In 2024, after Restaurant Brands International purchased Carrols Restaurant Group, Burger King had plans to update and refranchise about 600 o…
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In an effort to attract new franchisees to the system and recharge stagnant unit growth, Roy Rogers is refranchising stores in its core Mid-At…
Multi-unit franchisee Bebe Stores has signed an agreement to refranchise eight company-owned Buddy’s Home Furnishings stores in Kentucky and I…
Rent-A-Center is done refranchising, but the rent-to-own company and two of its operators shared some good advice to make the complex task of …
Al Bhakta of Eclipse RTO became Rent-A-Center’s largest franchisee last year when his franchise group acquired 99 corporate locations in California as part of the brand’s refranchising push, plus a 10-store development agreement was attached.
In a surprise shake-up, Krystal has a new COO who is leaning on his deep operational background to continue pivoting the company toward growth.
The largest brands in the Franchise Times Top 200+ keep getting larger, but there is plenty of growth across the exclusive ranking of franchised brands by systemwide sales. The top 10 added $14.3 billion in sales during 2017, a 5 percent surge. That's nearly double the cohort's sales growth last year of $7.8 billion. The top 10 now account for more than $300 billion in annual sales—that's almost half of the entire top 200, which recorded sales of $644.8 billion in 2017.
The activist hedge fund that assailed Buffalo Wild Wings made some money, but nowhere near what it projected.
The turnaround: A&W’s on the road again Exclusive interview with Subway CEO Suzanne Greco The up-and-comer: Berkshire Hathaway HomeService…