Restaurant sales rise in the face of headwinds, demonstrated in Franchise Times’ ranking of the 200 biggest franchised restaurant owners in the United States.
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SSCP Management is growing its portfolio of Applebee’s and Sonic restaurants as it climbs the Restaurant 200 ranking. Add Cicis and Corner Bakery, and Sunil Dharod’s company isn't slowing down.
Working with family is the name of the game for sisters Paige and Peyton Geyser when it comes to their Wetzel’s Pretzels food truck. The franc…
If Joe Buonavolanto III and his third-generation family-owned business had second thoughts about taking on a second iconic Chicago food concep…
After once spending $18 on an acai bowl, I vowed to never buy the over-priced, so-called superfood again. Nekter’s $12 acai bowl, however, was…
Sizzling Platter is on the hunt for new restaurant concepts to add to its portfolio of quick-service brands, and a major acquisition last year…
For franchisees, succession planning can be a long and complicated process because the franchisor needs to approve the hand off. For next gen franchisors, getting the OK isn’t the challenging part, but preparing to take over a brand is anything but easy.
In her monthly "Grab Bag" column, Editor in Chief Laura Michaels asks the tough questions—What superhero power would you most like to have? What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?—to show a side of franchising execs you don’t normally see.
Reporter Megan Glenn asks what makes emerging brand leaders tick—and presents their edited answers in this column in each issue. To suggest a subject, email [email protected].
Schmackary’s founder Zach Schmahl always jokes that he has no business owning a cookie store. The former actor turned his love of baking new c…