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title: "Calling all Franchise Innovators and Game Changers!"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8e7e6f13-d292-4347-9ceb-8a835a2ee1c1
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/calling_all_franchise_innovators_and_game_changers.html
author: "Kerry Pipes"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2024-03-12T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T19:55:39.023Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/8415_plate.jpg
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# Calling all Franchise Innovators and Game Changers!

**TL;DR:** Franchise Update Media's 2024 Franchise Innovation Awards website is now live, allowing franchise brands to compete by showcasing their innovative strategies. The awards celebrate trailblazers in the franchising world, with a new category, Franchise Development, added this year.

*By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-03-12. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/calling_all_franchise_innovators_and_game_changers.html).*

## Story

Franchise Update Media’s 2024 Franchise Innovation Awards website has just gone live. That means it’s time for franchise brands to compete as they reveal ways they’ve turned technological innovations and strategies into cost-cutting and time-saving efficiencies. The Franchise Innovation Awards celebrate the trailblazers and disruptors of the franchising world; those that are pioneering original and impactful business innovation strategies.

They highlight companies where innovation is a core strategy and a means to building market share, engaging employees and customers, and ultimately achieving sustainable success. The traditional four main categories of Marketing & Branding, Operations & Technology, Products & Services, and Human Resources, will be expanded this year with a fifth category, Franchise Development. Combined, there are more than two dozen subcategories open for submissions.

Once again, a panel of judges will evaluate every entry from its objective, to the problem it solved, and the innovations required to achieve the stated goals. **This year’s deadline for submissions is April 5.** Winners will be announced June 26 and full coverage can be found in Q3 editions of both Franchise Update magazine and Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- Kerry Pipes (person)
- franchise innovation (topic)
- award submissions (topic)

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Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/calling_all_franchise_innovators_and_game_changers.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8e7e6f13-d292-4347-9ceb-8a835a2ee1c1).