of non-traditional locations by the end of 2021, many of which will be inside Wa…
So far, there haven't been many franchise-specific COVID-19 legal issues making their way to the courts. In our recent Legal Eagles coverage, however, franchise attorneys say the chaos of the past 16 months will certainly have some legal effects.
As franchise disclosure documents trickle out for brands in all segments of franchising, they offer some of the first looks at how private franchise companies did in 2020 and hint at what happened through the very strange last 16 months. For Jersey Mike's, its FDD show some impressive growth…
From curbside delivery to installing new pickup windows, hear from experts in the industry on how to successfully execute a low-friction handoff—one of the fastest growing COVID-era channels.
Transactions at quick-service restaurants decreased by 9.3 percent in 2020, but guest checks increased by 14.4 percent, to an average of $10.99, as consumers ventured out less last year during the COVID-19 pandemic but bought more when they did. It’s one of several findings in a new report f…
Business ownership runs in David Baker’s family, but it took the pandemic and losing his job in the fine commercial and publishing paper industry for Baker to make the leap. He opened his Floor Coverings International franchise in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 8 after vetting about 50 f…
A new report demonstrates again that 2020 was a historic year for food delivery growth. Workforce logistics partner Motus released its 2021 State of Delivery Report and quantifies what many restaurant operators saw in their own locations.
Nine months after NPC International filed Chapter 11, Flynn Restaurant Group completed its acquisition of 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy’s restaurants formerly owned by NPC, for $522.5 million, or about $462,000 per store. Now the real spending will begin.
With a background in boxing and jiu-jitsu, Justin Ghadery joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served for eight year…
For a few days, the social media world was all aflutter with the latest viral meme. This time, a guy said he fou…
A trip to Washington state to check out marijuana dispensaries convinced Kathryn Blackwell, CEO and co-founder o…
Inspire Brands captured the 2021 Franchise Times Deal of the Year award for its $11.3-billion take-private purch…
Burritobar Fresh Mexican Grill is a better franchise to operate than Subway. That’s according to Sandeep (Sunny)…
Perseverance and a focus on educating beauty professionals on the Sola Salon Studios model helped Tina and Jerry…
The Rackson company name has been around since 1983, said Chris Johnson, whose father, Ron Johnson, created it w…
In her monthly "Grab Bag" column, Editor Laura Michaels asks the tough questions—What superhero power would you …
As the world races to get people vaccinated to curb the pandemic, business owners are getting creative in their …
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