Good (and Other) News! – February 2021

Welcome back to our monthly news roundup. We’ve added a note of realism, calling it “Good (and Other) News,” to reflect the ongoing effects of the pandemic on franchising. So in addition to our regular roundup of business growth and change, we’re continuing with our new section on how businesses are coping with the coronavirus – for better and for worse – and what the near and mid-term future may hold.

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 (and other) news here! COPING WITH COVID – REOPENING & RECOVERY Close, Reopen, Repeat: Restaurants Don’t Know What Covid-19 Will Dish Out Next U.

S. House To Vote on $25B Restaurants Act Week of Feb. 22: What It Means $15 Minimum Wage Would Cut Employment, Reduce Poverty, CBO Study Finds Restaurant R&D Accelerates to Warp Speed Post-Covid Surge in Demand Predicted for Meals, Entertainment, & Vacations Pandemic Accelerates Demand for Co-Working Space Commercial Cleaning & Disinfection Expectations 2021: How Attitudes Have Changed Post-Vaccine (Guidebook) Neighborly Reports Unprecedented Growth in 2020, Plans Continued Expansion in 2021 Captain D’s To Accelerate Franchise Growth in 2021 Burger King Counts on Value Platform & More To Turn Around Sagging Results DoorDash Adds Startup Chowbotics for Meal Prep Webinar, Feb.

17—The State of Franchising, Winter 2021: Findings from FranConnect’s Franchisor Survey Webinar – Feb. 24: Managing Change in 2021: Systems, People, and How They Must Work Together Webinar: March 2—Customer Experiences of the Future: Trends, Disruptors, & How They’re Changing the Landscape FINANCE/M&A RBI, Popeyes & Burger King Parent, Turns in Disappointing Q4 Sales Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group Files To Raise $250 Million for a New SPAC LEADERSHIP Church’s Chicken: What Happens When Leaders Listen LEGAL Mass.