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title: "The Virginian-Pilot: Virginia Beach-based Franchise Group, Buzz Franchise Brands, Sees Growth"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7befd643-305e-4415-ac3c-d620a2e844ea
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-virginian-pilot-virginia-beach-based-franchise-group-buzz-franchise-brands-sees-growth-9486
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-01-23T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:35.567Z
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# The Virginian-Pilot: Virginia Beach-based Franchise Group, Buzz Franchise Brands, Sees Growth

**TL;DR:** Buzz Franchise Brands saw growth in 2016, adding close to 60 locations of Mosquito Joe nationwide. The company's new entity, Pool Scouts, has also begun expanding into new markets.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-virginian-pilot-virginia-beach-based-franchise-group-buzz-franchise-brands-sees-growth-9486).*

## Story

Virginia Beach-based franchise group Buzz Franchise Brands celebrated big growth in 2016, and is planning for more in the coming year. Mosquito Joe, Buzz Franchise Brands first concept, recently ranked 26th on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 List, is on a roll.

According to The Virginian-Pilot, the brand had an extremely successful year adding close to 60 locations and providing mosquito prevention services nationwide as Zika Virus fears took center stage.

“Things like Zika helped,” plus other perennial mosquito-borne illnesses, Mosquito Joe CEO Kevin Wilson told The Virginian-Pilot.

Launched just last year, Buzz Franchise Brands new entity, Pool Scouts*, a pool repair and maintenance concept, has already begun taking pool-friendly markets by storm.

According to The Virginian-Pilot, 2016 saw expansion into Raleigh and Dallas with Austin, TX already in the pipeline for 2017.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- Pool Scouts (company)
- Mosquito Joe (company)
- Buzz Franchise Brands (company)
- Kevin Wilson (person)
- Franchise Group (investor)
- mosquito prevention (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-virginian-pilot-virginia-beach-based-franchise-group-buzz-franchise-brands-sees-growth-9486). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7befd643-305e-4415-ac3c-d620a2e844ea).