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Can TGI Fridays Go From ‘Pissed Off’ Franchisees to 1K Units? Its CEO Thinks So
Franchise News

Can TGI Fridays Go From ‘Pissed Off’ Franchisees to 1K Units? Its CEO Thinks So

  • By Laura Michaels
  • Updated Jan 16, 2026

“All the people that called the time of death on casual dining were wrong,” says Ray Blanchette, the CEO of TGI Fridays. The company this week…

As It Eclipses $4B in Sales, CEO of Jersey Mike’s Says Even More Growth Is Coming
Multi-unit-deals

As It Eclipses $4B in Sales, CEO of Jersey Mike’s Says Even More Growth Is Coming

  • By Laura Michaels
  • Updated Jan 16, 2026

• The brand’s founder will lead development efforts in the United Kingdom after signing a 400-unit franchise agreement, while in the U.S., CEO…

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 7 Playa Bowls
January

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 7 Playa Bowls

  • Laura Michaels
  • Updated Dec 30, 2025

Playa Bowls was already growing at a healthy clip by the time Sycamore Partners acquired it from Tamarix Equity Partners and Pacific General i…

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 6 StretchLab
January

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 6 StretchLab

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

Shifting the consumer mindset from viewing stretching as a luxury to a “non-negotiable preventative health necessity,” is both the biggest cha…

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 8 Club Pilates
January

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 8 Club Pilates

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

Club Pilates crossed the 1,000-unit mark in 2024 and ended the year with 1,198 global studios. That’s a 45 percent increase from 2022, and Pre…

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 10 Vital Care Infusion
January

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 10 Vital Care Infusion

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

“Put patients first.” That’s the straightforward approach to growth for Vital Care CEO Steve Foreman, and a logical one for a company that pro…

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 9 Scooter’s Coffee
January

2026 Fast & Serious Winners: No. 9 Scooter’s Coffee

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

Even though it dropped from its No. 3 spot on this ranking, Scooter’s is growing at an impressive rate, with systemwide sales up 81.5 percent …

FAT Brands CMO Shares Her Reality TV Obsession
Franchise News

FAT Brands CMO Shares Her Reality TV Obsession

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

In her monthly "Grab Bag" column, Editor in Chief Laura Michaels asks the tough questions—What superhero power would you most like to have? Wh…

Franchise Growth Confidence Softens During Unsettled Development Year
Franchise Finance

Franchise Growth Confidence Softens During Unsettled Development Year

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

The longest federal government shutdown in United States history—43 days—didn’t help the development outlook among franchisors who responded t…

UAE Offers Business-friendly Markets for Franchises
International Franchising

UAE Offers Business-friendly Markets for Franchises

  • Laura Michaels
  • Dec 30, 2025

Location: Slightly larger than South Carolina and bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, the UAE is located between Oman and Saudi A…

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