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California Feature Articles

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

Petition to recall California’s FAST Act appears to have gathered enough signatures to appear on the 2024 ballot
  • The International Franchise Association
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Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our 2022 Dominators rankings to find out!
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop multi-unit operator adds Wing Zone location to her portfolio in California
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,358 Reads 14 Shares
Looking for a recession-resistant brand? Take a look at pet training and care
  • Mark Van Wye
  • 5,188 Reads 15 Shares
Our November roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals in Costa Rica, India, Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Asia
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,930 Reads 11 Shares
Multi-unit, multi-brand companies (MUMBOs) expand worldwide at both franchisor and franchisee organizations
  • William Edwards 
  • 7,697 Reads 6 Shares
Jersey Mike’s multi-unit franchisee in Texas signs three-unit development agreement with Mountain Mike’s Pizza
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,579 Reads 2 Shares
Our October roundup of consumer experience–related news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,546 Reads 2 Shares
Get involved in the effort to roll back California’s FAST Recovery Act now, before it spreads to other states.
  • Matt Haller
  • 6,194 Reads 12 Shares
Our October roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,642 Reads
The power of local marketing continues to fuel profits for these franchisees
  • Sara Wykes
  • 7,823 Reads 14 Shares
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Learn how five of Franchise Update’s 2022 MVPs hire, fire, train, and retain employees
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,879 Reads
California multi-brand franchisee to open another 20 WaBa Grill locations from Fresno to Sacramento
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,777 Reads 2 Shares
Business coalition forms to roll back California’s FAST Act (AB 257), which threatens fast food brands in the state
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 6,616 Reads 12 Shares
Joint-employer standard would be expanded under the latest NLRB proposal 
  • Calfee, Halter & Griswold
  • 7,322 Reads 3 Shares
Our September roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,273 Reads 1 Shares
2022 Veteran Entrepreneurship MVP Doug Porter’s career path has included the U.S. Navy as a pilot and serving as CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Chicago
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,066 Reads 3 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
  • 4,788 Reads 4 Shares
Multi-unit Yum! Brands franchisee adding another 7 Habit Burger Grill restaurants and 2 food trucks to his portfolio.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,836 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
  • 7,646 Reads 4 Shares
Bill Edwards’ biweekly newsletter rounds up international franchise news, stats, trends, and more from a worldwide network of correspondents
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,649 Reads 4 Shares
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California’s FAST Recovery Act (AB 257) is a clear and present danger to franchising
  • Therese Thilgen
  • 11,826 Reads 89 Shares
Multi-brand franchisee with more than 300 locations opens new Taco Bell restaurant in Missouri
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,328 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
  • 7,540 Reads 6 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,449 Reads 3 Shares
Tips from a veteran for veterans exploring buying a franchise 
  • Tifton Coleman
  • 6,803 Reads 13 Shares
Our August roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 10,234 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
  • 6,678 Reads 3 Shares
Nearly half of small business operators put hiring on hold, while some even plan layoffs.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,011 Reads 2 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,432 Reads 8 Shares

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