Robert Lyons

Tide Services offers laundry franchise with trusted brand and multiple formats

Tide Cleaners franchisee Robert Lyons acquires Widmer’s in Cincinnati, adding six locations.

Laundry is an essential household need, but the out-of-home laundry industry has remained remarkably fragmented, with independent dry cleaners and laundromats still dominating many markets.

For experienced restaurant franchisees, growth has traditionally meant opening another location, entering a neighboring market or adding a complementary food concept to the portfolio.

Tide Services franchise offers laundry services with $15 billion market.

For decades, the $115 billion laundry and dry cleaning industry has remained one of the most fragmented areas of consumer services.

Robert Lyons expands Tide Cleaners to 42 units and launches Tide Laundromat

Consolidated Cleaners, one of Tide Cleaners' largest and most awarded franchise groups, has acquired seven Widmer's Cleaners locations across the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

Tide Services has expanded its footprint in the Midwest. Consolidated Cleaners has acquired seven Widmer’s Cleaners locations across the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

Multi-unit franchisee Robert Lyons discusses his journey in franchising and his accomplishments as a franchisee with a network of Tide Cleaners locations across multiple markets nationwide.