Todd Wadler, CEO and co-founder of the tiny BoxUnion, got a call from John Rotche last September. Rotche, CEO of Title Boxing Club, the boxing chain heavyweight in the franchise space with 166 units, was looking for potential acquisitions to grow his company.
Eat the Frog Fitness founder Bryan Clay (top) leverages his Olympic gold medalist status in the U.S., while in Canada, Jessie Keillor (below) …
Franchisee Matt Wecker expects Canadians’ desire for healthy meals to generate business for Rush Bowls in Alberta.
Active, health-minded consumers are the target for emerging brands Eat the Frog Fitness and Rush Bowls, which are both working with first-time franchisees as they take their concepts across the border to the Canadian provinces.
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Remember that old saw about someone being able to sell snow to an Eskimo? Well, I think I just met the two young men who could do it. Gustavo Miranda Garcia, 21, and Patricio Muldowney, 34, definitely have silver tongues, figuratively, not literally.
Gustavo Miranda, 21, left, and Patricio Muldowney, 34, are giving Title Boxing Club a fighting chance in Mexico. The two dynamos are anxious t…
Gustavo Miranda Garcia, one of the partners in Title Boxing Club's area development agreement for Mexico, was one of the privileged kids who attended boarding school in Switzerland and college in London.
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A longtime friendship with Goldfish Swim School co-founder and fellow collegiate swimmer Jenny McCuiston gave Katie Lee an inside look at the …
Along with his four kids, Tony Mattiacio operates six Ziebart auto detailing shops, having turned an after-school job into a successful business. Dividing roles to match skillsets is one lesson learned, along with the kids working their way up to build credibility.
With sous vide cooking used for its food preparation, eliminating the need for typical restaurant kitchen prep and venting equipment, Taffer's Tavern is attracting franchisees to multi-unit deals, the latest being Marc Magerman and Peter Weber, who signed on to bring five locations to the Boston area.
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing consumer behavior and the economics of restaurant operations, which in turn is forcing a new breed of casual dining brands to adjust just as they got up to speed.
When COVID-19 hit and dining rooms were shut down, breakfast and brunch brand Another Broken Egg Cafe struggled with how to stay open and keep staff employed. Morning meal customer transactions have suffered the steepest declines during the pandemic, reported The NPD Group, with those transactions falling by 18 percent at major restaurant chains in June.
A well-timed lunch with an insurance company. A quick dash to launch telemedicine. A new service for employers eager to safeguard their workplaces. Plus, two franchisees making their own bold moves. How American Family Care moved to the front lines in the pandemic.
