
Paris Baguette cooks up milestone in Maryland
Paris Baguette reaches a major milestone in North America, opening its 250th location in Frederick, Maryland, with a focus on delivering high-quality bakery cafe experiences to its customers.
Maryland is a location in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 334 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * PayMore has signed a new franchise deal with the Desai family to expand into Maryland [[2026-10-28 PayMore Signs New Franchise Deal to Expand into Maryland (24008d)]]. * Tierra Encantada has signed a three-unit area development agreement with experienced multi-unit franchise owners Mari Millard and Marnie Hammel to bring the brand to Maryland [[2026-10-21 Experienced Multi-Unit Franchisees, Mari Millard & Marnie Hammel, Sign Area Development Deal to Bring Tierra Encantada to Maryland (18cfe3)]]. * Structural Elements seeks multi-unit investors to scale its orthopedic wellness franchise, which has a network of clinics in Maryland and Wisconsin [[2026-10-16 Structural Elements® Seeks Multi-Unit Investors to Scale Its Proven, Founder-Led Orthopedic Wellness Franchise (e53119)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick has opened its second restaurant in Maryland, located in Olney Village Center [[2026-09-10 Chicken Salad Chick Continues Maryland Growth Momentum, Opening Second Restaurant in State (12d2a6)]]. * Josh Thomas, a former Amazon operations leader, has found success as a Building Kidz franchisee, with two locations open in Maryland and a third in development [[2026-08-18 Building Kidz Franchisee Growth Josh Thomas' Multi-Unit Success Story (8abdce)]]. * Big Chicken, a restaurant chain founded by Shaquille O'Neal, has opened its first standalone location in Maryland, near Baltimore [[2026-08-10 Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken Brings BIG Flavor to Maryland with First Standalone Location Near Baltimore (97bfef)]]. * Building Kidz School has signed new agreements in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, expanding to 11 states [[2026-08-05 Building Kidz School Signs 100th Franchise Agreement (0f4382)]]. * American Healthcare REIT is acquiring 8 Kensington Senior Living communities, including locations in Maryland, for $873 million [[2026-08-13 American Healthcare REIT to Acquire 8 Kensington Senior Living Communities for $873M (c2c52e)]]. * Scramblers, a breakfast-and-lunch chain, has locations in several states including Maryland [[2026-10-29 Scramblers (f6c3f4)]]. * District Taco operates across Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania [[2026-10-29 District Taco (0a480b)]].

Paris Baguette reaches a major milestone in North America, opening its 250th location in Frederick, Maryland, with a focus on delivering high-quality bakery cafe experiences to its customers.

Slim Chickens has signed a new franchise agreement with Vigario Management Corp., planning to open 20 new locations across Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.

Haven Hot Chicken, a fast-casual brand, launches a new franchise program seeking entrepreneurs and experienced restaurateurs.

Further underscoring that momentum, Paris Baguette has now achieved its 19th consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales growth — and continues to exceed the $2.8 million average unit volume represented in the 2025
SYNERGY HomeCare expands into Maryland with non-medical in-home care services

Heather Martin and Mark Warthen launch Caring Transitions in Maryland, a business that provides senior relocation and transition services.
A new Hounds Town USA location has opened in Columbia, MD. Owned and operated by local entrepreneurs Sean and Jennifer Chappell, the facility opened on September 6 and offers pet care services for dogs and their owners in the area.

Griswold franchisee Beth Copeland discusses innovation in senior care and her growth into three franchise territories.

KidStrong’s area developer and franchisee Pete Campana discusses the brand’s growth in Atlanta and its purpose.
The Brothers That Just Do Gutters expands to Maryland with new owners.

Donatos Pizza grows presence in DMV and Atlanta metro areas
Velox Valuations launch of three new franchise locations in the past three months in Jacksonville, South Carolina, and Maryland.
August 01, 2025 // Franchising.com // Eldersburg, MD – PickleRage is thrilled to announce the opening of its first franchise owned location in Maryland.

USA Ninja Challenge, a children’s fitness franchise, reported significant growth in the first half of 2025, with 60 open units expected by year’s end.
Colin Suser, a seasoned entrepreneur and longtime Clarksville resident, is the franchise owner leading the charge in Velox Valuations’ services across Maryland.

PIRTEK USA opens nine new locations and signs 10 new units

Brass Tap has opened a new franchise location in Pasadena, Maryland, owned by husband-and-wife team Hely and Hiral Patel.
Big Chicken opens in Gambrills, Maryland, with local entrepreneur Pratik Patel.

The brand has recently signed an agreement with Baltimore-based franchising group, Lattakia Group LLC, to develop four new locations, with plans for sites across Baltimore and Howard counties.

Slim Chickens announced today the signing of a 12-unit agreement with Vigario Management Corp., an experienced multi-brand franchise group headquartered in Manassas, Virginia.

SixFour3, a fastpitch training and development franchise for young female athletes, has expanded with the opening of a new facility in Richmond, Virginia, in partnership with franchisees Darrell and Megan Kent and professional softball star Odicci Alexander.
Pest Authority’s fourth-quarter 2024 franchise development included seven newly signed agreements for territories across California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Celebree School, a leader in early childhood education that provides infant and toddler care, preschool, before and aftercare, and summer camp programs, proudly announces six of its corporate schools have…
Executive Home Care’s new franchises include multiple territories in 10 states including California, Utah, Nebraska, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida.