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title: "Service Brands Continue To Grow as Covid Begins To Abate"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8a120bf4-db20-45bd-8eca-93dd2fbc26f4
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/service_brands_continue_to_grow_as_covid_begins_to_abate.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Senior Care"
industry: "Senior Care"
published: 2022-04-28T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:09.053Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6728_plate.jpg
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# Service Brands Continue To Grow as Covid Begins To Abate

**TL;DR:** Service brands like Always Best Care Senior Services, College Hunks, and SafeSplash continue to grow as Covid begins to abate, with strong sales growth and employee retention. Always Best Care Senior Services reported 10+% sales growth for 2021, while College Hunks saw strong sales and record employee retention.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-04-28. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/service_brands_continue_to_grow_as_covid_begins_to_abate.html).*

## Story

Service brands’ appeal to both existing and new franchisees continues, and why not? Selling points can include a lower cost of entry, fewer employees, no retail storefront, no perishables, a simpler business model, and the ability to work from home. Here’s a quick sampling to whet your appetite for expansion opportunities and diversification in 2022.

Visit our Franchise Expansions & Growth News web page for ongoing service brand news. Always Best Care Senior Services Reports 10+% Sales Growth for 2021 College Hunks Reports Strong 2021 Sales & Growth with Record Employee Retention Propelled Brands Names Stacy Eley Brand President of Suite Management Franchising SafeSplash and SwimLabs Announces Four New Franchise Deals for Q1 2022 Slim Chickens Opens at Fort Polk Army Base, Its 10th Louisiana Opening in 2022 Sola Salon Studios Signs 4 Development Agreements for 9 New Locations Across Canada Spherion’s 2021: Revenues Rise 17.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Senior Care (sector)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- sales growth (topic)
- Slim Chickens (company)
- Propelled Brands (company)
- employee retention (topic)
- Spherion (company)
- Always Best Care (company)
- service brands (topic)
- Suite Management Franchising, LLC (company)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/service_brands_continue_to_grow_as_covid_begins_to_abate.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8a120bf4-db20-45bd-8eca-93dd2fbc26f4).