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Jersey Mike's finished 2025 with 3,227 restaurants nationwide. Private equity’s appetite for franchises has surged over the past two years. Roark Capital bought Subway for nearly $
Tropical Smoothie Cafe's are soaring compared to QSR peers. The better-for-you business is booming. Just ask Tropical Smoothie Cafe. The Atlanta-based chain surpassed $1.5 billion
GoTo Foods, the parent company of seven major franchise brands, has named Ama Romaine as Executive Vice President and General Counsel to support its multi-unit growth strategy.
Tropical Smoothie Café aims to boost brand awareness with marketing efforts
- Franchising - Operations - Fast Casual - News Jersey Mike’s leases space for new headquarters The sandwich chain has moved to a more than 70,000 square feet in Tinton Falls, N.J.
7 Brew drive-thru chain sees long lines at new locations
Large-scale closures of bank branches and national drug chains like Rite Aid and Walgreens are creating a massive surplus of vacant multi-unit retail real estate.
A 25-unit Jersey Mike’s operator discusses scaling strategies, maintaining product quality, and the brand loyalty fostered by founder Peter Cancro.
Blackstone’s new data center real estate investment trust (REIT) raised $1.75 billion in its U.S. stock market debut on Thursday. Underwriters have the option to increase the proce
Inspire Brands has filed confidential paperwork with the U.S.
Private equity giant Blackstone has filed for a $1.75 billion IPO to launch a data center REIT focused on acquiring high-value digital infrastructure assets.
Private equity giant KKR has reportedly secured over $10 billion to launch Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new firm focused on developing and operating AI data centers.
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the IPO plans of the fast-casual sandwich chain less than two years after its sale to the private-equity firm Blackstone.
Jersey Mike's files for IPO with potential $12 billion valuation
Jersey Mike’s is preparing for a potential initial public offering after confidentially filing an S-1 with the U.S.
Jersey Mike’s, the fast-casual sub sandwich chain, confidentially filed documents to go public this week, effectively confirming reports earlier this year that it was planning such a move, now 18 months after its sale to Blackstone.
Private equity firm KKR acquires bakery franchise Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital for over $2 billion.
Jersey Mike's added 238 locations in 2025, reaching 3,227 US restaurants.
Tiger Global’s investment in PopUp Bagels at a $300 million valuation signals high investor confidence in the brand's rapid territory sales and reported unit volumes.
Jersey Mike’s is gearing up for a new wave of expansion, with CEO Charlie Morrison aiming to double the U.S. footprint over time while beginning a push into Europe.
Jersey Mike's Subs, a leading franchisor of fast-casual sandwich shops, today announced the appointment of Michele Allen as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 1, 2025.
From YETI coolers and Solo Stove fire pits to Turtlebox wireless speakers and Costa, Maui Jim and Oakley performance sunglasses, the daily social drops will showcase unique items available at most local Ace Hardware stores and online at acehardware.com.
Ace Hardware marks one-year milestone of ELEVATE3 Ace format with 130 stores.
TSG Consumer Partners takes a minority stake in Crumbl, the rapidly expanding cookie and dessert chain, for $1 billion.