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Dave’s Hot Chicken Taps New CEO, and Tom Brady Calls ‘Hut’ for Pizza Hut
Franchise News

Dave’s Hot Chicken Taps New CEO, and Tom Brady Calls ‘Hut’ for Pizza Hut

  • Joe Halpern
  • Updated Jan 10, 2026

FT’s Picks of the Week highlight notable C-suite moves, brand milestones, tech tidbits and other franchise news, sourced by the Franchise Time…

Virentes Signs Deals to Invest in Saigon Hustle and Open 24 Units
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

Virentes Signs Deals to Invest in Saigon Hustle and Open 24 Units

  • Emilee Wentland
  • Updated Sep 8, 2025

A franchisee made a rare move by signing a multi-unit deal with Saigon Hustle and investing in the brand itself.

Savory Fund Adds Houston’s Hot Chicken to Portfolio
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

Savory Fund Adds Houston’s Hot Chicken to Portfolio

  • Megan Glenn
  • Updated Nov 8, 2023

When Savory Fund co-founder Andrew Smith met Edmond Barseghian, founder of Houston’s Hot Chicken, he “fell in love with his story,” Smith said…

Meet the Women Leaders Pushing Swig's Rapid Growth in Deal of the Year
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

Meet the Women Leaders Pushing Swig's Rapid Growth in Deal of the Year

  • Beth Ewen
  • Updated Apr 28, 2023

A trifecta of women leaders is behind the success of Utah-based soda brand Swig, winner of the 2023 Franchise Times Deal of the Year, the magazine's editors announced today.

First Watch Plans to Raise $100M in IPO Plus More Bold Deals
Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions

First Watch Plans to Raise $100M in IPO Plus More Bold Deals

  • Callie Evergreen
  • Updated Sep 14, 2021

First Watch, a 423-unit breakfast and lunch chain, plans to raise $100 million in an upcoming initial public offering. Though First Watch has …

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