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Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in California.

Multi-unit Yum! Brands franchisee adding another 7 Habit Burger Grill restaurants and 2 food trucks to his portfolio.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,368 Reads 2 Shares
Tennessee multi-unit operator is the latest to sign a development agreement with Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken brand
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,188 Reads 4 Shares
Bill Edwards’ biweekly newsletter rounds up international franchise news, stats, trends, and more from a worldwide network of correspondents
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,820 Reads 4 Shares
California’s FAST Recovery Act (AB 257) is a clear and present danger to franchising
  • Therese Thilgen
  • 11,323 Reads 89 Shares
Multi-brand franchisee with more than 300 locations opens new Taco Bell restaurant in Missouri
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,874 Reads 13 Shares
With David Weil defeated, the IFA urges franchisees to get involved in protecting the FTC Franchise Rule and to attend the FAN meeting in D.C. this September
  • Matt Haller
  • 7,248 Reads 6 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,103 Reads 3 Shares
Tips from a veteran for veterans exploring buying a franchise 
  • Tifton Coleman
  • 6,537 Reads 13 Shares
Our August roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 9,913 Reads 3 Shares
Franchise growth, franchise expansion, new franchise units, mergers & acquisitions, franchise capital, franchise funding, regulation, legislation, technology, new brands, emerging brands, leadership, franchise incentives, franchise news, Covid-19, coronavirus, pandemic
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,420 Reads 3 Shares
Nearly half of small business operators put hiring on hold, while some even plan layoffs.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,748 Reads 2 Shares
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Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,153 Reads 8 Shares
U.S. franchisor California Pizza Kitchen re-enters India with a new store in the Seawoods Grand Central Mall
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,103 Reads 1 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals nationwide in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,239 Reads 2 Shares
Our July roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,829 Reads 2 Shares
20% of U.S. companies say attracting and hiring diverse candidates is a major challenge
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • 4,037 Reads 2 Shares
Welcome to “Good, Bad, and Other News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, expansion, regulation, legislation, technology, trends, people, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, merging, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,729 Reads 1 Shares
Latest Alignable Rent Report finds rent crisis for small business operators reaching new heights.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,585 Reads 3 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals nationwide in June
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,046 Reads 12 Shares
Choice Hotels buys Radisson Americas for $675 million; Taco Bell and Panera debut new prototypes as sit-down continues to decline; the last HoJo’s shuts its doors
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,074 Reads 5 Shares
The IFA’s 2022 Franchise Economic Outlook report shows 2021 was a remarkable year for growth and forecasts further recovery in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 5,947 Reads 15 Shares
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Digital dilemma: Balancing adoption of online technologies against increasing customer data privacy and protection laws
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,037 Reads 8 Shares
The IFA’s Open for Opportunity campaign seeks to protect the franchise business model in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 3,698 Reads 20 Shares
Existing Phenix Salon Suites multi-unit operators sign new 8-location agreement with the brand
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,432 Reads 6 Shares
One-third of all U.S. small businesses could not pay their May rent in full and on time, according to study.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,067 Reads 10 Shares
WaBa Grill multi-unit operator signs deal to bring 8 of the brand’s locations to Nevada.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,184 Reads 4 Shares
Daddy’s Chicken Shack grows from a small stand at LA’s weekly food festival to a fast-casual fried chicken brand with 2 stores open and 20 more in development
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,071 Reads 13 Shares
How well are you protecting your customers’ data and complying with the raft of new data privacy rules?
  • Helen Bond
  • 5,629 Reads 2 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to grow across all sectors in April and May
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,597 Reads 9 Shares
Welcome to “Good, Bad, and Other News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, expansion, regulation, legislation, technology, trends, people, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, merging, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,268 Reads 4 Shares

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