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I’ve written extensively about how private equity firms evaluate the franchise attractiveness, at both the system and un...
05/28/2025

I’ve written extensively about how private equity firms evaluate the franchise attractiveness, at both the system and unit level (since PE invests in both). If you’re keeping your long-term options open and want to potentially engage with PE at some point, knowing what PE buyers value and why—and building that—can create tremendous enterprise value. This also tends to create value for your franchisees, which often makes it a win-win scenario.
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I’ve written extensively about how private equity firms evaluate the franchise attractiveness, at both the system and unit level (since PE invests in both). If you’re keeping your long-term options

Who has restaurant technology figured out? Nobody. But the brilliant operators named in Food On Demand’s Outstanding Ope...
05/27/2025

Who has restaurant technology figured out? Nobody. But the brilliant operators named in Food On Demand’s Outstanding Operator series come close.
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Who has restaurant technology figured out? Nobody. But the brilliant operators named in Food On Demand’s Outstanding Operator series come close.

Minnesota-based Ellie Mental Health finalized an agreement to sell its 25 company-owned clinics to Nystrom & Associates,...
05/27/2025

Minnesota-based Ellie Mental Health finalized an agreement to sell its 25 company-owned clinics to Nystrom & Associates, Ltd., an outpatient mental health provider.

Ellie filed a lawsuit May 21 in Minnesota state court against franchisees Filipe Coelho and Justin and Allyson Fernstrom, MSW, who the company alleges violated their franchise agreements by converting their five clinics in Arizona to a newly formed company, reVIBE Mental Health.
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• The 25 clinics are all in Minnesota and the deal would leave Ellie without any corporate units.

Roland Gonzalez has always been drawn to competition.“I was a competitive athlete throughout all my life. I was a baseba...
05/26/2025

Roland Gonzalez has always been drawn to competition.

“I was a competitive athlete throughout all my life. I was a baseball player up until the time I got my MBA,” Gonzalez said. “The QSR industry, just food in general, is so competitive that it was a great transition from sports.”
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Roland Gonzalez has always been drawn to competition.

Vince Burchianti knows his title as Sport Clips’ second in command is unique.“It is different and unusual,” he said. “Bu...
05/25/2025

Vince Burchianti knows his title as Sport Clips’ second in command is unique.

“It is different and unusual,” he said. “But it’s very clear to our team where the lines are and what the roles are.”
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Vince Burchianti knows his title as Sport Clips’ second in command is unique.

Live Más Cafe, Taco Bell’s new beverage-led concept, debuted in Southern California last year. The brand’s latest ventur...
05/24/2025

Live Más Cafe, Taco Bell’s new beverage-led concept, debuted in Southern California last year. The brand’s latest venture has found success in its first few months, driving plans to open additional cafes later this year.
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Dirty sodas, craft refreshers and even “churro chillers.” Specialty beverages are all the rage among consumers, and big restaurant players want in on the fun.

Being a multi-unit franchisee is extremely real estate intensive, and savvy operators are always looking for ways to cap...
05/23/2025

Being a multi-unit franchisee is extremely real estate intensive, and savvy operators are always looking for ways to capitalize on the value of their real estate.

Large Culver’s franchisee S&L owns 100 percent of its real estate and utilizes the OpCo/PropCo model.
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Franchisees are looking for more opportunities to leverage their real estate, and the OpCo/PropCo structure is one way for them to access additional capital while protecting assets.

After what its CEO described as a “heavy-handed” approach to compliance and moves by the franchisor to circumvent the fr...
05/23/2025

After what its CEO described as a “heavy-handed” approach to compliance and moves by the franchisor to circumvent the franchise agreement, Hardees franchisee Paradigm Investment Group is suing the brand to keep its restaurants.

Paradigm, led by CEO Don WOLLAN, operates 76 Hardee’s restaurants in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee. Wollan said the brand’s insistence that his stores adhere to specific operating hours, despite a negative impact on sales, and its push to collect undisclosed fees, among other events, led to the lawsuit.
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After what its CEO described as a “heavy-handed” approach to compliance and moves by the franchisor to circumvent the franchise agreement, Hardee’s franchisee Paradigm Investment Group is suing the brand

Putting a “Salmon Extreme” pizza on the menu or one topped with crab meat might not fly at a chain restaurant in the Uni...
05/22/2025

Putting a “Salmon Extreme” pizza on the menu or one topped with crab meat might not fly at a chain restaurant in the United States, but at Little Caesars in Cambodia, they’re two popular options.
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Worldbridge Group, a conglomerate in Phnom Penh, opened its second Little Caesars in March and plans to develop at least 20 more. “There are very few foods ... more international

Sales are down at Dine Brands Global, the parent company of IHOP, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and Fuzzy's Taco S...
05/21/2025

Sales are down at Dine Brands Global, the parent company of IHOP, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and Fuzzy's Taco Shop.

In the first quarter this year, which ended March 31, sales across the three brands totaled $1.97 billion, down about $80 million year over year, according to Dine's Q1 earnings call.
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Sales are down at Dine Brands Global, the parent company of IHOP, Applebee’s and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop.

Phil and Nancy Gugliotta have been in and around franchising by way of staffing and consulting, but their latest venture...
05/21/2025

Phil and Nancy Gugliotta have been in and around franchising by way of staffing and consulting, but their latest venture is taking them in a whole new direction.

The couple signed a five-unit agreement with startup indoor golf concept The Swing Bays, with locations planned across the Raleigh, North Carolina metro. It marks the first agreement for the brand, which launched its franchise system in 2024, two years after its founding.
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After gaining franchise experience in the staffing industry, husband-and-wife duo Phil and Nancy Gugliotta are entering the indoor golf sector. Their five-unit deal for North Carolina is also the first

To help keep development costs in check, salon suite franchise Image Studios is turning to alternative spaces and taking...
05/20/2025

To help keep development costs in check, salon suite franchise Image Studios is turning to alternative spaces and taking advantage of office vacancies.
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High construction costs, access to capital and uncertainty related to the impact from trade tariffs are just a few of the impediments standing in the way of new development. Yet

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