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franchising
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Penn Station East Coast Subs Announces New Design, Menu Enhancements
Penn Station East Coast Subs continues to update the 35-year-old brand with the rollout of its PS 2020 initiative, which includes a restaurant redesign and menu changes among other additions.
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Burger King’s New Prototype Offers More Flexibility in Less Space
A suspended dining room is one of several eye-catching features in Burger King latest design.
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Juice It Up! Debuts New Flagship
This corporate-owned location will also serve as an innovation kitchen for R&D and as a training and test center to develop and share best practices with franchisees systemwide.
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How Smoothie King’s Pandemic Pivot Proved Successful
To help weather the challenges brought forth by the pandemic, Smoothie King introduced a series of guest and franchisee-focused initiatives.
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Wayback Burgers Modernizes
This burger concept has updated its look, but it still aims for an old-time experience.
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A&W Development Deals Brings Chain to New Markets
A&W Restaurants will expand from California to New York and from Louisiana to Minnesota, the result of development agreements inked with 10 new franchisees. The latest multi-unit deal will bring three locations to Lafayette, La.
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Juice It Up! Refreshes Prototype
Juice It Up! is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020 and has announced plans to open a new flagship in Costa Mesa, Calif., this summer that will also debut the chain’s new prototype.
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Golden Chick Cracks Louisiana
Golden Chick opened its first location in Louisiana in May, in the capital city of Baton Rouge.
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Q&A with Jeff Vickers
Jeff Vickers, senior vice president of franchise development for Which Wich and Paciugo, talks about the company’s plans.
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The Hummus & Pita Co. to Expand Across the Midwest
The Hummus & Pita Co. reached a multi-unit franchise deal for Columbus, Ohio. HAPCO Development of Ohio, LLC will open its first Hummus & Pita Co. location this year, with additional units to follow.
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Del Taco Gambles on Reno
Del Taco signed a 10-unit development deal and the acquisition of the chain’s Reno, Nev., market with multi-unit franchisee Mark Miller. Miller’s commitment includes developing six sites in the state of Washington and four across his current geographic operating area.
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Bennigan’s Finds Success with Small Market Strategy
Bennigan’s struggles have been no secret. A top casual-dining space back in the day, the brand filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in 2008. All corporate units were closed and just a few franchised units kept the iconic brand alive.
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The Toasted Yolk to Open 3 New Stores in Early 2020
The Toasted Yolk, a full-service dining concept that serves breakfast and lunch fare alongside boozy brunch cocktails, announces its continued expansion throughout the Texas market and into the Southeastern U.S. with three new locations set to open in early 2020 and 17 additional units in development.
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Tom & Chee Cuts Size, Labor and Operating Expenses with New Prototype
Tom & Chee, a fast-casual restaurant chain with nine locations that specializes in grilled cheese and tomato soup, has unveiled a new prototype, &-Crafted, which is significantly smaller than its previous design.
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Schlotzsky’s Austin Eatery Inks 10-Unit Franchise Agreement
Schlotzsky’s Austin Eatery signed 10 new franchise agreements that will grow the chain across the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. This includes adding locations in Edinburg, McAllen, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville and Laredo.
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IHOP Opens Three Restaurants in Ecuador
Dine Brands International opened three IHOP restaurants in Ecuador, continuing its expansion into Latin America. The openings represent the first for IHOP in South America. Two IHOP restaurants operate from the port city of Guayaquil and one from the city of Ambato.
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Great Harvest Bread’s Brand Evolution
Great Harvest Bread Co. has completed a brand evolution to address consumer demand and resolve pain points for multi-unit franchise owners.
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Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Set to Expand
With 43 company-owned restaurants under its belt, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Grimaldi’s Pizzeria last month announced it was dipping its toes into the world of franchising.
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Sauce on the Side Opens First Franchised Unit
St. Louis, Mo.-based fast-casual Sauce on the Side opened its first franchised location.
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Hummus & Pita Co. Opens First Franchised Unit
The Hummus & Pita Co.opened its first franchised location in Brookfield, Conn., in August.
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Wingstop Eyes European Market
Wingstop Restaurants Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement with Lemon Pepper Holdings LTD (LPH). To open 100 locations in the UK over the next 12 years. The first unit is set to open by year’s end.
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How to: Determine the Right Remodel Timeline
There’s a rule of thumb in the restaurant industry that remodels should happen every seven years, but that’s not always best. This raises the question, when is the right time for a remodel?
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Soulman's Moves into Franchising With Design Tweaks
“Low and slow” is the mantra for cooking delicious Texas-style barbecue. One Dallas-based barbecue concept is taking a similar approach to its expansion. Fourteen-unit chain Soulman’s Bar-B-Que first opened its doors in 1974 but has only recently opened its first franchised store.
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Big Franchise Companies Getting Bigger
The nation's largest franchised companies continue to grow even larger, according to Technomic's Top 400 Franchise Report.
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How to Ensure Construction Standards Compliance in Franchise Chains
To date, Which Wich CEO Jeff Sinelli has founded three franchised restaurant chains. At first, he strictly followed his lawyer’s advice for enforcing construction and design standards. Then, as he learned more about selling franchises, he began to customize compliance standards to better satisfy franchisee expectations.
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How to: Host Franchise Sales Webinars
Michael Haith, chairman of RainTree, an outsource franchise sales agency, counsels brands to offer sales webinars and tells them what potential partners can learn about each other. Potential franchisees learn about the brand's culture during the webinar, and the brand learns about the candidates in subsequent follow-up. When there is a match and satisfactory financials, the restaurant chain grants a franchise.
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Q&A with Mark Lyso, Vice President - Franchise Development for PizzaRev
A Q&A with Mark Lyso, Vice President – Franchise Development for PizzaRev
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Q&A: Legally Speaking
It could be said that behind every successful restaurant brand is a crack legal team working to defend the concept, protect intellectual property, draft critical documents, ensure compliance, negotiate with regulators, manage franchise relations, and anticipate and manage disputes. Chicago-based Cheng Cohen is a leading franchise law firm and its co-founder Amy Cheng is an award-winning lawyer: She was recently honored as Best Lawyers 2014 Chicago
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Incentives: Chains Trim Franchise Fees
Bennigan's among chains trimming franchise fees.
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10 Tips for Effective Discovery Days
Kay Ainsley, managing director at franchise consultancy MSA Worldwide, offers suggestions for getting the biggest bang for your discovery day buck: