Operations across franchise brands: the deals, operators and trade-press stories Burnaze summarizes, each linked to the original.
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The senior living operator is implementing the immersive Dementia Live program to enhance staff empathy and improve care coordination across its memory care communities.
Rick Petralia will oversee the brand’s flagship training and media resource teams while continuing to advance culinary strategy for the fast-casual steakburger concept.
Full-service restaurant groups are being encouraged to look beyond unit growth and price hikes to find untapped revenue within existing operations.
Industry leaders at the Fast Casual Executive Summit highlight why internal culture is more critical than recruiting tactics for reducing costly turnover.
CHG Healthcare, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners and Ares Management, has expanded its medical staffing capabilities through the acquisition of New Orleans-based Krewe Anesthesia.
The Australian boutique fitness franchise has opened its first studio in Taipei, marking its eighth market and pushing its global footprint past 50 units.
Apparel brand Gymshark has promoted Matt Rogers to Chief Supply Chain Officer, crediting his leadership with reducing logistics costs and improving delivery speeds in key markets.
Poké House founder James Deng discusses his vision for the brand and franchise system, focusing on customer experience and supply chain control.
Financial experts advise restaurant operators to prioritize daily monitoring of sales and labor costs to predict gross operating profit rather than relying solely on month-end reports.
Emerging fast-casual concepts like Konala and Clean Eatz are gaining traction by merging health-focused menus with traditional convenience formats like drive-thrus and ready-to-eat meal planning.
The franchise development firm has promoted Rebekah Horowitz to lead its Scale’M division, which focuses on building operational foundations and training programs for franchisors.
A franchise field visit is when someone from the franchisor’s corporate team, such as a field consultant or franchise business coach, visits a franchisee’s location in person to review how the business is performing.
New research indicates that 71% of diners would visit restaurants more frequently if allergen information were clearly accessible, highlighting a significant revenue opportunity for operators.
Many business owners assume that once a sign is designed and built, it can simply go up.
Corporate-owned locations play an important role in helping franchise systems improve operations, test new processes and share best practices with franchise owners at United Water Restoration Group (UWRG), a 50-plus-location restoration franchise.
Private equity firms are increasingly prioritizing operational improvements and talent acquisition strategies over traditional financial engineering to drive value in their portfolio companies.
Recent Cyclospora outbreaks illustrate the severe impact food safety recalls can have on restaurant traffic and sales, even for brands not directly involved in the contamination.
Somewhere in a restaurant walk-in cooler, there’s a bag of lettuce that will be prepared and served today without a second thought.
CC’s Coffee House is making coffee runs more convenient for Louisiana residents.
CC's Coffee House is making coffee runs more convenient for Louisiana residents.
Digital ordering has largely solved the simple, single-guest transaction.
Yum Brands executives spent plenty of time last week discussing Taco Bell’s recovery plan from the July cyclospora outbreak implicating the chain’s lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms as a potential source.
Justin Pridon advises updating franchise menus based on data trends.
McDonald’s has appointed Skye Anderson as president of U.S. operations, overseeing nearly 14,000 U.S. locations.