Sky Zone franchisee Mohammed “Mo” Zia began his career at Southern California Edison where he played a crucial role in ...

Toward the end of 2024, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux introduced a new, smaller prototype restaurant design it plans to roll out for expansion. The move was one of several for a brand not only growing, ...

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To rank the smartest-growing franchise brands, we analyze information on 10 data points using a proprietary formula. Two of those data points, systemwide sales growth and unit growth over three years, ...

Join us for a special series designed to help you field the challenges the New Year will bring and set yourself up for a successful 2025 ...

Join us for a special series designed to help you field the challenges the New Year will bring and set yourself up for a successful 2025 ...

Each visit to a Playa Bowls is like a mini vacation, said CEO Dan Harmon of the açaí bowl concept with a beachy, surfer vibe. That experience is a critical factor in the brand’s growth as customers ...

When United Franchise Group started franchising The Great Greek in 2018, President Bob Andersen said co-founders Nick Della Penna and Trent Jones already had a strong foundation with two restaurants ...

Expect a flurry of dealmaking activity in 2025. That’s what experts said during the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference in November. Fresh off the 2024 election—on top of a slower mergers and ...

In 2009, Zach Peyton made what should’ve been “the world’s worst decision” and invested in a fence installation brand. The Great Recession’s burst of the United States housing bubble soon caused ...

After dropping off the ranking in 2024, Wingstop is back and makes its 11th appearance on the Fast & Serious list. The Dallas-based brand grew systemwide sales 48.5 percent from 2021 to 2023, when it ...