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Brent Dowling leads Spire Franchise Capital and Better Days Franchise Co.

The Gyro Project opens 10th location in Hell’s Kitchen on October 15.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf attracts multi-unit operators with strong brand heritage.

Strong Pilates is accelerating its global expansion, signing a 21-studio development deal for Saudi Arabia as the Australian-born fitness franchise eyes additional growth across Europe and the Middle East.

To celebrate its arrival in the community, the first 30 guests that make a qualified purchase on opening day will receive a year’s supply of free burritos, equivalent to one free burrito per month for a year.

MELBOURNE, Australia--( BUSINESS WIRE )--STRONG Pilates has announced a major Master Franchise Agreement with Saudi Arabian franchise operator Healthpreneurs.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2026 // PRNewswire // -- Donatos Pizza, the premium pizza franchise famous for its abundantly topped pizzas spread Edge to Edge®, continues to build momentum across Texas as the brand expands it

Kiddie Academy owners Preeti and Vic Gulati win IFA award

CR Fitness, a franchisee that operates 98 Crunch Fitness gyms, has signed a deal to open 25 Yoga Joint studios, 24 of them in Florida and one in Dallas.

Nirmal Pandey opens TWO MEN AND A TRUCK franchise in Victoria

El Pollo Loco, the nation’s leading restaurant for citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken, announced a community grand opening celebration for its second Albuquerque restaurant, located at 3811 Ellison Dr NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114.

Haraz Coffee, a fast-growing specialty coffee brand, opened its newest location at 2711 Texas Ave.

Slutty Vegan, the world-famous, woman-owned plant-based burger brand founded by entrepreneur, author and reality-television star Pinky Cole Hayes, has officially signed a franchise agreement to bring the rapidly growing

Famous Brands International, the parent company of both Mrs. Fields and TCBY, Tuesday announced an expanded agreement with area developer and franchisee Samuel Batt that will open 15 additional dessert restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Parlor Doughnuts announced its Grand Opening on September 26 in Boca Raton, Florida.

Express Employment Professionals expands in Ontario with 15 new territories

Pigtails & Crewcuts , the 85-plus-unit kids’ salon franchise, is growing in Florida and has named the Tampa region as a priority market.

Multi-unit restaurant franchisee bankruptcies surge in 2026 due to high labor and food costs

For Jeanette Davis , choosing Mellow Mushroom meant putting more than 30 years of restaurant development experience behind a brand she believed was worth building.

NAYA, the Middle Eastern fast casual brand offering fresh, customizable meals and vibrant flavors rooted in Lebanese tradition since 2008, opens its 50th restaurant at 311 7th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Sandbox VR opens in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 18.

Gregorys Coffee founder takes over Manalapan drive-thru during grand opening.

Founded in Dublin, Ohio in 2023 by Zach and Hannah Bowers, Little Diggers offers 1,200 square feet of sandbox space filled with more than 200 toys, trucks, and excavators, including the brand's custom-designed Sand Stacker.

Located at 3060 John Williams Blvd., the new restaurant is the first Del Taco in Indiana and introduces the brand to the greater Indianapolis region.