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title: "Good News! - November 2019"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/322cac49-510f-4af4-b43c-f1b4e199b505
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__november_2019.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2019-11-18T07:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:46.371Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4957_plate.jpg
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# Good News! - November 2019

**TL;DR:** McAlister's Deli signs two deals with Sun Holdings for 98 units, and IHOP strikes a deal for up to 94 units with TravelCenters of America. Dunkin' signs a deal for 18 units in Houston, with 10 co-branded as Baskin-Robbins.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-11-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__november_2019.html).*

## Story

It's hard keeping up with all of today's franchise news. That's why we provide this monthly digest of selected news items on unit growth, investment and financial developments, legislation and regulation, people, and milestones. This month we've added a new section called "Odds & Ends."

Check it out! Here's your chance to follow the leaders, every third Tuesday of the month! And if you're not doing it already, send us your good news here!

New Units/Growth/Expansion McAlister's Deli Signs Two Deals with Sun Holdings' Guillermo Perales for 98 Units IHOP Strikes Deal for Up to 94 Units with TravelCenters of America Dunkin' Signs Deal for 18 Units in Houston, 10 Co-Branded as Baskin-Robbins Edible Arrangements Chooses Dallas-Fort Worth to Debut CBD-Infused Products Captain D's Sign Deals for Wisconsin and Kentucky with Multi-Unit Operators Camp Bow Wow Files FDD To Expand in Canada Financial, M&A, Private Equity 64-Unit BWW Franchisee To Sell to PE Firm for $130 Million FRANdata: 2019 Is the Year of Legacy Acquisitions in Franchising Krystal To Refranchise 100 to 150 Company Stores to Multi-Unit Operators Denny's CEO Raises the Possibility of Acquiring Another Concept Inspire Brands Completes Jimmy John's Acquisition Cracker Barrel Buys Maple Street Biscuit Company for $36 Million Regulation, Legislation, Labor Analysis: What Domino's Loss in ADA Suit Might Mean for Restaurants Financial Leadership Exchange Panel Tackles Restaurant Workforce Issues New & Emerging Brands I Heart Mac & Cheese Inks 3-Unit Colorado Deal with Full Circle Restaurant Group Texas Roadhouse To Open Two Jaggers Restaurants (Chicken Sandwiches & Burgers) Launch Opens First Park of a 5-Unit Deal in Framingham, Mass. Big Mamma's Burritos Plans To Scale Through Franchising, Company Stores Koibito Poke Launches Franchise Push Says Former MLBer Todd Stottlemyre Odds & Ends Five Hiring Mistakes To Avoid (from EOS) "If You Can Manage a Waffle House, You Can Manage Anything" Social Media Acronyms and Slang: 130 of the Most Important Ones To Know Domino's Pizza Continues Its Tech Push, Opening an "Innovation Garage" Inc.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- private equity (topic)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- Dunkin' Brands (company)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Domino's (company)
- Inspire Brands (company)
- FRANdata (company)
- Denny's (company)
- Baskin-Robbins (company)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/good_news__november_2019.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/322cac49-510f-4af4-b43c-f1b4e199b505).